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Faker is an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Sydney in 1996. The band consists of vocalist Nathan Hudson, guitarist Nicholas Munnings, keyboardist,guitarist Damien Cassidy, drummer Evan Mannell and bassist Ash Moss.
The band has released two studio albums, and despite forming in 1996, Faker's first studio album Addicted Romantic, was only released in 2005. Prior to that, the band played multiple local gigs, and also released two EPs. In 2007, Faker became a mainstream success with their second album, Be the Twilight, and went on to continue touring nationally.
HistoryFormation and early releasesFaker were formed in Sydney, Australia, in 1998. It initially consisted of Nathan Hudson, Paul Youdell, Chris Deal, and Andrew Day. The band spent five years performing small gigs around Sydney. They also released two EPs in this time, to minor success. Faker were joined in 2003 by Paul Berryman after the departure of Day. Hudson described this as "the true beginning" for the band. After the recording of 'Addicted Romantic' longtime bassist Paul Youdell and guitarist Jonathan Wilson left the band, being replaced by Nicholas Munnings and Stefan Gregory respectively. In 2006, Phil Downing left the band, citing communication problems with other members. After that point the band's lineup of Hudson, Berryman, Gregory, and Munnings, remained unchanged, until Paul Berryman left in March 2008. He was replaced by Lucio Pedrazzi.
Faker's debut album, Addicted Romantic, was released on 13 June 2005
. The album spent one week, at #44 and the next week at #69, on the ARIA Albums chart.[title=Addicted Romantic / Faker]
On Addicted Romantic, Faker worked with producer Lindsay Gravina (Magic Dirt) at Birdland Studios,[title=Faker are the Real Deal]
Be the TwilightFaker's second album, Be the Twilight, was released on 17 November 2007. It has thus far peaked at #24 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart.[title=Discography - Faker] The first single from the album released was; "This Heart Attack", on 27 October. The song has peaked at #9 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and also reached #5 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2007.[title=Hottest 100] The second single, "Are You Magnetic", was digitally released on 12 July 2008.
Be the Twilight was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Paul Fox (XTC, Björk, The Sugarcubes, They Might Be Giants).[title=Faker Biography] The band wrote 45 songs for the album before traveling to Los Angeles, where they trimmed this down to 12.[title=Faker Interview] Be the Twilight took its name from Hudson's fear of the dark; Faker insisted they "name the album after the twilight just to annoy him".[title=Inside Access With Faker]
Critics generally responded well to Be the Twilight. Triple J rated it highly, stating the band "has made a record that will instantly please fans". Likewise, Webcuts Music awarded it 4.5 (out of 5) saying "Faker are one of the few exciting and honest, heart-on-sleeve acts that exist in Australia. Be The Twilight is almost perfection". FHM saw it as "less annoying" than Addicted Romantic, and gave it 3 stars.
2008 Sees the band appear in major slots at a number of Australian outdoor festivals, and tour extensively.
Early 2009 sees the band join Pink on Australian Funhouse Tour dates, and it is thought the band are to make a UK debut release in July 2009.
DiscographyStudio albums- 2005: Addicted Romantic
- 2007: Be the Twilight
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