The Fat Angel Sings

When bassist Mikey Goldsworthy and synth player Emre Turkmen first started what would eventually become elegant dance-pop practitioners Years & Years, they were missing a vocalist. As chance would have it Goldsworthy overheard the dulcet tones of actor Olly Alexander (you’ll recognise him from Skins and Stuart Murdoch’s film God Help the Girl) warbling his way through the Fugees’ Killing Me Softly in a friend’s shower and asked him to join the band. The earwigging paid off because it’s Alexander’s gorgeous, featherlight vocals that have dominated their output so far; from the keening Traps and clap-heavy Real (both released via respected French label Kitsuné) to the yearning, Disclosure-esque swirl of this summer’s bouncy Take Shelter and 90s house-indebted new single Desire. Now signed to Polydor, and with a nomination for the Brits Critics’ Choice under their belts, catchy, soulful dance pop.

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Years & Years is an English electro-pop trio founded in London, England. The group consists of frontman and keyboardist Olly Alexander, bassist Mikey Goldsworthy and synth player Emre Turkmen. The band formed in 2010, after Mickey moved to London from Australia and met Emre online. Shortly afterwards, Olly joined the band as lead vocalist after guitarist Mikey had heard him singing in the shower.
Years & Years‘ debut single “I Wish I Knew” was released in 2012 via the label Good Bait and their follow up single “Traps” was released in September 2013 by Kitsuné Records. Their third single “Real” was released via Kitsuné in February 2014 and its music video featured an appearance from Olly’s Peter and Alice co-star, Ben Whishaw, and former Misfits actor, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. In August 2014, Years & Years announced “Take Shelter”, a new EP which was released through Polydor Records. The EP reached the number 1 spot on the on the iTunes UK Singles Electronic Chart.

Years & Years’ music has been described as electro pop, mixing R&B and 90’s house elements, with Flying Lotus, Diplo, Radiohead and Jai Paul being their core influences.
Years & Years performed “Sunlight” with Belgian house artist The Magician at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow,Scotland during the backstage show at the O2 Academy Glasgow along with Vance Joy and Alicia Keys