The Fashion (band)
Encyclopedia
The Fashion was a band hailing from Copenhagen
, Denmark
. Their musical style has been compared to a mix of The Rapture
, Beastie Boys
, Head Automatica
, and LCD Soundsystem
. The Fashion's debut album Rock Rock Kiss Kiss Combo
was released in Denmark in September 2003 and gained extensive airplay across Danish radio
, receiving MTV
's Fresh Pick of the Week and positive reviews from Rolling Stone
's David Fricke
.
After some lineup changes, the band began work on its self-titled sophomore effort in the summer of 2006 with Fridolin (Outlandish
, Moi Caprice
). The music video for lead single "Solo Impala (Take the Money and Run)" debuted winter 2007 on MTV and made its film festival premiere at 2008's SXSW. Following their appearance at SXSW, The Fashion has sold out shows in New York City
and released a preview EP
through iTunes
. The Fashion's second album had a physical release on May 13 from Epic Records
- their first release in North America. The single "Like Knives" was featured in the Electronic Arts
racing video game, Need for Speed Undercover and in Madden 2009.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Their musical style has been compared to a mix of The Rapture
The Rapture (band)
The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre...
, Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
, Head Automatica
Head Automatica
Head Automatica is a Dance Rock band, formed by Glassjaw frontman Daryl Palumbo with Jarvis Holden, formerly of Give Up the Ghost or American Nightmare, Jim Greer, and Brandon Arnovick.-History:...
, and LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...
. The Fashion's debut album Rock Rock Kiss Kiss Combo
Rock Rock Kiss Kiss Combo
Rock Rock Kiss Kiss Combo is the debut album from Copenhagen Indie rock band The Fashion. It was released September 15, 2003 by Sony BMG Denmark. The album featured the singles “Lets Go Dancing”, and “Roller Disco Inferno” and the album was given extensive airplay on Danish radio...
was released in Denmark in September 2003 and gained extensive airplay across Danish radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
, receiving MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Fresh Pick of the Week and positive reviews from Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
's David Fricke
David Fricke
David Fricke is a senior editor at Rolling Stone magazine, where he writes predominantly on rock music. In the 1990s, he was managing editor before stepping down.-Background:David Fricke is a graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania...
.
After some lineup changes, the band began work on its self-titled sophomore effort in the summer of 2006 with Fridolin (Outlandish
Outlandish
Outlandish is a multi-award–winning hip-hop group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, it consists of Isam Bachiri , Waqas Ali Qadri , and Lenny Martinez . All three members are religious, with Isam and Waqas being Muslims and Lenny being Catholic...
, Moi Caprice
Moi Caprice
moi Caprice is an indie rock band from Denmark. Current members are Michael Møller, David Brunsgaard, Jakob Millung, and Casper Henning Hansen. The band, formed as early as 1993 as Concrete Puppet Frog, rose to visibility in 1997 as the first unsigned band to top the Danish alternative music...
). The music video for lead single "Solo Impala (Take the Money and Run)" debuted winter 2007 on MTV and made its film festival premiere at 2008's SXSW. Following their appearance at SXSW, The Fashion has sold out shows in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and released a preview EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
through iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. The Fashion's second album had a physical release on May 13 from Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
- their first release in North America. The single "Like Knives" was featured in the Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
racing video game, Need for Speed Undercover and in Madden 2009.
Singles & Videos
- Solo Impala (Take The Money and Run) - (2008) (official video on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
) - Like Knives - (2008) (official video on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
)
Albums
- Rock Rock Kiss Kiss ComboRock Rock Kiss Kiss ComboRock Rock Kiss Kiss Combo is the debut album from Copenhagen Indie rock band The Fashion. It was released September 15, 2003 by Sony BMG Denmark. The album featured the singles “Lets Go Dancing”, and “Roller Disco Inferno” and the album was given extensive airplay on Danish radio...
(15 September 2003) - The FashionThe Fashion (album)The Fashion is the self-titled second album from Copenhagen Indie rock band The Fashion. It was originally released digitally in early 2007. A physical release in Europe on January 8, 2008 by RCA Victor was followed by the North American release on Epic Records on May 13, 2008.-Track listing:# Dead...
(19 February 2007 Denmark, 8 January 2008 Europe, 13 May 2008 North America)