2005–2015: early career Barnaby Courtney formed his first band SleeperCell at the age of 15, with whom he won various battle of the bands competitions and then participated in
Channel 4's
Orange Unsigned, a national televised battle of the bands event Courtney signed a record deal at the age of 19, as the frontman of indie band Dive Bella Dive with
Island Records, developing the band's debut album in Los Angeles. However, issues with the producer, Red One, stalled their project and, bound by contractual obligations, Courtney and his band were unable to re-record the material. Despite touring and recording multiple albums, none could be released due to the band's contractual ties to Red One. It was only when Red One terminated their contract that Courtney could approach a new producer with his composition "Fire" which became his breakout single. and led to an appearance at
Radio 1's Big Weekend in
Exeter the following year. "Glitter & Gold" also reached No. 1 on the UK
Spotify Viral Chart, and No. 2 on the
iTunes Alternative Chart. Also in 2015, "Fire" was featured in the
Bradley Cooper movie
Burnt and went on to receive airplay on American rock radio in 2016. To date, "Fire" has been streamed more than 150 million times on Spotify, while "Glitter & Gold" has been streamed more than 230 million times. Courtney played at the
SXSW Music Festival in
Austin, Texas, in a showcase for
NME magazine in March 2016 and performed "Fire" on
Conan O'Brien's
TBS talkshow
Conan in June. In early 2017, the ''It's All Indie'' website selected Courtney as its No. 1 Sound of 2017. Courtney has opened for artists including
The Who,
The Libertines,
Ed Sheeran,
The Lumineers,
Tom Odell and
Fitz and the Tantrums, and opened for
Blur at the closing party for the
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In 2016–2017, while working on his first full-length album, he performed at the
BottleRock Napa Valley festival in California, the
Governors Ball Music Festival in New York and the LaureLive Music Festival in Cleveland, OH later in 2017. In 2016, Barns Courtney played at the
Rock Werchter festival in Belgium on the KlubC stage.
2016–present: The Attractions of Youth, 404, and Supernatural In late January 2016, he also announced details of an extensive US headlining tour, in addition to the release of his debut EP,
The Dull Drums. His song, "Hellfire", was named as the official theme song for
Extreme Rules in 2017. On 29 September, he released his debut studio album
The Attractions of Youth. It charted at number eight on US Heat, and at 95 on the UK Sales charts. On 6 September 2019, his second album,
404, was released. It features the hit song "99". On July 19, 2024, he released his third studio album,
Supernatural. ==Discography==