Fiction Plane

Fiction Plane may be fronted by Sting's son, but the band's heavy atmospherics and ringing guitars evoke U2, not the Police. Powered by lofty emotions and biting, cynical lyrics, Fiction Plane seamlessly incorporate elements of '80s indie rock and '90s Emo, creating a solid, witty debut.

It's one thing to grow up poor and cynical, like Kurt Cobain. It's another to be raised in
wealth and still be perpetually bummed and snarky, like Nirvana fan Joe Sumner, leader of
the English guitar threesome Fiction Plane. "Touch me 'cause my daddy's rich," he sings in
"Cigarette," and he's not kidding: Sting's his father. You can tell that from the younger
Sumner's voice, but only when he whines, which is often. As you might guess, Fi... More >