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Les Savy Fav


Les Savy Fav (pronounced lay-SAH-vee-FAHV) is a New York City band that produces idiosyncratic indie rock. Their style is heavily influenced by Art rock and Post-hardcore.

The group's original line-up, formed in 1995, all met while attending the Rhode Island School of Design.

The band is known for angular, abrasive guitar and bass melodies, complemented by singer Tim Harrington's educated, poetic lyrics sung or shouted over the instruments. Harrington's involved lyrics make broad-ranging academic references to such disparate topics as Stockholm syndrome, the architects of Carthage, and even palimpsests.

The band has a highly-regarded live show due to the antics of frontman Harrington, including kissing multiple audience members and on-stage wardrobe changes. These antics, however, rarely seem to faze the rest of the band as they continue to play as if nothing out of the ordinary is happening.

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 notable 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, released September 18, 2007. The band is running a video contest on YouTube for "The Equestrian," a song from their new album. [2][3].

Members

  • Tim Harrington (vocals)
  • Seth Jabour (guitar)
  • Syd Butler (bass)
  • Harrison Haynes (drums)


Former members

  • Gibb Slife (guitar)
  • Pat Mahoney (drums) (now in LCD Soundsystem)


Discography

Albums

  • 3/5 (1997, Self-Starter Foundation)
  • The Cat and the Cobra (1999, Frenchkiss/Self-Starter Foundation)
  • Rome EP, (2000, Southern)
  • Go Forth (2001, Frenchkiss)
  • Inches, a compilation of singles from 1995-2004 (2004, Frenchkiss)
  • Let's Stay Friends (2007, Frenchkiss)


Singles

  • Split Single, with The Apes and The Mars Volta; Les Savy Fav contribute Four Divided By One (2002, Southern Records)
  • Accidental Deaths, features Hit By Car and Hit By Train (2006, Rococo Records)
  • Plagues & Snakes; Australian Tour EP, features Raging in the Plague Age and Wake Up a Snake (2006, PopFrenzy Records)
  • What Would Wolves Do?, features What Would Wolves Do? and The Year Before The Year 2000 (2007, Wichita Records)


Compilations

  • Repopulation Program, Les Savy Fav contribute Raise Buildings. (1996, Load Records)
  • A Brooklyn-Based Compilation, Les Savy Fav contribute No Sleeves. (2001, Arena Rock Recording Co.)
  • Warm & Scratchy, Les Savy Fav contribute The Equestrian. (2007, Adult Swim)


Trivia

  • Their song "Hold Onto Your Genre" is featured in the soundtrack to MLB 2K7, as well as commercials for the game.
  • 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?"
  • Their song "The Sweat Descends" appears on the online rhythm game Audition Online and on the soundtrack to College Hoops 2K7.
  • "The Equestrian" is featured in the soundtrack to NHL 2K8.
  • Tim Harrington disguised himself as a mosquito for the nothing but nets campaign video.


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