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Fun.'s debut album Aim and Ignite was an interesting blend of seemingly divergent styles topped by a healthy dose of grandiose ambition and performed with a precise abandon. The trio made an album that was truly progressive and also super catchy and fun. The follow-up, Some Nights, ramps up the ambition and sonic bombast, but also manages to be even more powerful and impressive. While writing and planning the album, singer Nate Ruess, guitarist Jack Antonoff, and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost were heavily influenced by both the sound and scope of Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and made every attempt to achieve something similar, even to the point of hiring that album's co-producer Jeff Bhasker to produce and craft beats for them. (Also Emile Haynie, who has worked with Eminem among others) Though the album has more of a hip-hop influence than Aim and Ignite did, there are still large doses of Queen and ELO coursing through the band's blood, both in the machine-crafted vocal harmonies and the ornate bigness of the sound. The album is overloaded with strings and horns, backing vocals, keyboards, and programmed drums surrounding Ruess like a clamoring crowd, but never drowning out his innately sincere vocals and painfully honest lyrics. He has the kind of voice that could cut through any amount of noise, not by using volume but honesty. Even when he's fed through Auto-Tune, you know he's telling you the truth all the time. On songs like the lead single "We Are Young" or the rollicking "All Alone," he provides a very human core that grounds things even as the music builds to ornate crescendos. Indeed, the album is really, really big sounding and could easily have ended up collapsing under its own weight and pretension, but the opposite happens and Some Nights takes flight instead. The songs are both anthemic and human-sized, the heartfelt words and naked emotions are never buried, and the music is uplifting, not overpowering. The trio has crafted a record that measures up to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy musically and delivers enough emotional charge to power a small town for a month. It's an impressive achievement and Fun. deserves every bit of acclaim that comes its way because of it.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Jane Oliver, Cello - Chris Gehringer, Masterer - Mark Frost, Trombone - Jeff Bhasker, Producer, Arranger, Writer, Engineer & Mixer - fun., Writer, Performance, MainArtist - John Janick, ExecutiveProducer - Lucy Shaw, Double Bass - Emma Owens, Viola - Jenny Sacha, Violin - Rosie Danvers, Cello - Sally Jackson, Violin - Stephanie Cavey, Violin - Natalie Cavey, Viola - Andrew Dawson, AdditionalEngineer - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Trevor Mires, Trombone - Pete Bischoff, AdditionalEngineer - Natalia Bonner, Violin - TommyD, Additional Producer - Aude Cardona, Additional Vocals - Corinne Bailey, French Horn - Pat Hartley, Trombone - Richard Ashton, French Horn - Richard Bissel, French Horn - Pawel Sek, Engineer - Chloe Vincent, Flute - Tyler Johnson, Contributor
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Fueled By Ramen LLC
Chris Gehringer, Masterer - Jeff Bhasker, Producer, Mixer, Writer, AdditionalEngineer - fun., Composer, Writer, MainArtist - John Janick, ExecutiveProducer - Andrew Dawson, Engineer - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Joi Starr, Additional Backing Vocals - Pete Bischoff, AdditionalEngineer - Pat Reynolds, Additional Programmer - Pawel Sek, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andrew Dost, Performance - Jack Antonoff, Performance - Nate Reuss, Performance
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Fueled By Ramen LLC
Jane Oliver, Cello - Chris Gehringer, Masterer - Mark Frost, Trombone - Richard Bissell, French Horn - Janelle Monáe, FeaturedArtist - Jeff Bhasker, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Drum Programmer, Orchestration - fun., Composer, MainArtist - John Janick, ExecutiveProducer - Lucy Shaw, Double Bass - Emma Owens, Viola - Jenny Sacha, Violin - Rosie Danvers, Cello, Orchestration - Sally Jackson, Violin - Stephanie Cavey, Violin - Natalie Cavey, Viola - Andrew Dawson, Engineer - Nate Ruess, Vocals, Samples - Stuart White, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Wired Strings, Performance - Natalia Bonner, Violin - TommyD, Additional Producer - Corinne Bailey, French Horn - Pat Hartley, Trombone - Richard Ashton, French Horn - Andrew Dost, Piano - Jack Antonoff, Drums - Chloe Vincent, Flute
