- Faded Paper Figures( FPF )【 59 songs in total 】
- 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. The band's fourth album, Relics released on August 5, 2014. Their latest full length album Chronos was released on January 24, 2017.
Faded Paper Figures met 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. Over the next few months they wrote and composed a number of songs, experimenting with blending traditional guitar with electronica. The songs went up first 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. NPR described their first album as 'a balance of upbeat and soothing electronics,' but their recent music has taken on a more energetic tone, with live drums sounds mixing with electro-beats.
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.
The group's second 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).
The band's third studio album, along with two new music videos, was released in late 2012. The Matter has a generally darker, fuller sound than the previous albums, with several tracks featuring full drums, orchestral arrangements, and buzzy synths. Still, much of the band's signature second-wave synth pop sounds continue, along with sophisticated, deeply literary/philosophical lyrics, and a penchant for unexpected harmonies. The album was among the CMJ top 100 albums during November and December 2012, before falling off the chart again in early 2013. 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.
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, BULLETT Magazine, PopDose; and at Clash Magazine and Wonderland in the UK. The album also debuted in the CMJ top 100.
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Avida Dollars
2012
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B Film
2008
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3
Being There
2008
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4
Better
2012
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5
Breathing – Mideau Cover(Provided)
2015
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6
Breathing
2014
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California HighwayLost Stars – Late Night Alumni Remix(Provided)
2015
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8
Changed
2010
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9
Dark Energy(Provided)
2015
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10
Fellaheen
2014
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11
First Son
2012
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12
Forked Paths
2014
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13
Future Self
2008
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14
Geneva's Gone
2008
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15
Hand in Glove – The Smiths(Provided)
2015
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Hear Me Out(Provided)
2015
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17
Holy Smoke
2012
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18
Horizons Fall(Provided)
2014
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19
I Fell Off My Name
2008
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20
Information Runs On
2012
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21
Invent It All Again
2010
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22
Kodachrome Earth
2010
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23
Limelight
2010
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24
Logos (Altmodisch Cover)
2010
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25
Logos (Electric Mix)(Provided)
2010
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26
Logos (Synthesizer Maintenance Crew Remix)
2010
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27
Logos
2008
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28
Lost Stars
2014
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29
Metropolis
2008
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30
My Magellan
2012
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31
New Medium
2010
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32
North by North
2008
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33
Not the End of the World (Even As We Know It)
2014
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34
On the Line
2014
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35
One More Crash
2010
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36
Pantechnê Driver
2012
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37
Piledrive (Club Remix)
2012
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38
Piledrive
2012
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39
Pointing At the Moon
2012
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40
Polaroid Solution
2008
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41
Questions
2012
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42
Real Lies – Vourtsanis Remix(Provided)
2015
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43
Real Lies
2014
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44
Red State
2008
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45
Relatively
2012
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46
Rewind
2010
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47
San Narciso
2012
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48
Small Talk
2010
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49
So Far Out(Provided)
2012
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50
Spare Me
2014
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51
Speechless
2008
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52
The Cold Wars
2010
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53
The Persuaded
2008
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54
Timewave Zero
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55
Wake Up Dead
2014
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56
What You See
2014
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57
When the Book Ends
2010
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58
Who Will Save Us Now
2014
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59
You Know What I Mean
2010