Fitz and the Tantrums.
That name is what turned me on to this band in the first place, because it sounds like something you would have heard 30 or 40 years ago, and in this modern context it's very out of place.
I didn't know that that was what the band was all about till later.
according to their myspace, Fitz in the Tantrums started when Fitz (The singer) got a call from his ex saying that her neighbor was moving out and was selling this great old church organ for 50$. Fitz grabbed the thing before any logic could get in the way and proceeded to write an entire EP about heartbreak and the end of relationships...I wonder if that girlfriend can feel the irony breathing down her neck.
This band makes some beautiful soul music with the same modern twist as Gnarles Barkley, only with more white people and physical instrument. It's the kind of album that sounds just familiar enough to get you to listen, the kind that brings back memories of all the songs you never heard that probably sound just like it. It jogs a memory that doesn't exist.
Anways, I'm going on for too long.
They're playing at the Echo on the 6th but it's an 18+ Show, so I can't attend.
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