When four friends with wildly different journeys – from the West End stage to Nashville song circles – decided to take a leap together, they became First Time Flyers: a harmony-driven, heart-led UK country band who are fast becoming one of the genre’s most exciting new names. Unusually made up of four lead singers and multi-instrumentalists, they are as capable behind the scenes as on stage – writing, producing, designing and releasing all their own music. Their sound is rooted in country but pulls in pop, rock, and singer-songwriter sensibilities.
UK country sensations First Time Flyers released their debut album, ‘Bound To Break’ on September 12th via Lookout Mountain Records and this week are beginning a headline tour to promote the album.. Their debut album, already being called a defining moment in UK country. The title refers to the idea that sometimes we have to break – break up, break down, break rules – in order to break through. It’s a raw and resonant look at the defining moments in our lives: the jumps we take, the ones we don’t, the ones we miss and the courage it takes to start all over again.
Poppy Fardell, Jake Morrell, Vicki Manser and Tim Prottey-Jones each landed in this band with a different set of baggage. Breakups, burnouts, breakthroughs. Stage lights, solo records, and still each a burning dream to make something bigger. Together, they found a home in each other’s stories and stitched them into songs – and in the process, created something spectacular.
They debuted in 2023, performed for the first time at Country 2 Country Festival (C2C) to glowing reviews. It marked the start of a whirlwind year that saw them sell out their first UK headline tour, perform at major festivals, and even open for Bruce Springsteen and The Chicks at BST Hyde Park. Their four-part harmonies, honest songwriting and infectious on and off stage chemistry makes them impossible to ignore.
“Every track is stitched from our real lives” says Poppy. “The love, the loss, the laughter, the things we said and the things we wish we’d said.”
The album is self-produced by Tim, capturing the spirit of the band’s live sound – raw but refined, spontaneous but thoughtful. The trust between them runs deep, and you hear it in every harmony.
“We are so pumped to take this album out on the road in September” says Jake, who has recently become a first time father.
“And what’s so great is after we get back from this tour we will have hundreds of new stories to get writing” says Vicki.
Speaking of that tour it starts in Manchester on September 17th and closes in Edinburgh on October 10th 2025, tickets HERE
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