Benjamin Garrett, better known by his stage name Fryars (sometimes stylised frYars), is an English art pop musician from London.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Benjamin Garrett |
Born | 1988/1989 (age 33–34)[1] |
Origin | London, United Kingdom |
Genres | Art pop Synthpop Baroque pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Make Mine, 679, Fiction |
Website | fryars |
Fryars released his debut EP, The Ides, in September 2007, and was profiled as The Guardian's "New band of the week" in November.[2][3] A second EP, The Perfidy, followed in March 2008.[4] His debut album, Dark Young Hearts, was released in September 2009; its first single, "Visitors", features backing vocals from Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode.[5][6][7][8] In October 2012, Fryars issued the song "Love So Cold" online as a free download, followed by the EP In My Arms in January 2013 via 679 Recordings.[9][10][11][12]
In October 2013, 679 released Fryars' EP Radio PWR, which was accompanied by a series of live shows devised with magician Simon Drake.[13][14][15] Fryars' second album, Power', which he produced with Luke Smith (formerly of the band Clor) and Rodaidh McDonald, was released in November 2014 through Fiction Records.[16] It followed a lengthy period of what he referred to as "record label limbo", during which he was released from 679 amid the acquisition of parent company Warner Music Group by Access Industries.[17][18] He described the album as "a soundtrack to a film that does not exist", and released a "B-movie" in the form of an accompanying mixtape titled The Boy in the Hood, as well as developing social media profiles for its characters.[16][19][20] Power received positive reviews from Dazed & Confused, The Guardian, and NME.[21][22][23]
Fryars' musical influences include David Bowie, Serge Gainsbourg, Kraftwerk, and The Strokes.[1] As a songwriter and producer for other artists, he has contributed to albums including Mika's The Origin of Love (2012), Lily Allen's Sheezus (2014), and Rae Morris's Unguarded (2015);[24] he was additionally featured on Morris's 2014 single "Cold". They entered a relationship during their collaboration on Unguarded.[25][26]
He co-wrote the song "Johanna" with Miles Kane and Mark Ronson for the film Mortdecai (2015).[27] Fryars is affiliated with Universal Music Publishing Group.[28] He released a new album in 2021 titled God Melodies.[29]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Voice Memo 42" | |
2. | "On Your Own Pt. 2" | |
3. | "Wun.." | |
4. | "Quaalude No. 1 in C Sharp Major" | |
5. | "Vultures of the Night" | |
6. | "Wedding Crasher (Parts I & II)" | |
7. | "/*Voice Memo (Bith)" | |
8. | "Boys in the Hood" | |
9. | "Yoni" | |
10. | "Motorhome (Frymix)" | |
11. | "Down.On.It." | |
12. | "20130221 121310" | |
13. | "Mystic Pizza" | |
14. | "Back 2 Mine" | |
15. | "Knock Em Dead" | |
16. | "Ma Gismo" | |
17. | "Voice Memo" | |
18. | "King Many Layers" (featuring Lily Allen) | |
19. | "Voice Memo" | |
20. | "Voice Memo (Orleans)" |
Fryars is married to the pop star Rae Morris.
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