Fiction Plane

Fiction Plane are an English rock band consisting of lead vocalist and bass player Joe Sumner, guitarist Seton Daunt, and drummer Pete Wilhoit.

Fiction Plane
Fiction Plane in Cologne, Germany in 2010
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Alternative rock post-grunge indie rock
Years active	1999 (1999)–present
Labels	MCA Bieler Bros. XIII Bis Roadrunner Verycords
Members	Joe Sumner Seton Daunt Pete Wilhoit
Past members	Dan Brown
Website	fictionplane.com

History

When Sumner was a teenager in England, he was inspired to write songs after he heard Nirvana's album Nevermind. Sumner, having grown up around the music industry with his father Gordon “Sting” Sumner, already knew how to play guitar and drums, so he started a band with Dan Brown, a friend from school who played bass. Fiction Plane began to form in 1999 when they were joined by guitarist Seton Daunt.

At a live performance a few years later, they attracted the attention of David Kahne, a producer who escorted them into a studio to record their debut album, Everything Will Never Be OK. Lacking a full-time drummer, they invited Abe Laboriel Jr., a session musician who had played with them before. After the album was released, they hired Pete Wilhoit, a drummer from Bloomington, Indiana, and Fiction Plane was launched.^[1][2]

The band contributed the song "If Only" to the film Holes. The song's lyrics are mostly based on a recurring poem from the film and its source novel. The film's soundtrack album was released in April 2003, only a month after the release of Everything Will Never Be OK.

Following their debut, the band released Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses (2005), Left Side of the Brain (2007), Paradiso (2009), Sparks (2010), and Mondo Lumina (2015).^[3]

Fiction Plane's popularity increased in 2007 when they were the opening act for The Police's reunion tour - Joe Sumner is the son of Police lead singer Sting.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		FRA [4]	NLD [5]	US Heat. [6]
Everything Will Never Be OK	Released: 11 March 2003 Label: MCA Records	—	—	—
Left Side of the Brain	Released: 22 May 2007 Label: Bieler Bros. Records	111	9	46
Sparks	Released: 10 May 2010 Label: Roadrunner Records	147	22	—
Mondo Lumina	Released: 13 November 2015 Label: VERYCORDS	—	—	—

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses	Released: 11 July 2005 Label: Universal Records

Live albums

Title	Album details
Paradiso	Released: 23 March 2009 Label: XIII Bis Records Formats: DVD, 2xCD+DVD

Band members

Current

• Joe Sumner – lead vocals, bass (1999–present)
• Seton Daunt – guitar (1999–present)
• Pete Wilhoit – drums (1999–present)

Former

• Dan Brown – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1999–2006)