Years active 2013 (2013)–present Members Tom Higham, Ben Fletcher | Website aquilomusic.com | |
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Origin Silverdale, United Kingdom (2013) Albums Silhouettes, Human, Aquilo, Calling Me - EP, Midnight (Live EP) Genres Independent music, Alternative rock, Ambient music, Electronica, Dream pop Record labels Island Records, Universal Music LLC Similar Enigma, Madeon, Oh Wonder, Amber Run, Anggun Profiles | ||
Aquilo is an alternative musical duo from Silverdale, Lancashire, England consisting of Tom Higham and Ben Fletcher. They began gaining recognition in 2013 for their singles such as "Calling Me" and "You There", in addition to their 5 EPs.
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The duo's debut album Silhouettes was released on 27 January 2017.
Career beginnings
Higham and Fletcher grew up as neighbours in the Lake District. They were both part of rivaling rock bands in their hometown. Higham studied music production in university. The two worked on their musical projects individually before collaborating as Aquilo.
2013–present: Aquilo, Human, and Calling Me
Aquilo began receiving attention in 2013 for their debut tracks "You There" and "Calling Me". "You There" was included in BBC Radio 1's playlist on 12 June 2014 and the "Best Of BBC Introducing Stage" choices. The song was also featured in the trailer for 2014 independent drama Camp X-Ray. Additionally, they performed "Calling Me" and "You There" on the BBC Introducing stage at the 2014 Glastonbury Festival 2014 on 28 June 2014. "They also played at the 2014 Kendal Calling festival. Their first EP, Aquilo, was released on 3 March 2014.
On 8 December 2014, they released their second EP Human.
On 5 March 2015, their collaboration with popular disc jockey Vanic, "Losing You", was released onto YouTube and SoundCloud. It has so far accumulated over 3.4 million 'plays' on SoundCloud as of 2 January 2016. Aquilo also released their third EP, Calling Me, on 1 June 2015.
On 17 March 2016, they played alongside alt-pop duo Oh Wonder, at O2 Forum Kentish Town, London.
On 27 January 2017, the duo released their debut album Silhouettes.
Artistry
Their music has been described as "soft, calm electro-pop" and "a ravishingly refined sort of dreamily sad electronica".
Albums
Singles
Songs
Calling MeCalling Me - EP · 2015
You ThereAquilo · 2014
I Gave It AllSilhouettes · 2017