Fake Problems

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Born & Raised 00:00 Tools
Songs For Teenagers 00:00 Tools
How Far Our Bodies Go 00:00 Tools
Astronaut 00:00 Tools
The Dream Team 00:00 Tools
The Heaven & Hell Cotillion 01:21 Tools
Maestro of This Rebellious Symphony 00:00 Tools
Soulless 00:00 Tools
ADT 00:00 Tools
1234 00:00 Tools
5678 00:00 Tools
Diamond Rings 00:00 Tools
Don't Worry Baby 03:15 Tools
You're a Serpent, You're a She-Snake 00:00 Tools
Busy Bees 00:00 Tools
RSVP 00:00 Tools
To Repel Ghosts 00:00 Tools
Cold On The Soul 00:00 Tools
Heart BPM 00:00 Tools
Done With Fun 00:00 Tools
Level With The Devil 00:00 Tools
Heck Yeah Summer! 00:00 Tools
Tabernacle Song 00:00 Tools
Oh Maria 00:00 Tools
The Magazines 00:00 Tools
Alligator Assassinator 00:00 Tools
There Are Times 00:00 Tools
White Lies 00:00 Tools
Grand Finale 00:00 Tools
Too Cold to Hold 00:00 Tools
Ghost To Coast 00:00 Tools
Life's a Drink, Get Thirsty! 00:00 Tools
Para Tu 00:00 Tools
Sorry OK Sorry OK Sorry 00:00 Tools
Complaint Dept. 00:00 Tools
Degree'd Or Denounced 00:00 Tools
Heat On The Feet 00:00 Tools
My First Million 00:00 Tools
Motion of Ocean 00:00 Tools
Cannonball 00:00 Tools
Caravan of Courage 00:00 Tools
Heartless 00:00 Tools
Oh, Your Silver Heart 00:00 Tools
Small Devil Song 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving As Living & Dying-Heck Yeah Summer Reprise 00:00 Tools
Crest on the Chest-Cold on the Soul Preprise 00:00 Tools
Crest On The Chest / Cold On The Soul Preprise 00:00 Tools
Gone Before Dawn 00:00 Tools
Crest On the Chest 00:00 Tools
Complaint Dept 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving as Living & Dying 00:00 Tools
Real Problems In SRQ 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving As Living & Dying / Heck Yeah Summer Reprise 00:00 Tools
I'm a Ramblin' Man 00:00 Tools
Mr. Rock & Roll (Acoustic) 00:00 Tools
Toro! Toro! 00:00 Tools
The Rest is History 00:00 Tools
Fast Maria 00:00 Tools
Rumble in the Jungle 00:00 Tools
Bands With Business Plans 00:00 Tools
c'mon james 00:00 Tools
Adam's Song 00:00 Tools
The Side of the Decided 00:00 Tools
Mutt 00:00 Tools
Para Tu (Acoustic) 00:00 Tools
Room and Board 00:00 Tools
Wendy Clear 00:00 Tools
Can You Live With That? 00:00 Tools
Holy Attitude 00:00 Tools
1 2 3 4 00:00 Tools
Travelin' Band 00:00 Tools
Crest On The Chest -Cold On The Soul Preprise 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving as Living & Dying / Heck Yeah Reprise 00:00 Tools
Hey, You Left Your Skirt at My House 00:00 Tools
Mr. Rock and Roll 00:00 Tools
Complaint Department 00:00 Tools
Hey You Left Your Skirt At My 00:00 Tools
How Do You Spell Hero? (E-V-E-L) 00:00 Tools
Oh No! 00:00 Tools
Mr. Rock & Roll (Acoustic)* 00:00 Tools
Crest on the Chest/Cold on the Soul (Preprise) 00:00 Tools
I Love To Boogie 00:00 Tools
I Think You Should Let Me Drive 00:00 Tools
Someone To Talk To 00:00 Tools
Crest On The Chest - Cold On The The Soul (Reprise) 00:00 Tools
Paratu 00:00 Tools
Gone Arrow 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving As Living And Dying (Heck Yeah Summer Reprise) 00:00 Tools
Found You Out 00:00 Tools
Hey You Left Your Skirt At My House 00:00 Tools
She Daydreamed At Large 00:00 Tools
Mr. Rock and Roll Role - Soulless 7" 00:00 Tools
The Manliest Man Of All Men 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving as Living & Dying/Heck Yeah Summer (Reprise) 00:00 Tools
The Gun 00:00 Tools
Out Alive - Soulless 7" 00:00 Tools
Heat On The Street 00:00 Tools
Sugar 00:00 Tools
See You Soon 00:00 Tools
5678 (USE) 00:00 Tools
Crest On The Chest/Cold On The Soul Preprise 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - See You Soon 00:00 Tools
Without you, we will surely perish 00:00 Tools
Soulless (live at Stratosphere Sound) 00:00 Tools
One Step To The Left 00:00 Tools
