Beware Fashionable Women

Artist Information

Biography

If you've watched any amount of television in the past few years, you're more than likely to have heard Beware Fashionable Women. BFW tracks have found themselves placed on programming such as MTV's The Real World, The History Channel's American Pickers, Bravo's Flipping Out, and many more.

The band was named one of Music Connection Magazine's Top 25 Unsigned Artists and Top 25 Bands by Indie-Music.com. The music video for "I'll Be The DJ" is distributed via mobile devices by Versaly Entertainment and jukeboxes in the UK by Soundnet. The video has aired on CBS, NBC, and Fox affiliates in the US via Music Mix USA and Lava TV in the UK.

Even with all this, the band has had time for some extra-curricular activities. BFW's Barak Shpiez helped Rivers Cuomo of Weezer produce two songs for his yet-to-be-released solo album. The band has been invited to perform at several festivals and conferences, including the Baltimore Music Conference, The Orion Music Festival in Utah, and the Richmond Music Conference in Virginia.

With all that generated from just one album, the band is ready to release it's second effort, Bird Park. Maintaining an ethos of eclecticism, the album explores new territories like dance and country while expanding upon rock, punk, and pop. Fans will still recognize of course the band's trademark thoughtful lyrics, catchy melodies, and lush vocal harmonies in every track.

Instrumentation

Guitar x2
Bass
Drums
Vox x3

Discography

Bird Park 2011
He's A Boy [EP] 2010
Beware Fashionable Women (self-titled) 2008

Official Website

http://www.bewarefashionablewomen.com

Links

• Facebook
• Last.fm
• iTunes

Audio

• Rock Bottom
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• Obligatory Tattoo
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• Found
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• Girls On Fire
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• Your Allegiance
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• The Great Corrupter (Of Youth)
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• Parade
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• I'll Be The DJ
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• Courage
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• The Big Yellow
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Lyrics

• Rock Bottom
• Obligatory Tattoo
• Found
• Girls On Fire
• Your Allegiance
• The Great Corrupter (Of Youth)
• I'll Be The DJ
• Parade
• Courage
• The Big Yellow
• A New Sun
• Never Been A Sinner

Video

I'll Be The DJ

Photo Gallery

Press

• Smart, tuneful pop-rock... [+ Show ]
  

  Top 25 Music Reviews of 2009 Smart, tuneful pop-rock with tight vocal harmonies, subtle instrumen...Top 25 Music Reviews of 2009
  
  Smart, tuneful pop-rock with tight vocal harmonies, subtle instrumentation and intriguing scenerios describes BFW...this band is absolutely deserving of label, film/TV attention.

• Top 12 Bands of 2009
  

  ...just about every song is loaded with sweet harmonies and bright, rocking choruses.

• Don't overthink it. Get the album. Fasten your seatbelt. Enjoy the ride. [+ Show ]
  

  Top 25 Bands of 2008 The bottom line is the music knocks it out of the proverbial park with terri...Top 25 Bands of 2008
  
  The bottom line is the music knocks it out of the proverbial park with terrific harmonies, finger tapping rhythms and the guitar work that spells H.I.T.

• Sharp, Complex Power Pop [+ Show ]
  

  ...sharp, complex power pop, refreshingly devoid of garage swagger or indie pretension...you'd proba......sharp, complex power pop, refreshingly devoid of garage swagger or indie pretension...you'd probably never object to the melody-driven pop songs that BFW deliver...

• Talented, fun band with a great amount of potential... [+ Show ]
  

  Their largely strong and immediately enjoyable self-titled release hearken to mid-career Nada Surf, ...Their largely strong and immediately enjoyable self-titled release hearken to mid-career Nada Surf, Phantom Planet, and Old 97s, a good thing, due to vocal and instrumentation similarities...talented, fun band with a great amount of potential, musicality, and songwriting chops.

• BFW Writes Great Pop Songs [+ Show ]
  

  BFW write songs that remind me of Teenage Fanclub, (sometimes even early Stereolab with Brian Wilson...BFW write songs that remind me of Teenage Fanclub, (sometimes even early Stereolab with Brian Wilson singing backups) and they approach their marketing in pretty much the same way TFC did too. The good news is - Teenage Fanclub wrote great pop songs. BFW does too.

• Engaging Debut Album [+ Show ]
  

  BFW has put together an engaging debut album that manages to be fresh while still paying homage to i...BFW has put together an engaging debut album that manages to be fresh while still paying homage to its musical predecessors. Fans of BFW will be pleased with the band's first outing - I was.

• Notable Artists
  

  Reminiscent of Phantom Planet and all things pop, though in a good way.

• Now Hear This: Beware Fashionable Women [+ Show ]
  

  ...a musical force of nature with a penchant for writing indelible pop hooks and sun-soaked harmonie......a musical force of nature with a penchant for writing indelible pop hooks and sun-soaked harmonies, songs made for summer.

• Fresh Sound [+ Show ]
  

  This band definitely has a fresh sound. It is clear there are no shortage of good ideas here. The ...This band definitely has a fresh sound. It is clear there are no shortage of good ideas here. The harmonies sound brilliant.

Setlist

BFW Setlist:

Parade
Rock Bottom
Obligatory Tattoo
Found
Girls on Fire
Your Allegiance
The Great Corrupter (Of Youth)
I'll Be the DJ
Courage
The Big Yellow

Basic Requirements

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