Fiction Plane are an English rock band consisting of lead vocalist and bass player Joe Sumner, guitarist

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, and drummer

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History

When Sumner was a teenager in

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, he was inspired to write songs after he heard Nirvana's album ''

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''. Sumner, having grown up around the music industry with his father Gordon “Sting” Sumner, already knew how to play guitar and drums, so he started a band with Dan Brown, a friend from school who played bass. Fiction Plane began to form in 1999 when they were joined by guitarist Seton Daunt. At a live performance a few years later, they attracted the attention of

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, a producer who escorted them into a studio to record their debut album, '' Everything Will Never Be OK''. Lacking a full-time drummer, they invited

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, a session musician who had played with them before. After the album was released, they hired

, a drummer from

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, and Fiction Plane was launched. The band contributed the song "If Only" to the film ''

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''. The song's lyrics are mostly based on a recurring poem from the film and its source novel. The film's soundtrack album was released in April 2003, only a month after the release of ''Everything Will Never Be OK''. Following their debut, the band released ''

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'' (2005), '' Left Side of the Brain'' (2007), '' Paradiso'' (2009), '' Sparks'' (2010), and ''Mondo Lumina'' (2015). Fiction Plane's popularity increased in 2007 when they were the opening act for The Police's reunion tour - Joe Sumner is the son of Police lead singer

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Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Live albums

Band members

Current

* Joe Sumner – lead vocals, bass (1999–present) *

– guitar (1999–present) *

– drums (1999–present)

Former

* Dan Brown – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1999–2006)

References

{{Authority control English musical trios Musical groups established in 1999 1999 establishments in England MCA Records artists Roadrunner Records artists Bieler Bros. Records artists English alternative rock groups Indie rock groups from London