Faded Paper Figures
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Faded Paper Figures (abbreviated as FPF) is an American Indie Pop Electronica band from Los Angeles, California. FPF is known for their electro-organic sound often compared to bands like Weevil, The Postal Service, Belle and Sebastian, and Morrissey. They are also often compared to Analog Rebellion, Owl City, and LIGHTS. The band consists of three members, R. John Williams (guitar and vocals), Kael Alden (bass, guitar, drums, etc...), and Heather Alden (vocals). The band formed in February 2007 and released their debut album Dynamo in 2008. Their second album New Medium, was released on May 25, 2010.
History
Faded Paper Figures formed in early 2007. The genesis was at a party in Irvine, California, where John Williams and Kael Alden were discussing music. Kael was composing music for TV and film with his older brother's company, Robot Repair. John already had some experience as a musician and songwriter. Both full of ideas for a new sound, they decided to record some material together. After a few days the music they were able to create surpassed their own expectations. Over the next few months they wrote and composed a number of songs, experimenting with blending traditional guitar with electronica. The songs went up on a new MySpace page under the name of Machine Discourse. Heather Alden joined in as a harmony vocalist, rounding out and softening the band's sound. Not long after the band's name changed to Faded Paper Figures, and with a growing song list and a mounting audience, the band's sound solidified.
Dynamo
Faded Paper Figures released their first album, Dynamo, offered on iTunes in July 11, 2008. The track "Being There" won Best Song of the Year in the UC Irvine Songwriting Contest. A music video of "Metropolis" came out and the band began to play live concerts. They were chosen Best Electronic live band by the OC Music Awards in 2009, and were declared one of the New York Post's "must have" new music of 2009. [1][2]
New Medium
Various developments changed the band recently, with Heather beginning medical school at UCLA, and John moving to New Haven, Connecticut with a job as a Professor in English and Media Studies at Yale University. But they continue to write, compose and record bi-coastally. The group's new album, New Medium, was released May 25, 2010. During their summer 2010 west coast tour, two more people joined the band to translate their studio sound live: Kurt Deninger (drums) and Sebastian Hackett (additional keys and guitars).
Discography
Albums
- Dynamo (July, 2008)
- New Medium (May 25, 2010)
Singles
- "Logos (Remix)" (2010)
Song appearances
- "Polaroid Solution" was played on Grey's Anatomy, episode "I Saw What I Saw" on October 22, 2009.
- "North By North" was played on Grey's Anatomy, episode "Invest In Love" on November 5, 2009, and was also featured as a KEXP song of the day on Dec. 31, 2008, and on NPR's "Second Stage" on November 25, 2008.
- "Metropolis" was played on Grey's Anatomy, episode "Time Warp" on February 18, 2010.
- "I Fell Off My Name" was on the soundtrack to the season premier of MTV's The Real World, October 2009.
- "Small Talk" was used in Snowboarding Movie Isenseven, Film "Don't Panic" in 2010.
- "North By North" was used in Snowboarding Movie Isenseven, Film "Teenage Love Graffiti" in 2008.
References
- ^ OC Register (2010-07-29). "Orange Pop: Faded Paper Figures Stick Together" (http). ocregister.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ New York Post (2010-10-06). "PopWrap's Fall 2009 New Music" (http). newyorkpost.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.