Pilot is a Belgian alternative rock band formed in 2012 by guitarist and vocalist Frederick, who began on bass before switching to guitar to unlock greater songwriting freedom. Their albums <em>Sunny Forecast</em> (2013) and <em>Black Swan</em> (2016) trace an arc from bright openings to darker revelations — "Black Swan" was inspired by the exposure of a once-untouchable manager. Frederick writes entirely by ear, searching for sounds rather than chord names, guided by the belief that the thing that truly counts is atmosphere.