Fossil Collective is British folk duo David Fendick and Johnny Hooker.
<… Read Full Bio ↴Fossil Collective is British folk duo David Fendick and Johnny Hooker.
This is a band that do things differently. Beautiful melodic music, with rich glorious harmonies and meticulous attention to detail, it is as much an aural statement as it is a pleasure to listen to. Layer upon layer of harmony mixed with delicate uplifting sounds may well remind you of other artists, be it Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel or Midlake but this music is no mere imitation. Whilst Fossil Collective's songs tip their cap to these classic musicians, scratch the surface and you discover something more contemporary, yet equally as rewarding.
It seems impossible that something so sonically complete could appear as if from nowhere, but Fossil Collective, the Yorkshire two-piece have been perfecting their craft and working towards this moment for years. Consisting of multi-instrumentalists David Fendick and Jonny Hooker, both were local musicians from the Leeds music scene, whose paths had crossed at various points in different bands. 'What separated Jonny from the other people I'd met was his total commitment to music' begins Dave. 'Whereas other people we were around were in bands for somewhat clichéd reasons, our focus was the music and the songs and for that reason we gravitated towards each other'. After a successful album with Leeds band Vib Gyor, the duo decided to strip everything back and start again.
Hooker reminisces, "we felt we had to fold our cards and be honest to ourselves. We were listening to the kind of music we grew up with. (Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor) We decided there and then to try and capture the essence of that traditional songcraft, to strip everything back to the song, lyrics and melody'' Fendick steps in "It was actually very liberating to be able to do that".
Armed with three roughly prepared demos, the duo found themselves looking for a recording studio. 'We had no money at all, but our friends had a modest little studio in a crypt just outside of the city' says Dave. 'It was a totally surreal place to go to as it was in the middle of nowhere. We had to stop recording at various points during the day as the main church was directly above the crypt. Whenever there was a mass or a wedding for example we had to be quiet - like little church mice scurrying about downstairs.’ However, a week of intense recording paid off, and they re-surfaced with 3 songs that would become their self released 'Honey Slides' EP.
Jonny explains. 'Before we had even decided on the name Fossil Collective we realised that we wanted this project to be a continual running order of like-minded local artists. We worked on the principle that if we surrounded ourselves with an evolving stream of people we admired then our music would never become stale. Keeping away from the constraints of a 'typical' band dynamic would keep it open and interesting for us. If we wanted a harpist we'd go and find one, If we wanted a cellist we'd go and find one and so on.'
Knowing they were on to something special they wanted something visual to reflect this. Enlisting the help of Leeds animator Ashley Dean (Broken Pixel) was the next logical step. ‘Ash is a good friend and a like-minded independent local artist. We played him On & On and asked him to interpret the song.’ The result was the stop/start animated video of a courtship between a wolf and a stag that went viral on youtube, getting over 250,000 hits in 2 weeks.
Once they put their heads above water, things started happening very quickly. Their 3rd gig was at Shepherds Bush Empire, supporting Benjamin Francis Leftwich. "It was great because other artists were contacting us, saying how much they liked our music and inviting us to tour" remembers Jonny. "It was sudden, but we were lucky to have great network of friends to come play with us and help interpret the songs live … after all, who is going to turn down the chance to play Shepherds bush Empire!" The band did a full tour with Ben and then another UK support with soul singer Ren Harvieu.
On 11th June 2012 Fossil Collectives Debut EP 'Let It Go' was released. Lead track was 'Single of the Week' on iTunes USA, opening the doors to a lot of new fans. It received plays and support from Mark Riley, Radcliffe and Maconie, Chris Hawkins and Steve Lamacq at 6 Music. It also won the 6 music rebel playlist. Radio 2 support came from Bob Harris, Mark Radcliffe and an extremely supportive Dermot O'Leary who invited them in for a chat and to perform on his Saturday Radio2 show. 'Let it Go' also made the XFM playlist, the Q playlist & the NME 'A' list. A 10 date headline tour coincided with this, selling out in Manchester & London in a matter of days.
