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Les Savy Fav
Les Savy Fav
Origin	New York City, USA
Genres	Indie rock; Math rock; Post-punk revival; Post-hardcore; Art punk
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Frenchkiss
Website	www.lessavyfav.com/
Members
	Tim Harrington; Seth Jabour; Syd Butler; Harrison Haynes; Andrew Reuland
Former members
	Gibb Slife; Pat Mahoney

Les Savy Fav (pronounced lay SAH-vee FAHV) is a New York City indie rock band. Their style is influenced by art rock and post-hardcore. The group is known for the stage presence of lead singer Tim Harrington.

[edit] Biography

The group's original line-up, formed in 1995, all met while attending the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. Live shows are punctuated by the antics of frontman Harrington, including kissing multiple audience members and on-stage wardrobe changes. The rest of the band continues to play as if nothing out of the ordinary is happening. Guitar player Gibb Slife soon left the band after their debut. Drummer Mahoney was replaced by Harrison Haynes.

The band started a planned hiatus in mid-2005, which led to speculation that they might have broken up, but lead Harrington confirmed that Les Savy Fav would return [1], and indeed they did, playing a live performance at the British All Tomorrow's Parties festival in May 2007. The band booked studio time in November 2006 to record their fourth full length, Let's Stay Friends, which was released September 18, 2007. Andrew Reuland joined the band in 2006 as the second guitar player.[2][3]. The band performed "Patty Lee" live on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on January 31, 2008. Their song "Hold Onto Your Genre" is featured in the soundtrack to MLB 2K7, as well as commercials for the game.

Bass player Syd Butler is also the owner of Frenchkiss Records. Seth Jabour is also known for his work as an illustrator and graphic designer. Former drummer Pat Mahoney plays currently in LCD Soundsystem.

The Derry/London based band Jetplane Landing included a song on their 2007 album Backlash Cop entitled "Why Do They Never Play Les Savy Fav On The Radio?"

[edit] Music Style

Initially their music featured an abrasive sound fitting in the noise rock genre and reminiscent of the music of Fugazi. Later on their music became more idiosyncratic shifting to a more radio friendly sound more closely to the sound of befriended bands Bloc Party and Enon. Kele Okereke of Bloc Party wrote of Les Savy Fav's influence on his band for an article in The Observer in 2005^[1] and members of Enon have contributed to several Les Savy Fav tracks

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

3/5 (1997, Self-Starter Foundation)
The Cat and the Cobra (1999, French Kiss Records/Self-Starter Foundation)
Go Forth (2001, French Kiss Records)
Let's Stay Friends (2007, French Kiss Records)

[edit] EPs

Emor: Rome Upside Down EP, (2000, Southern)

[edit] Live albums

After the Balls Drop, (2008, Frenchkiss) (Digital-only release)

[edit] Compilations

Repopulation Program, Les Savy Fav contribute Raise Buildings. (1996, Load Records)
This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation, Les Savy Fav contribute No Sleeves. (2001, Arena Rock Recording Co.)
Inches, a compilation of singles from 1995-2004 (2004, Frenchkiss - re-released 2008 on Wichita Recordings)
Warm & Scratchy, Les Savy Fav contribute The Equestrian. (2007, Adult Swim)

[edit] Singles

"Rodeo" (1997)
"Our Coastal Hymn" (1999)
"Reprobates Resume" (2001)
"Reformat (Dramatic Reading)" (2001)
"Obsessed with the Excess" (2003)
"Yawn, Yawn, Yawn" (2003)
"Hold On To Your Genre" (2004)
"Knowing How The World Works" (2004)
"The Sweat Descends" (2004)
"We'll Make A Lover Out Of You" (2004)
"Accidental Deaths/Hit By Car" (2006)
"Raging in the Plague Age" (2006)
"What Would Wolves Do?" (2007)
"Patty Lee" (2008)

[edit] Sources

bio on VH1
Les Savy Fav @ Epitonic

[edit] External links

[edit] References

^ 'Hidden gems of the arts' in The Observer 21st August 2005

[test-0] 'Hidden gems of the arts' in The Observer 21st August 2005

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