Runaway GO
| Runaway GO | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Kagura, Phoenix Fire |
| Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 2011 - present |
| Website | www |
| Members | Christopher Jackson James Lappin David Jackson Fiona O'Kane |
Runaway GO are a Northern Irish indie pop band formed in 2011. They have self-released 6 singles to date with the most recent, "I Would Go", available starting October 2013.
Javed Love, Chris Jackson, and James Lappin initially formed the band, initially under the name Kagura, in 2006. Fiona O’Kane was subsequently asked to front the group and was later joined by school friend David Jackson after he impressed with his vocal harmonies. Kagura performed sporadically at local venues in Belfast and released two well-received demo EP’s in 2007 and 2009.
The band's early successes included reaching the finals of the JD Set Unsigned and Road to V competitions in 2007 and performing showcase gigs for Channel 4 in both instances.
A period of transition from 2010-2011 saw the band change name twice, performing for a short time under the moniker Phoenix Fire before settling on Runaway GO.
After recording the tracks for what would later become the Runaway GO EP, the band decided that their music was taking a new direction, one which was not best represented by their current name. Following some deliberation, they decided to re-emerge as Runaway GO for the release of their debut single, "Alligator", in August 2011.
All of the tracks on the Runaway GO EP, were recorded at Start Together Studios in Belfast, mixed by Jonathan Shakhovskoy (Beady Eye, U2, Stereophonics) and mastered at Abbey Road by Geoff Pesche (Gorillaz, Basement Jaxx, Dizzee Rascal).
"Alligator" and the second single, "Delicate Man", were well received by both the widespread national press and the music critique community. Both singles received significant airplay on national radio stations such as BBC Radio One (BBC Introducing with Rory McConnell) and also on popular local stations in their native Northern Ireland (Cool FM, CityBeat, U105), a trend which would continue through all of the band's subsequent releases. The band’s third single, "Electric", released in conjunction with the debut EP, achieved greater success with national radio. The Runaway GO EP was launched in conjunction with Gifted Live at a sold-out show in Belfast's Empire Music Hall on 29 March 2012. The gig was streamed online in HD, the first of its kind in Ireland to have done so since the U2 360° Tour.
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