# Polite Fiction | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/polite-fiction
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/polite-fiction/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 17:00 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/polite-fiction
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/polite-fiction/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/polite-fiction/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Polite Fiction
- Visible lyric pages: 6

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `polite-fiction`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 17:00 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-1016a9f743136879
- Visible lyric pages: 6
- Pages with stored lyric text: 6
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 6030
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 7
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Arrow, Carry On (We'll Be Here When You Get Back), Come a Little Closer, Perspective, Quiet, Quiet (B-Side), and Suzerainty
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Polite Fiction formed around musician and producer John McDaid, who plays piano and writes much of the material. He works with singer Gavin James and drummer Eoghan O'Neill. Their first album, 'The Raven and the Rose,' came out in 2012, followed by a self-titled record in 2015 that included the track 'Arrow.' That song 'Arrow' became a recognizable piece for them, along with others like 'Carry On (We'll Be Here...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Arrow — https://lyroverse.com/polite-fiction/arrow
2. Carry On (We'll Be Here When You Get Back) — https://lyroverse.com/polite-fiction/carry-on-we-ll-be-here-when-you-get-back
3. Come a Little Closer — https://lyroverse.com/polite-fiction/come-a-little-closer
4. Perspective — https://lyroverse.com/polite-fiction/perspective
5. Quiet, Quiet (B-Side) — https://lyroverse.com/polite-fiction/quiet-quiet-b-side
6. Suzerainty — https://lyroverse.com/polite-fiction/suzerainty