The band built on this success by releasing the 'On & On' EP on 22nd October. Receiving the same support from radio, they were also invited in to record an infamous Daytrotter Session. Press support came from Sunday Times, Time Out, The Fly, The Independent & NME. It was at this point that The Civil Wars starting tweeting about how much they were enjoying the music. A few friendly emails later and Fossil Collective were supporting them at the key gigs of their UK tour. (Camden Roundhouse, Manchester Apollo, Glasgow 02 Academy) 'We feel privileged to play anywhere though' says Dave - be it our last sell out London show to a couple of hundred people, or a few thousand people at Camden Roundhouse. What is important is that we always stay true to ourselves and the music.'
After a winter spent locked away in the studio, Fossil Collective came out of hibernation with “Tell Where I Lie” in hand – their beautifully crafted, ten track, debut album. The album hit record stores on April 8th 2013, the same day the band were invited into Bob Harris’ Radio 2 studio to record a two track session. Released to rapturous acclaim from both fans and critics alike; “Tell Where I Lie” was named iTunes’ ‘editors choice’, quickly climbed to number 1 in the US ‘New Artist Billboard Chart and graced the pages of Clash, Q Magazine, NME, Drowned In Sound and Hunger.
<… Read Full Bio ↴Fossil Collective is British folk duo David Fendick and Johnny Hooker.
This is a band that do things differently. Beautiful melodic music, with rich glorious harmonies and meticulous attention to detail, it is as much an aural statement as it is a pleasure to listen to. Layer upon layer of harmony mixed with delicate uplifting sounds may well remind you of other artists, be it Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel or Midlake but this music is no mere imitation. Whilst Fossil Collective's songs tip their cap to these classic musicians, scratch the surface and you discover something more contemporary, yet equally as rewarding.
It seems impossible that something so sonically complete could appear as if from nowhere, but Fossil Collective, the Yorkshire two-piece have been perfecting their craft and working towards this moment for years. Consisting of multi-instrumentalists David Fendick and Jonny Hooker, both were local musicians from the Leeds music scene, whose paths had crossed at various points in different bands. 'What separated Jonny from the other people I'd met was his total commitment to music' begins Dave. 'Whereas other people we were around were in bands for somewhat clichéd reasons, our focus was the music and the songs and for that reason we gravitated towards each other'. After a successful album with Leeds band Vib Gyor, the duo decided to strip everything back and start again.
Hooker reminisces, "we felt we had to fold our cards and be honest to ourselves. We were listening to the kind of music we grew up with. (Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor) We decided there and then to try and capture the essence of that traditional songcraft, to strip everything back to the song, lyrics and melody'' Fendick steps in "It was actually very liberating to be able to do that".
Armed with three roughly prepared demos, the duo found themselves looking for a recording studio. 'We had no money at all, but our friends had a modest little studio in a crypt just outside of the city' says Dave. 'It was a totally surreal place to go to as it was in the middle of nowhere. We had to stop recording at various points during the day as the main church was directly above the crypt. Whenever there was a mass or a wedding for example we had to be quiet - like little church mice scurrying about downstairs.’ However, a week of intense recording paid off, and they re-surfaced with 3 songs that would become their self released 'Honey Slides' EP.
Jonny explains. 'Before we had even decided on the name Fossil Collective we realised that we wanted this project to be a continual running order of like-minded local artists. We worked on the principle that if we surrounded ourselves with an evolving stream of people we admired then our music would never become stale. Keeping away from the constraints of a 'typical' band dynamic would keep it open and interesting for us. If we wanted a harpist we'd go and find one, If we wanted a cellist we'd go and find one and so on.'
Knowing they were on to something special they wanted something visual to reflect this. Enlisting the help of Leeds animator Ashley Dean (Broken Pixel) was the next logical step. ‘Ash is a good friend and a like-minded independent local artist. We played him On & On and asked him to interpret the song.’ The result was the stop/start animated video of a courtship between a wolf and a stag that went viral on youtube, getting over 250,000 hits in 2 weeks.
