Fitz and The Tantrums

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Biography

Fitz and The Tantrums are an American neo soul/indie pop band from Los Angeles, formed in 2008. Their debut studio album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, released in August 2010, has received critical acclaim and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. They were heralded as a "band to watch" in an April 2011 profile in Rolling Stone. They have performed their hit single "MoneyGrabber" on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, on TBS's Conan and on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and have toured extensively in the United States and abroad. They are currently signed to Elektra Records. The band consists of Michael Fitzpatrick (lead vocals and keyboards), Noelle Scaggs (vocals and percussion), James King (saxophone, flute, keyboard, percussion and guitar), Joseph Karnes (bass guitar), Jeremy Ruzumna (keyboards) and John Wicks (drums and percussion). They are produced by Chris Seefried, who is also a co-writer.

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Year Formed 2008
Number of Albums 37
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In what year did Fitz and the Tantrums form?

2008

...Since forming in 2008 , Fitz and the Tantrums have always been a band hellbent on evolving. Having made a splash with the soulful R&Brevival sound of t...
What was the name of the band's debut album?

Pickin Up The Pieces

...sh with the soulful R&Brevival sound of their debut album, 2010s Pickin Up The Pieces (released on Dangerbird Records), the band offered up a New Wave...
On what label was Pickin Up The Pieces released?

Dangerbird Records

...und of their debut album, 2010s Pickin Up The Pieces (released on Dangerbird Records ), the band offered up a New Waveinfluenced dancepop sound with it...
What was the name of the Elektra Records debut?

Heatseekers No

...Waveinfluenced dancepop sound with its Elektra Records debut, 2013s Heatseekers No . We felt incredibly validated by the reception to More Than Just A ...
What did Scaggs say allowed Fitz and the Tantrums to do?

tell our story in a completely truthful manner

...l of ourselves, Scaggs says, and that enabled us to tell our story in a completely truthful manner . The result is Fitz and the Tantrums most emotional...
What theme does the record center on?

desire

...t emotionally connected record yet and one that centers on the theme of desire . Thats just the nature of it. And that lends itself really well to us m...
What was their debut album called?

Pickin' Up the Pieces

...eles, California, that formed in 2008. Their debut studio album, Pickin' Up the Pieces , was released in August 2010 on indie label Dangerbird Records ...
In what year was the band's self-titled third album released?

2016

...ust a Dream, the same year. Their selftitled third album was released in 2016 , which contains their most notable song HandClap. Their fourth studio al...
When was their fourth studio album, All the Feels, released?

2019

...song HandClap. Their fourth studio album, All the Feels, was released in 2019 . History edit Early history edit Fitz and the Tantrums was founded by in...
Who did Wicks bring in as a bassist?

Joseph Karnes

...lle Scaggs and drummer John Wicks. In turn, Wicks brought in bassist Joseph Karnes and keyboardist Jeremy Ruzumna. According to Fitzpatrick, the band ...
Who was the founder of the group?

Michael Fitzpatrick

...The group was founded in 2008 by Michael Fitzpatrick , who had begun writing soul music for a solo project on an old church organ he had purchased. He ...
How many members did the group have?

seven

...s King to the group as an arranger and soon after expanded the band to a seven piece, including several horns. Fitzpatrick shares the vocal duties with...
When did Dangerbird Records sign the band?

2010

..., Jeremy Ruzumna, and John Wicks. Dangerbird Records signed the group in 2010 and issued their first fulllength album, Pickin Up the Pieces, in August...
What was the name of the band's first fulllength album?

Pickin Up the Pieces

...igned the group in 2010 and issued their first fulllength album, Pickin Up the Pieces , in August of that year. The album reached 15 on the Billboard H...
How many Billboard Heatseekers charts did Pickin Up the Pieces reach?

15

...th album, Pickin Up the Pieces, in August of that year. The album reached 15 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. On January 12, 2011, Fitz & the Tantr...
What is the band's musical style described as?

soulinfluenced indie pop

...s said that the bands musical style can be fairly described as soulinfluenced indie pop . He noted that while the band is influenced by the classic son...
What instrument did Fitzpatrick not use in the band?

guitars

...nd is not trying to create an exact replica of that music. In another interview, Fitzpatrick talked about his decision to not use guitars in the band....
For some bands, it takes a lifetime to build what?

success

...om to the main stage. For some bands, it takes a lifetime to build this success , but few performers deliver an unrestrained blast of soulclapping, get...
What is Fitz's name for a band that delivers an unrestrained blast of soulclapping?

Fitz & the Tantrums

...In just a year or so, soulsters Fitz & the Tantrums went from the living room to the main stage. For some bands, it takes a lifetime to build this suc...
What was the name of Fitz's blue-eyed soul anthem?

Breaking the Chains of Love

... of that vintage instrument and wrote a blueeyed soul anthem, Breaking the Chains of Love . Sometimes, the Music Gods just give it to you, Fitz says. T...
How long after he cashed in some favors, did Fitz get his organ to his living room?

seven hours

... to say no, Fitz called some piano movers, cashed in some favors, and seven hours later, the organ went from the curb to his living room. That night, ...
What was the name of the producer that Fitz worked with in his studio?

Mickey Petralia

...industry, writing music and working in a studio with Beck producer, Mickey Petralia . But at those 88 keys, just seven hours after that organ dropped i...
What year did the band More Than Just a Dream release?

2014

...udio album, the Tony Hoffer produced More Than Just a Dream, appeared in 2014 and found the group moving away from the vintage soul sound of their deb...
In what city is the band based?

Los Angeles

...Than Just a Dream and HandClap from 2016's Fitz and the Tantrums. The Los Angeles based Fitzpatrick initially formed the Tantrums in 2008 as a neosoul ...
What was the name of the band that became a coed septet with Noelle Scaggs?

Tantrums

...orn arrangements to the material. The lineup grew from there, with the Tantrums eventually becoming a coed septet with the addition of vocalist Noelle...
Who added horn arrangements to the material?

James King

...iting. While recording a solo EP, he recruited an old college friend, James King , to add horn arrangements to the material. The lineup grew from there...
Which Tony Hoffer produced album was the second?

More Than Just a Dream

...neyGrabber. Their second studio album, the Tony Hoffer produced More Than Just a Dream , appeared in 2014 and found the group moving away from the vint...
Out of My League reached what number on the Billboard Alternative chart?

number one

...oving away from the vintage soul sound of their debut. The album's lead single, Out of My League, reached number one on Billboard's Alternative chart....
When was the album Pickin' Up the Pieces released?

August

...2010 and issued their first fulllength album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, in August of that year. The album reached 15 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. ...
What was the name of the Los Angeles Times music critic?

Ann Powers

...15 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Los Angeles Times music critic Ann Powers wrote, Fitz & the Tantrums is the kind of band that communicates best...
Who wrote that the band members craft soulful nostalgia pop that's not only infectious but fresh enough to make it stand apart from its predecessors?

Aly Comingore

... in concert, but this album serves as a fine proxy and partystarter. Aly Comingore of the Santa Barbara Independent wrote that the band members craft ...
On January 12, 2011, what two songs were performed on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live in Los Angeles?

MoneyGrabber and Don't Gotta Work It Out

...on 5. On January 12, 2011, Fitz & the Tantrums performed the songs MoneyGrabber and Don't Gotta Work It Out on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live in Los Angeles....