Faded Paper Figures (abbreviated as FPF) is an American indie popelectronica band from Los Angeles, California. FPF is known for their electro-organic sound sometimes compared to bands and artists like Weevil, The Postal Service, Belle and Sebastian, Lights and Morrissey. The band consists of three members, R. John Williams (guitar and vocals), Kael Alden (bass, guitar, drums), 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. Their third album The Matter was released on October 22, 2012.[2] The band's fourth album, Relics released on August 5, 2014. Their E.P Chronos was released on January 24, 2017. The band released the albums Kairos on July 17, 2020, and Morningside on February 3, 2023.
Faded Paper Figures met in early 2007 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.[3] Williams already had some experience as a musician and songwriter. Over the next few months the pair wrote and composed a number of songs, experimenting with blending traditional guitar with electronica. The songs posted on Myspace page under the name "Machine Discourse." Heather Alden later joined the group as a harmony vocalist, and the band's name was changed to Faded Paper Figures.
Faded Paper Figures released their first album, Dynamo, on 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.[4][5]
The group's second album, New Medium, was released May 25, 2010. During their summer 2010 west coast tour, Kurt Deninger (drums) and Sebastian Hackett (additional keys and guitars) were added to the band's lineup.
The band's third studio album, along with two new music videos, was released in late 2012. The album was among the CMJ top 100 albums during November and December 2012, before falling off the chart again in early 2013.[6]The Matter was also recently released in China (along with Dynamo and New Medium) in a box set on the Chinese "Wind Music" record label.[7]
The band's fourth album was released on Aug. 5, 2014, with various tracks previewing in the weeks before that. The album has already received wider coverage than any of the band's previous albums, with reviews in the U.S. in Paste Magazine,[8] BULLETT Magazine,[9] PopDose;[10] and at Clash Magazine[11] and Wonderland[12] in the UK. The album also debuted in the CMJ top 100.[13]
The band's fifth full-length album "Kairos" was announced for summer 2020 at Variance Magazine.[14]
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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 sometimes compared to bands and artists like Weevil The Postal Service Belle and Sebastian Lights and Morrissey The band consists of three members R John Williams guitar and vocals Kael Alden bass guitar drums 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 Their third album The Matter was released on October 22 2012 2 The band s fourth album Relics released on August 5 2014 Their E P Chronos was released on January 24 2017 The band released the albums Kairos on July 17 2020 and Morningside on February 3 2023 Faded Paper FiguresBackground informationOriginIrvine California U S GenresSynthpop 1 Indie Pop IndietronicaYears active2007 presentLabelsShorthand RecordsMembersKael Alden R John Williams Heather AldenWebsitewww fadedpaperfigures com Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 3 References 4 External linksCareer editFaded Paper Figures met in early 2007 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 3 Williams already had some experience as a musician and songwriter Over the next few months the pair wrote and composed a number of songs experimenting with blending traditional guitar with electronica The songs posted on Myspace page under the name Machine Discourse Heather Alden later joined the group as a harmony vocalist and the band s name was changed to Faded Paper Figures Faded Paper Figures released their first album Dynamo on 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 4 5 The group s second album New Medium was released May 25 2010 During their summer 2010 west coast tour Kurt Deninger drums and Sebastian Hackett additional keys and guitars were added to the band s lineup The band s third studio album along with two new music videos was released in late 2012 The album was among the CMJ top 100 albums during November and December 2012 before falling off the chart again in early 2013 6 The Matterwas also recently released in China along with Dynamo and New Medium in a box set on the Chinese Wind Music record label 7 The band s fourth album was released on Aug 5 2014 with various tracks previewing in the weeks before that The album has already received wider coverage than any of the band s previous albums with reviews in the U S in Paste Magazine 8 BULLETT Magazine 9 PopDose 10 and at Clash Magazine 11 and Wonderland 12 in the UK The album also debuted in the CMJ top 100 13 The band s fifth full length album Kairos was announced for summer 2020 at Variance Magazine 14 John s sister is Late Night Alumni singer Becky Jean WilliamsDiscography editAlbums edit Dynamo July 11 2008 New Medium May 25 2010 The Matter October 23 2012 Relics Aug 5 2014 Remnants EP July 30 2015 Chronos January 24 2017 Kairos July 17 2020 Morningside February 3 2023 Singles edit Logos remix 2010 References edit Musicbed Justin Brendan October 23 2012 Faded Paper Figures New Album The Matter Is Here musicunderfire com Archived from the original on April 30 2013 Retrieved 2012 10 24 Faded Paper Figures meets Synthesizer Maintenance Crew ROBOT REPAIR BLOG Archived from the original on 2012 04 26 Retrieved 2016 05 25 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 newyorkpost com Archived from the original http on November 25 2010 Retrieved 2010 10 05 Faded Paper Figures Talk Third LP And 2013 Plans CMJ 2012 12 17 Retrieved 2016 05 25 您要找的網頁已經移除或不存在 請重新搜尋 或依照我們給您的建議內容 windmusic com tw Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2016 05 25 Album Stream Faded Paper Figures Relics pastemagazine com Retrieved 2016 05 25 Premiere Faded Paper Figures Have Fun Pondering the Beyond On Breathing Bullett Media Retrieved 2016 05 25 ALBUM REVIEW Faded Paper Figures Relics Popdose 2014 07 08 Retrieved 2016 05 25 Premiere Faded Paper Figures Spare Me Clash Magazine 23 June 2014 Retrieved 2016 05 25 Premiere Faded Paper Figures Wonderland Magazine Wonderland Magazine 2014 06 30 Retrieved 2016 05 25 Faded Paper Figures 92 at CMJ Tinderbox Music tinderboxmusic com Retrieved 2016 05 25 Faded Paper Figures shares riveting new single https variancemagazine com 28 May 2020 Retrieved 2020 06 14 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a External link in code class cs1 code publisher code help External links editFaded Paper Figures 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