Fever and the Fallin’ Rain

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Lost Land

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Lost Land
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Genre: Indie / Live Electronics / Pop
Location Wilmington, North Carolina, US
Profile Views: 37639
Last Login: 6/29/2010
Member Since 10/5/2008
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
..Fever and the Fallin' Rain's members have been writing together since the summer of 2007, but have experienced many transitions throughout those years. Seattle-born Art Musician Steve Styles and Jessica Fever from North Carolina started the band with alt-country aspirations, soon transforming into experimental rock and finally finding a niche with Fever’s electronic pop-inspired sounds... .. The duo is filled with diverse musical backgrounds and inspirations, and Fever was born under this array. Styles managed a growing band for 4 years, working with members of Sarathen records, before forming his own. Ryan Adams’ legacy has always inspired Styles as a musician, and classics Nick Drake, Gram Parsons, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, and Jeff Buckley also find their way into his writing style. Jessica Fever grew up with years of classical training, and she looks up to Mates of State for their strong hook-laden songs and pop melodies... .. .. .. .. "Local quartet Fever and the Fallin' Rain began 18 months ago, surviving several lineup changes and the departure of its original guitarist. After beginning life as The Magnolia Mountain and recording a four-song EP, the band was threatened with legal action by a Cincinnati band with the same name. Shortly thereafter, guitarist Joseph Wharton left the band for a woman. "I wish I could have that money back," says singer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Styles... .. In the aftermath, Styles focused on collaborating with keyboardist Helene Fever, taking an Americana sound in a new direction. The band's recently finished a three-song EP that stakes out a dreamy keyboard-driven shimmer owing debts to acts like Richard Swift, Film School and The Velvet Underground. "The basis is a nice melody with lyrics that aren't necessarily going to be the happiest," Styles explains... .. They're presently working on a concept album about Kansas City. In true Sufjan Stevens manner, Styles spent a couple of months studying up on the heartland city before writing songs like "The Rails Decline," about its declining fortunes as a rail hub, the pretty "Malts and Walts," about hometown boy Walt Disney, and the eerie epic "You Came, Now Go!" conceiving a conflict between the townspeople and missionary Mormons."—Chris Parker - The Independent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Members
Jessica Fever .. Steve Styles
Influences
ARTISTS WE ARE INSPIRED BY:.. Ryan Adams.. Nick Drake.. Jeff Buckley.. Gram Parsons.. The Velvet Underground.. Fleetwood Mac.. Mates of State.. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.. Nico.. Joanna Newsom.. Bob Dylan.. Townes Van Zandt.. Woody Guthrie.. Daniel Johnston.. Joni Mitchell.. Television.. My Morning Jacket.. Joy Division.. Olivia Tremor Control.. Neutral Milk Hotel.. The Microphones/Mount Eerie.. Scott Walker.. Swedish pop bands.. The Stone Roses.. Fiery Furnaces.. Elliott Smith.. The Beatles.. The Beach Boys.. Beck.. Brian Eno.. The Talking Heads.. Hall and Oates.. Destroyer.. Yo La Tengo.. Smog.. The Books..
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