Once they put their heads above water, things started happening very quickly. Their 3rd gig was at Shepherds Bush Empire, supporting Benjamin Francis Leftwich. "It was great because other artists were contacting us, saying how much they liked our music and inviting us to tour" remembers Jonny. "It was sudden, but we were lucky to have great network of friends to come play with us and help interpret the songs live … after all, who is going to turn down the chance to play Shepherds bush Empire!" The band did a full tour with Ben and then another UK support with soul singer Ren Harvieu.
On 11th June 2012 Fossil Collectives Debut EP 'Let It Go' was released. Lead track was 'Single of the Week' on iTunes USA, opening the doors to a lot of new fans. It received plays and support from Mark Riley, Radcliffe and Maconie, Chris Hawkins and Steve Lamacq at 6 Music. It also won the 6 music rebel playlist. Radio 2 support came from Bob Harris, Mark Radcliffe and an extremely supportive Dermot O'Leary who invited them in for a chat and to perform on his Saturday Radio2 show. 'Let it Go' also made the XFM playlist, the Q playlist & the NME 'A' list. A 10 date headline tour coincided with this, selling out in Manchester & London in a matter of days.
The band built on this success by releasing the 'On & On' EP on 22nd October. Receiving the same support from radio, they were also invited in to record an infamous Daytrotter Session. Press support came from Sunday Times, Time Out, The Fly, The Independent & NME. It was at this point that The Civil Wars starting tweeting about how much they were enjoying the music. A few friendly emails later and Fossil Collective were supporting them at the key gigs of their UK tour. (Camden Roundhouse, Manchester Apollo, Glasgow 02 Academy) 'We feel privileged to play anywhere though' says Dave - be it our last sell out London show to a couple of hundred people, or a few thousand people at Camden Roundhouse. What is important is that we always stay true to ourselves and the music.'
After a winter spent locked away in the studio, Fossil Collective came out of hibernation with “Tell Where I Lie” in hand – their beautifully crafted, ten track, debut album. The album hit record stores on April 8th 2013, the same day the band were invited into Bob Harris’ Radio 2 studio to record a two track session. Released to rapturous acclaim from both fans and critics alike; “Tell Where I Lie” was named iTunes’ ‘editors choice’, quickly climbed to number 1 in the US ‘New Artist Billboard Chart and graced the pages of Clash, Q Magazine, NME, Drowned In Sound and Hunger.
Monument
Fossil Collective Lyrics
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A Day to Remember It's Monday morning and I would kill for a chance…
Aeon Sable Growing breathless red and violet orchids Reflecting in the …
Andrea Olson In awe of who You are Amazed by all You’ve done Building…
Angels Agony If there was a greater day to come, Call it judgement,…
Azusa Who will not uphold The sacred façade Repressing the rise of…
B.O.O.M. Man don’t die, Often we rely to Nothing but goodbyes…
Beta Radio Build your heart let it grow Your design can still be…
Blank & Jones I've built you up and it's tore me down Got me…
Blazing Eternity [Music: Blazing Eternity - Words: P. Mesnickow] [No lyric…
Bouwer Bosch Hang my aan my woorde, brand my met my dade…
Burst Inching closer Corrupting my ambition Saw your wretched inca…
Calla So far and gone Sleepwalk, wake or run Come back or leave…
Career Day Woke up from the harsh reflection Mounting up and down my…
Carina Round Windowsill, Paris, France Cast a shadow of this chance Hangi…
Champion When I walk through these doors. I see the face…
Cotton Guest I never had a goal (I) was always on denial Never thought…
Counterparts I am a desperate attempt at putting my exhaustion into…
Crest Do you see the shape of silver limbs can you face…
Cruxshadows I never wrote you a love song somehow words could not…
Current With wire-encrusted eyes Then she pulled me aside An…
D.B.C. Perfect is the life of king Father said to me The life…
Darkminds I'm with you always with you All of the things we've…
Dbc Perfect is the life of king Father said to me The life…
Decoded Feedback Lost in my own world I surely won't deny I wanted to…
