Flyte (band) Flyte (band) Flyte are an English alternative-pop band from London, consisting of Will Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Sam Berridge (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Jon Supran (drums, backing vocals) and Nicolas Hill (bass, backing vocals). The band began to form when Taylor (vocals, guitar) and Supran (drums, vocals) started playing together age 11 at their local comprehensive school. Later Hill (bass, vocals) joined and then Berridge (keys, vocals), whom they discovered singing in the London Underground. Taylor's parents were both English teachers and as a result, the music was infused with literature-based themes, the band taking its name from Sebastian Flyte
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