Oh Maria Remix 00:00 Tools
Ghost To Coast (live at Stratosphere Sound) 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Heartless 00:00 Tools
RSVP (live at Stratosphere Sound) 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving As Living & Dying - Heck Yeah Summer Reprise 00:00 Tools
Sugar (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
04 - Sorry, Ok, Sorry, Ok, Sor 00:00 Tools
Sorry OK Sorry/Born & Raised 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Soulless 00:00 Tools
Crest On The Chest - Cold On The Soul Preprise 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving As Living & Dying / Heck Yeah Summer Repri 00:00 Tools
Now Now - Neighbors 00:00 Tools
Laura Stevenson The Cans - Master Of Art 00:00 Tools
You're A Serpent, You're A SheSnake 00:00 Tools
Laura Stevenson and the Cans - Nervous Rex 00:00 Tools
Now Now - Everyone You Know 00:00 Tools
Into it. Over It. - Augusta, GA 00:00 Tools
Into It. Over It. - Ravenswood 00:00 Tools
Out Alive 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving As Living & Dying/Heck Yeah Summer Reprise 00:00 Tools
Pomegranates - Prouncer 00:00 Tools
Mr. Rock & Roll [#][Acoustic][Version] 00:00 Tools
Mr. Rock and Roll Role (Soulless 7") 00:00 Tools
There Are Times (Nervous Energies session) 00:00 Tools
Songs for Teenagers (Sleepover Shows) 00:00 Tools
Bonus2 00:00 Tools
Pomegranates - Everybody, Come Outside! 00:00 Tools
Untitled (Acoustic) 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving As Living & Dying/Heck Yeah Summer! (Reprise) 00:00 Tools
Making It Up 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - RSVP 00:00 Tools
Bonus1 00:00 Tools
Out Alive (Soulless 7") 00:00 Tools
Sorry, Ok, Sorry, Ok 00:00 Tools
crest on the chest - cold on the soul (reprise) 00:00 Tools
I Was 16 Years Old 00:00 Tools
Bonus3 00:00 Tools
Staying And Leaving As Living And Dying - Heck Yeah Summer! (Reprise) 00:00 Tools
Born Raised 00:00 Tools
Bonus4 00:00 Tools
Get Your Hopes Up 00:00 Tools
How Do You Spell Hero? (R-E-M-I-X) 00:00 Tools
Staying and Leaving as Living and Dying 00:00 Tools
Mr. Rock and Roll (Acoustic) 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Maestro Of This Rebellious Symphony 00:00 Tools
Knockin' 00:00 Tools
06 crest on the chest-cold on the so 00:00 Tools
'Soulless' 00:00 Tools
Wendy Clear (The Grim Reaper) 00:00 Tools
Crest on the Chest-Cold on the Soul 00:00 Tools
Batavia, NY 00:00 Tools
Mr. Rock & Roll 00:00 Tools
Degree'd Or Denounce 00:00 Tools
Toro Toro 00:00 Tools
Making It Up (Fake Problems) 00:00 Tools
I'm A Kid, That's My Job 00:00 Tools
Crest on the Chest - Cold on the Soul Reprise 00:00 Tools
Mr. Rock and Roll Role 00:00 Tools
03. Oh! Your Silver Heart 00:00 Tools
Sorry, OK, Sorry 00:00 Tools
01 - Motion Of The Ocean 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Born & Raised 00:00 Tools
10 staying & leaving as living & dyi 00:00 Tools
Revolver Mouth 00:00 Tools
Grande Finale 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving As Living & 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Staying & Leaving As Living & Dying 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - To Repel Ghosts 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Astronaut 00:00 Tools
Heartless (Live) 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Heck Yeah Summer! 00:00 Tools
Without a Sunset 00:00 Tools
Truce! 00:00 Tools
Heart BPM (Live) 00:00 Tools
Mr. Rock & Roll [Acoustic] 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Oh Maria 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - C'mon James! 00:00 Tools
12 oh maria 00:00 Tools
Home Hospital Bed 00:00 Tools
You're A Serpent, You're A She 00:00 Tools
Degreed or Denounced 00:00 Tools
