Parachute

Parachute is a indie band from Charlottesville, Virginia. The members graduated from college in May 2008 and since then have been touring and promoting their debut album "Losing Sleep" full-time. Fly Magazine defines Parachute's sound as "blue-eyed soul, adult pop, Maroon 5-style faux-funk: it's the Goldilocks of pop-rock, neither too hot nor too cold."

Originally named "Sparky's Flaw", the band changed its name to "Parachute" in 2008. Since their graduation, Parachute has been touring with artists like O.A.R., Switchfoot, Duffy, Matt Nathanson and Jon McLaughlin. As a part of their first major tour following the release of "Losing Sleep" in the summer of 2009, they will tour with artists such as 3 Doors Down, Secondhand Serenade and The Script.

Their single "She is Love" was used on Nivea's national skincare TV commercial. As part of the campaign, Parachute shared the Nivea Countdown Stage with the Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift in front of over one million people in Times Square.

The album "Losing Sleep" became available in stores and online on May 19, 2009. Primarily produced by John Shanks, Losing Sleep highlights unabashed emotional affairs. On May 12, "Losing Sleep" was released exclusively on iTunes, including an additional bonus track, "Strange World". The second single off of the album, "Under Control", was also highlighted as the Free iTunes Single of the Week.

On June 15, 2009, Will and Kit appeared as Parachute on the 20th episode of "Live From Daryl's House", the monthly internet concert from Daryl Hall. They performed four songs from their debut album ("All That I Am", "She Is Love", "Under Control" and "She") as well as the Hall & Oates tracks "Say It Isn't So" and "It's A Laugh."