Facts On File

Artist Information

Biography

Facts on File is a Los Angeles-based three-piece indie rock outfit. The trio crafts songs that modernize 60's garage-rock and 1970s New York punk, putting a spin on pop structure that draws comparisons to Talking Heads, Gang of Four, and The Cars, with hints of Suicide and a synth-free Devo.

In 2005 Joseph White (vocals, bass), member of synth-pop band The Somnambulants, wrote and set aside songs for an indie rock project. The roots of Facts on File were founded in San Francisco, releasing a debut 7" with the single "Keep it Together" before moving to Los Angeles in 2009.

Facts on File's first album was released in May of 2012 and debuted on the CMJ Top 200 chart.

Facts on File has performed at the following festivals: SXSW (Austin), Mission Creek Music Festival (San Francisco), and Neon Reverb Festival (Las Vegas).


Buzz Bands LA, March 8, 2012:
"Facts on File sound like a project David Byrne might've started in his garage in 1976, not such a bad thing for fans of angst-y post-punk or avant-garde pop... In sum, the album could be the soundtrack to this generation's uncertain future - or at least the dance party we throw to celebrate the present."

Instrumentation

Joseph White: Vocals and bass
Shannon Lay: Guitar and Organ
Molly Durkin: Drums

Discography

"Facts on File" - Debut Album - Self Released - April 2012 - Charted in CMJ Top 200

"Keep it Together" - Debut Single / 7" - Self Released - Spring 2010

"What is Happening..." Compilation of local L.A. bands. Released by Big Whup Industries - Dec 2009

Official Website

http://www.facts-on-file.com

Links

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Twitter

Audio

• Automobile
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• Johnny on the Spot
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• Keep It Together
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• Treat Me Right
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• Nothing New
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• Cool Me Down
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• How Will We Get Along
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Lyrics

• Keep it Together
• Cool Me Down

Video

Facts on File - Live 10-6-11.mov

How Will We Get Along

Photo Gallery

Press

• Ears Wide Open: Facts on File [+ Show ]
  

  Facts on File sound like a project David Byrne might've started in his garage in 1976, not such a ba...Facts on File sound like a project David Byrne might've started in his garage in 1976, not such a bad thing for fans of angst-y post-punk or avant-garde pop... In sum, the album could be the soundtrack to this generation's uncertain future - or at least the dance party we throw to celebrate the present.

• Facts on File Debut "How will We Get Along" (Video) [+ Show ]
  

  - gritty and carefree, but with a hint of class. The three-piece creates infectious '60s-inspired po...- gritty and carefree, but with a hint of class. The three-piece creates infectious '60s-inspired pop tunes that burrow deep in your eardrums and invoke dance parties wherever they are played.

• Discovering the Undiscovered - Facts on File [+ Show ]
  

  Welcome to the last edition of Discover the Undiscovered for 2011 and please meet Facts on File - a ...Welcome to the last edition of Discover the Undiscovered for 2011 and please meet Facts on File - a Los Angeles based three-piece indie rock outfit. The trio crafts songs that modernize 60's garage rock and 1970s New York punk, putting a spin on pop structure that draws comparisons to Talking Heads, Gang of Four and The Cars, with hints of Suicide and a synth-free Devo.

• Facts on File - Keep it Together 7" [+ Show ]
  

  Heroes take on this mad mash-up is that this all came about from a lab mishap during the Human Genom...Heroes take on this mad mash-up is that this all came about from a lab mishap during the Human Genome Project Part 1. Part 1 took place years before the successful work completed in the 1990's. You see what happened was a sleep-deprived intern named Megan crashed her test tube cart into a glass cabinet filled with lively beekers of DNA. This DNA came from the remarkable samples of Alec Ounsworth, David Byrne and Kate Pierson. The short story is the collision and resulting new DNA became the basis for the members of Facts on File. They were genetically disposed to create this music that makes me smile and shake-a-leg to these carefree and joyful tunes.

• 5 Things To Do: Spring Fair, Chalk Off, Facts on File [+ Show ]
  

  The band Facts on File occupy a pretty specific time in music, when people like Television and Talki...The band Facts on File occupy a pretty specific time in music, when people like Television and Talking Heads were on the scene. These bands were creating a brand new sound, but going about it in a roundabout way. They embraced punk to a certain extent, but what they seemed to be striving for was to bring rock ‘n' roll back down to eye-level; they still loved the art form, but rejected the bloat. Facts on File have keyed in on this minimalism.

• Facts On File - "Keep it Together" 7" b/w "Cool Me Down" [+ Show ]
  

  Facts on File formed in 2006 in San Francisco and relocated to LA in 2008. They're currently touring...Facts on File formed in 2006 in San Francisco and relocated to LA in 2008. They're currently touring the West Coast in support of their two-song 7” “Keep it Together,” which neatly showcases the band’s dynamic and feels like the perfect way to be introduced to these pop rockers.
  
  The title track is a warm organ/bass/drums thumper that matches a nonchalant Yo La Tengo rhythmic feel with a big Cars hook. They keep the track simple, while maintaining a nuanced balance between the urgency and the bubblegum, with singer Joseph White’s voice becoming unraveled as if he is frantically trying to hold on till the end of the song.
  
  On the B side they produce a colder, more alienated tone, swapping jagged, overdriven guitar riffing for the organ. It’s a heavier sound, showing an affinity for the New York punk scene of the late 1970s. White’s baritone-falsetto voice is bound to draw comparisons to David Byrne’s, but fortunately for the Facts, White avoids affectation and mimicry and is able to carry the record with the perfect amount of quirkiness.

• Facts on File [+ Show ]
  

  Facts on File is getting ready to release a debut seven-inch. Driven by a rolling baseball park-soun...Facts on File is getting ready to release a debut seven-inch. Driven by a rolling baseball park-sounding organ and a healthy amount of post-punk angularity, “Keep it Together” sounds like a slick update of the stuff Elvis Costello and the Attractions were doing in the late Seventies.

Setlist

Automobile
Johny on the Spot
Hang Up
Treat Me Right
The Other Side
Days Like These
How Will We Get Along
Nothing New
Keep it Together
The Limit
Cool Me Down
On the Record

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