04. Sorry, Ok, Sorry, Ok 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Life's A Drink, Get Thirsty! 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Fast Maria 00:00 Tools
Too Cold To Hold (Sleepover Shows) 00:00 Tools
1. Fake Problems-How Far Our Bodies Go (Bonus Tracks) - Real Problems In SRQ 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Crest on the Chest 00:00 Tools
2. Fake Problems-How Far Our Bodies Go (Bonus Tracks) - Fast Maria 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Cold On The Soul 00:00 Tools
Souless 00:00 Tools
-sorry Ok Sorry/born & Raised (live) 00:00 Tools
Oh! Maria! (Acoustic) 00:00 Tools
Ghost To Coast (Nervous Energies Session) 00:00 Tools
Sorry ok sorry 00:00 Tools
Heck Yeah, Summer! 00:00 Tools
Heart BPM (Daytrotter Session) 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Busy Bee 00:00 Tools
The Magazine (Nervous Energies session) 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Real Problems In SRQ 00:00 Tools
How Do You Spell Hero? E-V-E-L 00:00 Tools
crest on the chest-cold on the so 00:00 Tools
03 Mestro Of This Rebellious Symphony 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving As Living & Dying (Heck Yeah Summer Reprise) 00:00 Tools
Heartless (Daytrotter Session) 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Para Tu 00:00 Tools
1234 (live) 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - The Dream Team 00:00 Tools
3. Fake Problems-How Far Our Bodies Go (Bonus Tracks) - C'mon James! 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - How Far Our Bodies Go 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems, 'Soulless' 00:00 Tools
Crest On The Chest -Cold On Th 00:00 Tools
Heartless (Acoustic) 00:00 Tools
Song for Teenagers 00:00 Tools
The Dream Team (Live) 00:00 Tools
Sorry OK Sorry/ Born & 00:00 Tools
Fake Problems - Para Tu(Acoustic) 00:00 Tools
How Do You Spell Hero EVEL 00:00 Tools
4. Fake Problems-How Far Our Bodies Go (Bonus Tracks) - Para Tu (Acoustic) 00:00 Tools
04. Sorry, Ok, Sorry, Ok, Sorry 00:00 Tools
Rumble In The Jungle (Live) 00:00 Tools
Diamond Rings (Live) 00:00 Tools
Motion Of The Ocean [Explicit] 00:00 Tools
Don't Worry Baby (live) 00:00 Tools
Hey You Left... 00:00 Tools
Our Model Home Days 00:00 Tools
With all this time 00:00 Tools
How Do You Spell Hero? (Remix) 00:00 Tools
Eagle Eyes 00:00 Tools
Songs For Teenagers (Live) 00:00 Tools
There Are Times (live) 00:00 Tools
Travelin' Band (Daytrotter Session) 00:00 Tools
Degree'd Or Denounced [Explicit] 00:00 Tools
Hey, You Left... 00:00 Tools
Oh! Your Silver Heart [Explicit] 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving As Living & Dying -Heck Yeah Summer Reprise 00:00 Tools
Cannonball [Explicit] 00:00 Tools
Dream Team (Daytrotter Session) 00:00 Tools
For You, Of You 00:00 Tools
Alligator Assasinator 00:00 Tools
Toro!! Toro!! 00:00 Tools
Cannonball! 00:00 Tools
Songs for Teenagers (Live at The Schwaben Club) 00:00 Tools
Never Shoulda 00:00 Tools
Dream Team 00:00 Tools
Ghost To Coast (Live) 00:00 Tools
Busybees 00:00 Tools
You're A Serpent,You're A She-Snake 00:00 Tools
Staying & Leaving As Living & Dying-Heck 00:00 Tools
Interlude 00:00 Tools
Born n Raised 00:00 Tools
Heat On The Feet [Explicit] 00:00 Tools
Ramblin Man 00:00 Tools
Songs for Teenagers (live at Stratosphere Sound) 00:00 Tools
My First Million [Explicit] 00:00 Tools
Sorry OK Sorry OK Sorry [Explicit] 00:00 Tools
Ok Sorry Ok Sorry 00:00 Tools
Fake problems 00:00 Tools
1,2,3,4 00:00 Tools