Depeche Mode When the site was found We laid the foundations down It didn…
Depeche Mode攀 When the site was found We laid the foundations down It di…
Der Weg einer Freiheit Zurück, zurück in die Welt Zwischen Schein und Wirklichkeit …
Dezerter Stworzyłeś monument ku swojej chwale postument wielki na sw…
Efterklang We turn the bed - a couple They go to bed…
Endzweck Walls make shapes, they are free to divide and lockout. Thi…
Epic45 And the faults that you had Became glaring to me But I'd…
Fates Warning There's a blind desire there's a drive There's a need to…
Frames I built a monument to every word that's passed between…
Gas Huffer I dreamt I saw a monument Erected in my name, The mayor…
Gene Parsons I got a pig at home in a pen and…
Greensky Bluegrass LOOK AT ALL THAT'S GROWN FROM THE SEEDS THAT WE…
Gus Gus When the site was found, We laid the foundation down. It d…
GusGus When the site was found We laid the foundations down It didn…
Gyroscope I'm really gonna pack in this new job i do It's…
H. de Heutz They think that they know, something 'bout my life Not in…
Hallows Eve This era, this music, this scene Our great monument to nothi…
Jane Child Pasted labels on my days Well, I was wandering faster than…
Jebediah I've really got to pack in this new job I…
Jr Ewing And so shall nails fester coffins In devoids of blackness…
Katie Eristavi sunday night morning light I melt with you carry me down an…
Kayna Samet OG Blaze C'est que des "on dit" C'est que des "on dit",…
Keiino Where do we go when it's over? How do you trace…
KITCHEN - Röyksopp Make a space For my body Dead or whole Push this side apart …
Kollegah Yeah, ah Filmset in Dubai, ein Uhr zwanzig in der Nacht Out…
L. V. Cook Damn girl (damn girl) You look like a monument (yeah) Call m…
La Fouine Sous le matelas y a du papier, y a de…
Marsheaux When the sun goes far And the foundations die It didn't…
Mirah Aren't you going to come along? Aren't you going to fight? A…
Mirah & The Black Cat Orchestra Aren't you going to come along? Aren't you going to fight? …
Miss May I Carving into fresh stone as powder fills the air. A brick…
Mutemath There's a daylight going under There's a new spark to discov…
My Insanity Hello next century, next millennium hello Should we be afrai…
My Iron Lung A frequent feeling bring it back Now hold it together firmly…
Noizmakaz Mineviku poolt paika pandud, üle kantud läbi aja Pidanud vas…
Nosferatu A speel of light Cast across the ice Revealed the dream To t…
Paradox Conquering time, conquer the world Spreading death, screami…
R??yksopp Make a space For my body Dead or whole, Push this side apart…
R?yksopp & Robyn Make a space For my body Dead or whole Push this side apart …
Rival Waves A monument for all time Held its greatness in our hands Burn…
Robyn Make a space For my body Dead or whole Push this side apart …
Rosetta We are moments, men, and places. We are planets, monuments …
Round Carina Windowsill, Paris, France Cast a shadow of this chance Hangi…
Röyksopp Make a space for my body Dig a hole, push the…
royksopp Make a space For my body Dead or whole Push this side apart …
Röyksopp & Jonna Lee Make a space For my body Dig a hole Push the sides apart Thi…
Röyksopp & Robin Make a space For my body Dead or whole Push this side apart …
ROYKSOPP & RODYN Make a space For my body Dig a hole Push the sides apart Thi…
Royksopp (feat. Robyn) Make a space For my body Dead or whole Push this side apart …
Röyksopp Make a space For my body Dead or whole, Push this sides apar…
Röyksopp & Robyn Make a space for my body Dig a hole, push the…
Röyksopp and Robyn Make a space For my body Dead or whole Push this side apart …
Rygin King Good Good Production Hear me Yo Sometime me wonder if some m…
Ryksopp & Robyn Make a space For my body Dead or whole Push this side apart …
Second Thief listen to me brothers this is a proclamation. mark the …
Seigmen Et hjerte av stein…
Seven Binks Et bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye (eh, l'enculé là) Hahaha Eh,…
Shearer I will die, but before then I will erect a monument So…
Strapping Young Lad Because we love you We return... TO ROCK YOU! Be consumed B…
Tale of Us & Vaal You see me cleaning my gun, Or i sleep and destroy. Each…
