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Biography
Refimprove|date=June 2009Infobox musical artist| name = Les Savy Fav| image = Les Savy Fav-IMG 5405.jpg| caption = Les Savy Fav at the Eurockéennes 2011.| background = group_or_band| origin = Providence, Rhode Island|Providence, Rhode Island, USA New York City|New York City, New York, USA | genre = Indie rock Math rock Post-punk revival Post-hardcore Art punk Noise Rock | years_active = 1995–present| label = Frenchkiss| website = http://www.lessavyfav.com/ www.lessavyfav.com/| current_members = Tim Harrington Seth Jabour Syd Butler Harrison Haynes Andrew Reuland| past_members = Gibb Slife Pat Mahoney Les Savy Fav (IPAc-en|icon|l|e?|_|'|s|??|v|i|_|'|f|??|vrespell|layrespell|SAH|veerespell|FAHV|') is a New York City indie rock band. Their style is influenced by art rock and post-hardcore . The group is known for the stage presence of lead singer Tim Harrington. The band is signed to Frenchkiss Records , which is owned by the band's bassist, Syd Butler .
Biography
The group's original line-up, formed in 1995, all met while attending the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island . Live shows are punctuated by the antics of frontman Harrington, including interacting with audience members and on-stage wardrobe changes. The rest of the band continues to play as if nothing out of the ordinary is happening. Guitar player Gibb Slife left the band after their second LP. Drummer Mahoney was replaced by Harrison Haynes .
The band started a planned hiatus in mid-2005, which led to speculation that they might have broken up, but Harrington confirmed that Les Savy Fav would return http://web.archive.org/web/20060405170644/ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-12/17.shtml and indeed they did, playing a live performance at the British All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties festival in May 2007. The band booked studio time in November 2006 to record their fourth full length, '' Let's Stay Friends , which was released September 18, 2007. Andrew Reuland joined the band in 2006 as the second guitar player. http://pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/37632/Exclusive_New_Les_Savy_Fav_Album#37632 http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2007/07/ask_les_savy_fa.html The band performed "Patty Lee" live on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on January 31, 2008. Their song "Hold Onto Your Genre" is featured in the soundtrack to MLB 2K7 , as well as commercials for the game. Furthermore, their song "Raging in the Plague Age" is featured on an in-game radio station in GTA IV .
Bass player Syd Butler is also the owner of Frenchkiss Records . Seth Jabour is also known for his work as an illustrator and graphic designer. Former drummer Pat Mahoney plays currently in LCD Soundsystem .
The Derry/London based band Jetplane Landing included a song on their 2007 album Backlash Cop entitled "Why Do They Never Play Les Savy Fav On The Radio? "
The song "The Sweat Descends" appears in the commercial for the Cartoon Network movie, "Fire Breather".
In December 2011 the band co-curated the All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties "Nightmare Before Christmas" festival in Minehead, England alongside Battles (band)|Battles and Caribou (musician)|Caribou . http://www.atpfestival.com/events/nightmare2011.php
Music style
Initially their music featured an abrasive sound fitting in the noise rock genre and reminiscent of the music of Fugazi and Jawbox . Later on their music became more idiosyncratic shifting to a more radio-friendly sound close to that of befriended bands Bloc Party and Enon . Kele Okereke of Bloc Party wrote of Les Savy Fav's influence on his band for an article in The Observer in 2005 http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2005/aug/21/3 'Hidden gems of the arts' in The Observer 21st August 2005 and members of Enon have contributed to several Les Savy Fav tracks.
Discography
Studio albums
3/5 (1997, Self-Starter Foundation)
The Cat and the Cobra (1999, Frenchkiss Records /Self-Starter Foundation)
Go Forth (2001, Frenchkiss Records)
'' Let's Stay Friends (2007, Frenchkiss Records)
Root for Ruin (September 2010, Frenchkiss Records)
After the Balls Drop , (2008, Frenchkiss) (Digital-only release)
Compilations
Repopulation Program , Les Savy Fav contribute Raise Buildings . (1996, Load Records )
This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation , Les Savy Fav contribute No Sleeves . (2001, Arena Rock Recording Co. )
Inches (album)|Inches , a compilation of singles from 1995–2004 (2004, Frenchkiss; re-released 2008 on Wichita Recordings )
Warm & Scratchy , Les Savy Fav contribute The Equestrian . (2007, Adult Swim )
Singles
"Rodeo" (1997)
"Our Coastal Hymn" (1999)
"Reprobates Resume" (2001)
"Reformat (Dramatic Reading)" (2001)
"Obsessed with the Excess" (2003)
"Yawn, Yawn, Yawn" (2003)
"Hold On To Your Genre" (2004)
"Knowing How The World Works" (2004)
"The Sweat Descends" (2004)
"We'll Make A Lover Out Of You" (2004)
"Accidental Deaths/Hit By Car" (2006)
"Raging in the Plague Age" (2006)
"What Would Wolves Do? " (2007)
"Patty Lee" (2008)
"Let's Get Out Of Here" (2010)
Sources
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/les_savy_fav/bio.jhtml bio on VH1
http://www.epitonic.com/artists/lessavyfav.html Les Savy Fav @ Epitonic
External links
http://www.lessavyfav.com/ Les Savy Fav official site
http://www.neformat.com.ua/forum/rock/31306-les-savy-fav.html Las Savy Fav at http://www.neformat.com.ua neformat.com.ua
http://www.frenchkissrecords.com/bands_lesSavyFav.html Les Savy Fav @ French Kiss
http://popwreckoning.com/2008/10/20/les-savy-fav-with-bear-hands-music-hall-of-williamsburg-nyc/ Les Savy Fav @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC: 10-12-08 (PopWreckoning live show review)
http://www.evri.com/organization/les-savy-fav-0xe0038.html/ Les Savy Fav news, pictures and videos at Evri.com
http://www.zoom-in.com/spotlights/rehearsal_space_les_savy_fav Rehearsal Space: Les Savy Fav
http://www.youtube.com/results? search_query=LSF%3ALSF+live+video+contest& search=Search All Les Savy Fav "Let's Be Friends" Contest Entries
References
Les Savy Fav Category:American indie rock groups Category:American punk rock groups Category:American noise rock music groups Category:Art rock musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1995 Category:American post-hardcore musical groups Category:Post-punk revival music groups Category:Indie pop groups from New York