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Evolution is a naturally occurring force in life, however there’s nothing predictable about Fake Problems sonic journey from underground heroes to indie rock trailblazers. Since forming in Naples, Florida in 2005 the group—which includes vocalist/guitarist Chris Farren, bassist Derek Perry, drummer Sean Stevenson, guitarist Brian Blount, and former guitarist Casey Lee—have released two critically acclaimed full-lengths, won over countless fans all over the world and toured and played shows with everyone from The Hold Steady to Frank Turner. However with their sophomore release on Side One Dummy Records, Real Ghosts Caught on Tape, Fake Problems have exceeded even their own lofty expectations by creating a cerebral masterpiece that sees the band fully reconciling all of their seemingly disparate influences and proving it’s finally their time to step into the spotlight. In 2012 Casey Lee left the band. He was replaced by Brian Blount of Vega Under Fire . Recorded with Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem, Lucero) in California, the album sees the band stripping down the expansive orchestration of 2009’s It’s Great To Be Alive and discovering what magic lurks at the core of Fake Problems’ collective psyche. “We wanted the album to be a little more subtle and let it speak for itself,” Farren explains when asked how found the act found the inspiration to craft a unique brand of music that manages to incorporate elements of infectious indie rock & roll and ‘60s girl groups—the latter of which is aided by crooning vocals courtesy of Fake Problems’ longtime friends/fans Arrested Development’s Mae Whiteman and Alia Shawkat. Farren also acknowledges that Hutt helped the band realize their Phil Spector-esque wall of sound production style they had in their heads, which allowed them to transcend the DIY punk scene they grew up in without abandoning their roots. “In the past we would jam so many ideas into one song and it would just be too much,” Farren admits. “Ted helped us realize that while that approach is very creative, it’s wasn’t the best way to go about writing this record” he continues. “This album was a good exercise in restraint and filtering the ideas so we could make every good idea really count. “ From soul-inspired indie-rock experiments like “5678” and chilling compositions like “Ghost To Coast” to sparkling beach punk-inspired gems like “Complaint Dept,” Real Ghosts Caught On Tape effectively shows how Fake Problems have organically developed into one of rock’s most exciting acts and will undeniably see them attracting a whole new base of music fans who are looking for something in what they listen to that can’t be easily described or marketed. “The song ‘Complaint Dept’ was such a different thing for us to do because all of the guitar parts are so intricate and noodly,” Farren says when asked about some of his favorite moments on the album. “It was just so fun to be able to do that with our band because it’s surprising for a Fake Problems song, but it works for us.” Real Ghosts Caught On Tape also sees Farren expanding his lyrical palette—and while he’s become well known for his theological imagery, this album sees Farren exploring himself more as opposed to any external deities. “There’s a theme in the lyrics of uncertainty,” he explains. “There’s an emphasis on fear, trying to persevere, not giving up hope and doing the best you can to stay positive,” he continues. “It’s more of a record about being yourself and living your own life than it is about any other person, concept or idea,” he summarizes. Although lines like “When I reach the pearly gates of hell, I’ll send those dimes back up the wishing well with a note tied to each that reads ‘Nobody’s listening.’” (from “Complaint Dept.”) still display Farren’s gift for wordplay and metaphor, “it’s more of a conversation than a sermon.” That said, Real Ghosts Caught On Tape isn’t going to make Fake Problems an easy act to categorize—but that’s something that they wouldn’t change for the world. “Creatively we always molded our band from the beginning so that we’d be able to do anything and tour with anyone from