The Agnes Circle 've set sail in her eyes Vapour trails reign tomorrow I can'…
The Beatles vs. Depeche Mode When the site was found We laid the foundations down It didn…
The Crest Do you see the shape of silver limbs can you face…
The Crüxshadows I never wrote you a love song Somehow words could…
The Cruxshadows I never wrote you a love song somehow words could not…
The Frames I built a monument To every word that passed between us An…
The G They think that they know, something 'bout my life Not in…
The Inevitable End - Royksopp Make a space For my body Dead or whole Push this side apart …
The Naked and Famous I'm sitting at the foot of this Torn and broken monument Thi…
The Rave Монумент Я точно знаю, это заставит вас всех задохнуться от…
the ruins Started so long ago So many looked to you And we aspired…
The Sound Is it fear, Is it fear That you feel inside of…
The Throne A blaze of fire, Days of the damned Rituals of the…
The Wounded Its not a dream, from witch I fell. But I know…
This Song Is a Mess But So Am I This standing pole. The one that wrecked her bones. And th…
Thoma Grå blommor i en vas svart vin i fyllda glas vita sorger…
Thränenkind Those dim swamps I crossed in despeate search for some hope.…
U.C.R. Inside the convex lens we all crash new jet planes…
Utopia I got the message in my mailbox Nobody goes to church…
Violet Road I keep on wondering about why people say That we should…
Voyager A monument of grievance Stands proud and tall at night For…
Walking Dolls Under the light, her beauty magnifies And it all comes raini…
Wes In the end they'll say his power Was lost in…
Wild Harbors Said goodbye to house and home Set off for the great…
World Below It's a cloudy day The sun won't shine The wind…
X-Teknokore My monument This is my monument My monument This is my monum…
Yes We Mystic In the end they'll say his power Was lost in…
|A Day To Remember It's Monday morning and I would kill for a chance…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Fossil Collective:
01 Let It Go I'm on the inside Everybody knows what you say Leaves on…
And If You Go If only you'd realise That I built this house for you And…
And If You Go (I'm Coming Along) If only you'd realize That I built this house for you, And…
Boy with Blackbird Kite Take off straight up & skywards. You always were just like…
Brother Brother, Won't you let me in? I was older I was traveling I …
Disarm Go ahead and sleep it off Go and hide under a…
Everything But You Was Facing North Gone Sunken eyes withered and tired On the outside same as…
Float I′m gonna float down the riptide There's no one else around…
Guaratuba I remember the way The sky started to fall Rain patterns on…
Half Light Light comes and goes Rust turns to gold I will never know I…
In a Northern Sky In the northern sky, only you and I. There were…
Let It Go I'm on the inside Everybody knows what you say Leaves on…
On & On Try to remember how the story goes I′m by the side…
On and On Try to remember how the story goes I'm by the side…
Satellite You're a fallen satellite High up in the world You're the co…
The Water Down by the lake Oh, I surround the water Don't hesitate One…
Think Again Oh, see, oh, we saw, repeat It won't stop and round…
Under My Arrest I have been the only sky she said to me. Am…
When Frank Became an Orb Draw a line on the horizon to a place that…
Without a Fight You are the sun, I am the night You glow like…
Wolves There's a false alarm All the lights went down for miles…
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CJS GD
Been following these guys since day one and it's great that they are finally being recognised!
Anthony Walsh
This was our wedding dance song 2015 in Rathsallagh Co Wicklow such beautiful melody harmony always makes me smile reflecting on the day. Love this song. Such a great band x
Mauricio CS
falta un sitio para colocar esta canción! es excelente
Kai Coates
It's like I just fell asleep but I'm still awake because your voices are so calming 3
Ed
Perfection...and very poignant!!!
GingaNinja
amazingggg
Wendy H
I am doing the round too :) ....and they are all sooo beautiful!
Osvaldo Blatter
Genial, canción con una excelente melodía ,
Black Nc
Likeee this songh
Ron Dj
If you're listening to this in 2021 and needed a hug, you're not alone..