Sweeping The Nation — The second year of STN's existence, so most of this is an unashamed Greatest Hits of that year Los Campesinos!' demos changed everything and we generally got our raison d'etre into gear, as it were. Out in the wider world iPods became big... more info

Music For Ants — As long-time readers know, one of my favorite bands during the early years of this blog was indie folk collective, Anathallo. After releasing a pair of magnificent albums with Floating World and Canopy Glow the band unexpectedly went on a permanent h... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Fun (stylized fun.) is an American indie pop band based in New York, New York that was formed by Nate Ruess, formerly of The Format. After the 2008 breakup of The Format, Ruess left Arizona to develop his career in New York City. Ruess then formed F... more info

Music For Ants — It’s time for another edition of Commercial Watch, where I highlight the songs that play during those annoying parts that you never watch in between LOST and The Daily Show. Click the links to watch the commercials / download the MP3s. Apple: What ... more info

DrivenFarOff — When the Format broke up, I was rather upset, but when Nate Ruess formed Fun. I was elated. Fun. also includes Andrew Dost of Anathallo and Jack Antonoff of Steel Train. They’re the kind of band you listen to on a beautiful day with all the window... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — There have been many noticeable trends throughout time in the music industry and one doesn't need a Twitter account to figure out what's currently trending. Just like 40 was the new 30 and "bear" bands were the new "wolf" bands, it may be time for a... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Songs, ExclusiveWhile most people are wary of supergroups at this point, Fun are putting all of their energy into to music that sounds, well, fun. The group -- consisting of Nate Ruess (formerly of the Format), Andrew Dost (Anathallo) an... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — A few months ago, many of us received our first listen into the supergroup formed by ex-Format frontman Nate Ruess assuming the moniker Fun. After the demise of The Format, Ruess teamed up with friends from Anathallo, Steel Train, and even enlisted ... more info

The Yellow Stereo — You may remember Air France and their EP No Way Down, which seemed to come out at a perfect time last year right around this time.  With it’s total playing time being only around 23 minutes, it meant for a brisk listening experience of whimsical... more info

JamBase — FUN, THE NEW PROJECT FROM NATE RUESS (THE FORMAT), ANDREW DOST (ANATHALLO) & JACK ANTONOFF (STEEL TRAIN) CONFIRMED NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA FUN FUN, the exciting new project from Nate Ruess, formerly of The Format, ex-Ana... more info