Against Me! to William Elliott Whitmore to even the Dillinger Escape Plan,” Farren explains. “I think it’s kind of hard to slap our name on a sticker and recommend us if you like another band, but I think in the long term it’s definitely a blessing that we’re not pinpointed into one thing,” he continues. “We really don’t ever want to be that type of band.” “Sometimes I dream of getting in my car and driving straight through the night,” vocalist Chris Farren croons on the intricately arranged ballad “Ghost To Coast.” Real Ghosts Caught On Tape is the perfect soundtrack to that journey from darkness to light, showcasing a band who have grown to new artistic heights lying on the other side of the horizon. Fake Problems is an American rock band from Naples, Florida. They released their first album, How Far Our Bodies Go, on Sabot Productions on April 27, 2007. Their second record, It's Great to Be Alive, was released through Side One Dummy Records on February 17, 2009. Growing up is never easy, but when you’re in a band it often seems impossible. Make the same record twice and you’re chastised for being repetitive, but if you make too large of a sonic shift your fan base will desert you. Luckily Naples, Florida’s Fake Problems have never had to deal with this dilemma because with each release they’ve not only organically reinvented their sound, they’ve also successfully redefined who they are as musicians and human beings in the process. The culmination of this is the band’s SideOneDummy debut It’s Great To Be Alive, which shows Fake Problems’ unique brand of indie rock finally shaking off the insecurity and soul-searching of adolescence and sees the band embracing a sense of perspective that can only be gained by spending countless months on the road touring, laughing and writing music they believe in. In order to capture their creative vision for It’s Great To Be Alive the band packed up their van and headed to the cornfields of Omaha, Nebraska, where they spent two weeks tracking the album at ARC Studios with producer A.J. Mogis (Cursive, Rilo Kiley, The Faint). Although this might seem like an unconventional choice for a band who have toured with decidedly more aggressive peers such as Against Me! and the Riverboat Gamblers, Fake Problems were so prepared going into the studio they didn’t have to worry about getting bogged down with technicalities. “We knew exactly what order we wanted the record to be in and what auxiliary instruments we wanted to use on the songs,” Farren explains adding that Perry arranged the strings, Look Mexico’s Matt Agrella arranged the horns—and at one point the band even enlisted the help of a seven-piece horn section comprised of University of Nebraska students and teachers. The result is an album that combines the band’s punk rock roots with elements of folk and indie rock to create a unique amalgam of music that’s as distinctive as Farren’s soulful tenor. “I’m definitely influenced by my musical surroundings, so there was never any decision to make ‘this’ or ‘that’ kind of song,” the band’s frontman explains, listing everyone from alt-country crooners like Ryan Adams to troubadours like Bob Dylan and rock revivalists such as the Hold Steady as influences this time around. “We write songs that we would want to hear from other artists,” he elaborates. “We make music that we want to listen to, so it just wouldn’t make sense to keep doing the same thing over and over again. From the sinister shuffle of “You’re A Serpent, You’re a She-Snake” to orchestral ballads like “Tabernacle Song” and intricately layered anthems like “There Are Times,” It’s Great To Be Alive is less of a traditional album and more of a sonic journey that refuses to be limited by genre constraints. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.