Kids Can't Fly are a British pop punk band from Southampton, United Kingdom that formed in 2006. The line up consists of lead singer and guitarist Robin Black, bass guitarist Tom Dowd, guitarist Dan Parkinson, saxophone Dave Matthews, drummer Scott Wilson and trumpet player Chris Booroff. They have released four extended plays and four singles. The band is noted for incorporating ska and reggae influence into pop punk and has been typically described as "easycore " and "ska pop punk ". The b...
Kids Can't Fly are a British pop punk band from Southampton, United Kingdom that formed in 2006. The line up consists of lead singer and guitarist Robin Black, bass guitarist Tom Dowd, guitarist Dan Parkinson, saxophone Dave Matthews, drummer Scott Wilson and trumpet player Chris Booroff. They have released four extended plays and four singles. The band is noted for incorporating ska and reggae influence into pop punk and has been typically described as "easycore " and "ska pop punk ".
The band spent the first six years releasing extended plays like The Take Off EP (2006), No Joy for the Jealous (2007), Strength In Numbers (2010) and Northern Horizons (2012). In this period they also had several line-up changes because of members not feeling sure in continuing in the music industry. Vocalist Robin Black and saxophonist Dave Matthews have been constant members of the band throughout these developments, while Scott Wilson, the founding drummer departed from the band in 2011, but later rejoined in 2012. The band split in 2014 after two years of inactivity and a small tour of the UK to commemorate their farewell.
The bands primary influences shifted with their style, initially taking influence from Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake, but then taking more prominent influence from Four Year Strong and Fall Out Boy. The band has stated that if they ever had a chance to tour with bigger bands it would be with either Fall Out Boy, Four Year Strong or Zebrahead. Fall Out Boy's influence on the band has been noted especially in both the fact that Robin Black's vocals resemble and are influenced by Patrick Stump's, while also being nicknamed by critics as "English Fall Out Boy" and a "Four Year Strong with horns". Black's singing style is considered distinct as his accent influences his singing. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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