World Leader Pretend
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World Leader Pretend was a five-person rock
band from New Orleans, featuring Keith Ferguson (vocals/guitar/keyboards), Parker Hutchinson (keyboards), Matt Martin (guitar), Arthur Mintz (drums), and Alex Smith (bass). The band formed in 2000, and their name came from the 5th track of the album Green by R.E.M..
Their first album, Fit For Faded was released in 2003 on Renaissance Records, a New Orleans label. In 2004, they were signed to Warner Bros. Records
. An appearance at the first annual CMJ Cleveland and other North American tour dates coincided with the June 28, 2005 release of their major label debut, Punches
.
The band broke up in early 2008, shortly after traveling to Seattle, Washington
, to record their 2nd major release, due to "artistic differences" within the band.
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band from New Orleans, featuring Keith Ferguson (vocals/guitar/keyboards), Parker Hutchinson (keyboards), Matt Martin (guitar), Arthur Mintz (drums), and Alex Smith (bass). The band formed in 2000, and their name came from the 5th track of the album Green by R.E.M..
Their first album, Fit For Faded was released in 2003 on Renaissance Records, a New Orleans label. In 2004, they were signed to Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
. An appearance at the first annual CMJ Cleveland and other North American tour dates coincided with the June 28, 2005 release of their major label debut, Punches
Punches (album)
Punches is an album by World Leader Pretend, released in 2005 on Warner Brother Records.The album was self-produced, and mixed chiefly by Ben Hiller.-Track listing:#"Bang Theory" – 4:39#"Dreamdaddy" – 4:26#"New Voices" – 3:54#"Punches" – 3:51...
.
The band broke up in early 2008, shortly after traveling to Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, to record their 2nd major release, due to "artistic differences" within the band.
Albums
- Fit For Faded (2003)
- Panic Button - 4:09
- The Driving Rain - 5:04
- Your Tax Dollars at Work - 4:08
- A Small Thought - 3:39
- Fit For Faded - 5:39
- Fire With Fire - 5:39
- Flow - 3:49
- Headlights - 1:31
- Shape-Shifter - 2:32
- Fish - 4:16
- Theme - 7:24
- Rubble-Rousing Misspent Bouts EP (2005)
- Bang Theory - 4:41
- Punches - 3:51
- Tit for Tat - 3:52
- Into Thin Air - 5:09
- PunchesPunches (album)Punches is an album by World Leader Pretend, released in 2005 on Warner Brother Records.The album was self-produced, and mixed chiefly by Ben Hiller.-Track listing:#"Bang Theory" – 4:39#"Dreamdaddy" – 4:26#"New Voices" – 3:54#"Punches" – 3:51...
(2005)