A band that shouldn't exist.
In this alternate musical history, The Fireflies arrive in the mid-seventies from an unlikely collision of two eccentric bands.
The Sidestep
The early chapter: inventive British pop, studio experimentation and a taste for the unexpected.
Flying Saucer
Orchestral ambition meets melodic rock, laying the foundations for the Fireflies' bigger sound.
2x4
Dry humour, elaborate harmonies and studio wizardry enter the picture.
The Fireflies.
Half of 2x4 joins what remains of Flying Saucer. The new band keeps the melodic instincts of both groups while pushing further into orchestration, vocal layering and studio experimentation.
Sound
Melodic pop-rock with strings, Mellotron, Moog, guitars, piano and layered voices.
Attitude
Ambitious about music. Suspicious of pomposity. Fond of a ridiculous lyric.
Studio
Analogue-era textures, overdubs and carefully constructed arrangements.