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"Various Press Quotes"

Splendid Magazine - “…one of the best-unsigned bands in the country."

The Tripwire - "This unsigned Brooklyn quartet has sent us one of the coolest unsolicited CDs we've received in a long time."

Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls) - “…first-class songwriting with an infectious new sound that also sounds ungraspably familiar...it's a disc that obstinately refuses to leave the changer. My only complaint is that it's too goddamn short.”

PolloxNiner - "The Fatales have created a minor chef-d'oeuvre...an emotional soundscape that goes from slow-burn charm to rousing crescendos...explosive and blistering..."

Delusions of Adequacy - "...the production is impeccable, and the songwriting and musicianship even more impressive." - Various


"April 2006 - Billboard Magazine"

BILLBOARD UNDERGROUND: Unsigned artists with the potential to break into the big time.

As the name implies, Brooklyn four-piece the Fatales infuse elements of mystery, sadness and danger into their synth-driven rock. The latest release from the Virginia Tech alums, the seven-track EP "Pretty in Pixels," is filled with the kind of melodic peaks and valleys that recall such acts as Muse, Coldplay and Wolf Parade.

"The mood all depends on what time I write the songs," multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Wayne Switzer says. "They're mostly done late at night or early morning. I guess exhaustion will do that."

With an ability to bridge the worlds of electronic and modern rock, the Fatales have opened for a diverse crop of acts, including the Dresden Dolls, Stars and the Album Leaf. The Fatales have another EP nearly in the can awaiting release. The act is on the hunt for a producer and a label. - Katie Hasty


"January 2006 - NPR"

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: Open Mic.

The Fatales are a four-piece rock group from New York making glitchy, atmospheric pop. Their moody sound has drawn comparisons to Radiohead and Interpol.

The Fatales follow 2004's critically successful EP Pretty in Pixels with four new songs, including the featured track, "Stadtpark," which draws inspiration from singer/guitarist Wayne Switzer's travels abroad. He tells NPR, "while I was living in Vienna, I would often go for walks in the large leafy park that lies near the center of the city. The park is simply called Stadtpark, or 'city-park' in English. Unlike most parks though, the mood of Stadtpark is somewhat pensive and heavy. It is difficult to describe the allure of such a place, but this song was a start."

In addition to Switzer, The Fatales feature Craig Holland on drums and computer programming, Ryan Vernon on bass and programming, and James Wu on keyboards and cello.

- Robin Hilton


Discography

2004 - Pretty in Pixels EP
2006 - The Hollin Hills Sessions (unreleased 4-song demo)

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Since their formation in 2002, The Fatales’ credits have grown to include performances at the 2006 Under the Snow Music Festival in Montreal, the 2003, 2005, & 2006 CMJ Music Marathons, the 2003 & 2004 Fort Reno Benefit Concerts in Washington, D.C., as well as support slots for artists like Stars, The Album Leaf, A Place to Bury Strangers, 22-20s, Film School, The Dresden Dolls, Starlight Mints, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, Canyon, Goldrush, Wheat, Lake Trout, Josh Ritter, Kevin Devine, Jeffrey Lewis, Snowden, and Robert Schneider (Apples in Stereo). Their 7-track EP, 2004’s Pretty in Pixels, garnered critical acclaim for its glitchy, moody, atmospheric pop most commonly drawing comparisons to Interpol and Radiohead. In the week of its release, the self-produced, self-released album was the #14 Most Added on CMJ and after two weeks, climbed to #34 on the CMJ Core Charts, receiving steady airplay on 3WK.com, XM Radio, WBCN’s “Nocturnal Emissions” hosted by legendary program director Oedipus, and even KCRW's famed "Morning Becomes Eclectic." Splendid Magazine proclaimed The Fatales, "one of the best unsigned bands in the country."

Pretty in Pixels was recorded and mixed at Headgear Production and Recording Studios (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, T.V. on the Radio, The National, Ambulance, Ltd.) in Brooklyn, NY. The single, Ministry of Defense, has been popular with club DJs throughout North America and Europe, garnering spins by the likes of Bob Mould for his modish D.C. dance party, “Blowoff.” The song was also chosen as the opening track to Velvet Blue’s 2004 unsigned band compilation, Start the Music, selected and produced by Jeff Cloud of Starflyer 59.

In August 2005, The Fatales returned to Headgear Studios to complete the production of a new 4-song demo: The Hollin Hills Sessions. Demonstrating more thoughtful and delicately crafted songwriting, the new compositions are grand, nostalgic, and cinematic in scope, recalling early Danny Elfman or the soundtrack to a David Lynch film noir. All the while the songs maintain the group’s trademark sound: shimmering layers of guitars and synths, lush melodic string arrangements, and meticulously programmed electronics, all driven by a propulsive and dynamic rhythm section. The picturesque effect is dark yet beautiful – dancing in circles while toeing the line of a familiar yet slightly skewed pop structure.

Stadtpark, a song from the new demo, was chosen for Je t’aime, a record compilation including artists Windsor for the Derby, A Northern Chorus , and Mark Robinson (Teenbeat, Unrest), released in March 2006 by Montreal-based Where Are My Records, also available through Darla Records. The song was also featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered in January 2006 and October 2005.

The Fatales are currently working on material for their first full-length LP to be released in 2008.

The Fatales are honored to be part of Ace Fu Records’ subdistribution collective, The Family Business. For more information, visit www.thefamilybusinessnyc.com.