Fryars released his debut EP,
The Ides, in September 2007, and was profiled as
The Guardians "New band of the week" in November. A second EP,
The Perfidy, followed in March 2008. His debut album,
Dark Young Hearts, was released in September 2009; its first single, "Visitors", features backing vocals from
Dave Gahan of
Depeche Mode. In October 2012, Fryars issued the song "Love So Cold" online as a free download, followed by the EP
In My Arms in January 2013 via
679 Recordings. In October 2013, 679 released Fryars' EP
Radio PWR, which was accompanied by a series of live shows devised with magician
Simon Drake. Fryars' second album,
Power', which he produced with
Luke Smith (formerly of the band
Clor) and
Rodaidh McDonald, was released in November 2014 through
Fiction Records. He described the album as "a soundtrack to a film that does not exist", and released a "B-movie" in the form of an accompanying mixtape titled
The Boy in the Hood, as well as developing social media profiles for its characters.
Power received positive reviews from
Dazed & Confused,
The Guardian, and
NME. Fryars' musical influences include
David Bowie,
Serge Gainsbourg,
Kraftwerk, and
The Strokes. As a songwriter and producer for other artists, he has contributed to albums including
Mika's
The Origin of Love (2012),
Lily Allen's
Sheezus (2014), and
Rae Morris's
Unguarded (2015); he was additionally featured on Morris's 2014 single "Cold". They entered a relationship during their collaboration on Unguarded. He co-wrote the song "Johanna" with
Miles Kane and
Mark Ronson for the film
Mortdecai (2015). Fryars is affiliated with
Universal Music Publishing Group. He released a new album in 2021 titled
God Melodies. ==Discography==