Aidan Knight

Aidan Knight’s Friendly Fire’s EP follows his acclaimed debut Versicolour, an 8 song collection of haunted chamber-folk and orchestral pop that saw him turning heads and gaining momentum throughout 2010. The EP leading up to Aidan’s second full-length is comprised of two new songs, Side A’s “Friendly Fires” and Side B’s “Lambics”, and was recorded over 4 days with Knight’s friends and collaborators; Olivier Clements (Flugelhorn, Wurlitzer, Percussion), David Barry (Guitar, Percussion) and Colin Nealis (Viola, Bass) of The O' Darling and Julia Wakal (Flugelhorn, Omnichord, Glockenspiel).
Where Versicolour shone with Easter morning trumpets and ghostly noises in-between notes; Friendly Fires presents a brief snapshot of his musical ambitions; blurring many of his own musical lines, yet still remaining genuine. The trumpets are still heralding, the noise is still cascading, but what strikes the listener is something subtle and different. Instead of leaving Versicolour’s palette behind, Knight stretches it in his favour both sonically and lyrically. The 24 year old Victoria, BC native has appeared in numerous jacket credits, playing everything from spacey electric mandolin to violent, pounding hardcore drums. Knight’s ability to play with instrumentation is in top form on Friendly Fires’ playful structures and beautiful final notes.
Aidan has recorded and performed with Maurice, Counting Heartbeats, Hannah Georgas, David Vertesi, and The Zolas & shared stages with Patrick Watson, Frank Black (The Pixies), Matthew Barber, The Acorn, Valdy, Bahamas, Tegan & Sara, and Dan Mangan amongst many others. Playing his distinct brand of orchestral folk-pop in theatres, festivals, house concerts and even touring his home province by bicycle, to more and more it’s evident, he is full of potential and we’re waiting for what’s next.