Skydaddy

@mrskydaddy Skydaddy, the moniker of London-born artist, Rachid Fakhre, began life in early 2023 as an offshoot of his previous acclaimed project Spang Sisters. Before releasing any music, there was a buzz around the new project in the London scene - 2 weeks before Fakhre released his first single, ‘That Morning’, he toured the UK with his 7-piece backing band supporting Black Country, New Road. Released on February 2nd 2024, his debut EP Pilot quickly garnered Fakhre a reputation of “a modern day chamber folk virtuoso redefining musical narratives” (Clash). The songs demonstrated his compositional prowess and ambitious production and arrangements. As Clash wrote, “‘Pilot’ is a reclamation of the multi-instrumentalist’s Lebanese heritage... careening between ambient-jazz sound collages, marathon orchestral codas and oblique confessionals”. Fakhre took his show on the road on a UK-wide headline tour soon after Pilot’s release, selling out shows in Edinburgh, Brighton and Bristol, finishing with a headline at London’s 100 Club. The new EP ‘Anchor Chains, Plane Motors & Train Whistles’ is an exploration of the artist’s love-hate relationship with John Cena.