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"Village Voice"

"every song makes you want to shake your ass." THE VILLAGE VOICE

- Village Voice


"New York Post"

"the group makes music to dance, thrash...a type of music violent and pretty." NEW YORK POST

- New York Post


"Time Out New York"

"maybe they'll be the next big thing." TIME OUT NEW YORK

- Time Out New York


"The Aquarian"

"the problem could be right in line to restart the punk revolution. that's how good their songs are." THE AQUARIAN

- The Aquarian


"Delusions Of Adequacy"

"there are FANTASTIC riffs to be found all over the duration of this album." DELUSIONS OF ADEQUACY

- Delusions Of Adequacy


Discography

The Problem LP, 2006

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Don’t call it emo. Don’t call it rock. Don’t call it screamo, or trendy, or pop. It’s an
alternative that can only be described with two words: “Disco Fuzz”. The Problem defends
their title as a dance band, writing catchy but thoughtful tunes that are only emphasized by
the intensity of the bands live show.

Christian Francis (vocals/guitar) and Justin Bornemann (bass), the two remaining
founding members, played together for two years before parting with their former drummer
and guitarist. After finding Roman Lewis (drums) and Shawn Sutton (guitar) The Problem was
solved.

The Union City, NJ foursome is fascinated by the path that led Clap Your Hands Say
Yeah and Arctic Monkeys to success, wanting to gain popularity through their
own hard work and perseverance; they are not so much interested in a big-time record deal
as much as they just want to get their music heard via the Internet and build a solid fan
base. Meanwhile, they are also trying to reach a goal of eating Rueben sandwiches at every
diner across America.

Influenced by Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, a band favorite, Francis quit his seven-
year job as a music teacher and now considers himself a “full-time songwriter/lonesome
traveler.” Bassist Justin Bornemann also took a job as a guitar teacher, but also plays bass
for New Jersey natives Rick Barry and April Smith in his spare time. Though mainly focused
on The Problem, Francis also has a side-project with partner Annie Sullivan called My Little
Pony, a two-piece dance/punk band. The two combined forces and started their own record
label, appropriately named “Disco Fuzz.”

Using the newly-born label to put out their self-titled album, The Problem recorded
their first full-length at Motherwest and Dubway Studios (We Are Scientists, Radio America) in New
York City with Paolo DeGregorio. With the bands own Francis producing the album, the
band successfully captured the high-energy, must-dance mentality of their live
performances.

However, the album could not possibly portray the antics of the fans at The
Problem’s shows. At one such gig, two girls were so thirsty as to drink drummer Roman
Lewis’s sweat. Another time, without intention of destroying his instrument, Francis threw
his guitar to the side, leaving its remnants to the “vulture” attendees, one of which ended
up getting stabbed in the leg with the broken neck. To experience the hip-shaking, head-
bobbing, sweat-drinking activities for yourself, check out The Problem at their next show!!