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Fueled By Ramen LLC
Jane Oliver, Cello - Chris Gehringer, Masterer - Mark Frost, Trombone - Jeff Bhasker, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer, Writer - fun., Writer, MainArtist - John Janick, ExecutiveProducer - Lucy Shaw, Double Bass - Emma Owens, Viola - Jenny Sacha, Violin - Rosie Danvers, Cello - Sally Jackson, Violin - Stephanie Cavey, Violin - Natalie Cavey, Viola - Andrew Dawson, Engineer - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Trevor Mires, Trombone - Nate Ruess, Performance - Kieran Kiely, Accordion - Pete Bischoff, AdditionalEngineer - Natalia Bonner, Violin - TommyD, Additional Producer - Corinne Bailey, French Horn - Pat Hartley, Trombone - Richard Ashton, French Horn - Richard Bissel, French Horn - Pat Reynolds, Additional Programmer - Pawel Sek, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andrew Dost, Performance - Jack Antonoff, Performance - Chloe Vincent, Flute
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Fueled By Ramen LLC
Chris Gehringer, Masterer - Jeff Bhasker, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Writer - fun., Writer, MainArtist - John Janick, ExecutiveProducer - Andrew Dawson, Engineer - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Nate Ruess, Vocals - Pete Bischoff, AdditionalEngineer - Pawel Sek, Engineer - Andrew Dost, Horn, Vocals - Jack Antonoff, Guitar
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Fueled By Ramen LLC
Jane Oliver, Cello - Chris Gehringer, Masterer - Mark Frost, Trombone - Jeff Bhasker, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer, Writer - fun., Arranger, Writer, MainArtist - John Janick, ExecutiveProducer - Lucy Shaw, Double Bass - Emma Owens, Viola - Jenny Sacha, Violin - Rosie Danvers, Cello - Sally Jackson, Violin - Stephanie Cavey, Violin - Natalie Cavey, Viola - Andrew Dawson, Engineer - Noah Goldstein, Engineer - Trevor Mires, Trombone - Nate Ruess, Performance - Stuart White, Assistant Mix Engineer - Pete Bischoff, AdditionalEngineer - Natalia Bonner, Violin - TommyD, Additional Producer - Corinne Bailey, French Horn - Pat Hartley, Trombone - Richard Ashton, French Horn - Richard Bissel, French Horn - Pawel Sek, Engineer - Andrew Dost, Performance - Jack Antonoff, Performance - Chloe Vincent, Flute
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Fueled By Ramen LLC
Emile Haynie, Drum Programmer - Chris Gehringer, Masterer - Jeff Bhasker, Producer, Writer, Engineer & Mixer - fun., Writer, MainArtist - John Janick, ExecutiveProducer - Andrew Dawson, Engineer - Nate Ruess, Performance - Stuart White, AdditionalEngineer - Aude Cardona, Additional Vocals - Pat Reynolds, Drum Programmer - Pawel Sek, Engineer - Andrew Dost, Performance - Jack Antonoff, Performance
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Fueled By Ramen LLC
Larry Gold, Strings - Emile Haynie, Producer, Additional Drums, Keyboards, Piano, Writer - Chris Gehringer, Masterer - Rich Costey, Mixer - Jeff Chestek, Engineer - Jeff Bhasker, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Piano, Writer, CoProducer - Olga Konopelsky, Violin - Emma Kummrow, Violin - fun., Writer, MainArtist - John Janick, ExecutiveProducer - Davis Barnett, Viola - Jake One, Drums, Additional Keyboards, CoProducer - Charles Parker, Violin - Nate Ruess, Vocals - Eliza Cho, Violin - Michelle Bishop, Violin - Luigi Mazzocchi, Violin - Montez Roberts, AdditionalEngineer - Jake Dutton, Writer - Alexandra Lilly, Choir - Anabela Caiola, Choir - Andrew Dost, Horn, Vocals - Antonia Gialamas, Choir - Claire DiLorenzo, Choir - Denise Di Pasca, Choir - Elise Lichtman, Choir - Friends After Three Choir at Friends Seminary, Backing Vocals - Jack Antonoff, Guitar - Joanna Pickett, Vocal Director - Jonathan Kim, Viola - Kathleen Stepan-Jackson, Choir - Lola Rockwell, Choir - Miranda Wollen, Choir - Nara Cowing, Choir - Olivia Vreeland, Choir - Sofia Bagdade, Choir - Sofia Garcia-Penâ, Choir - Sophia Buten, Choir - Sydney Goldstein, Choir - Tom Kraines, Cello - Vanessa Pasquarelli, Choir - James Cooper, III, Cello
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Fueled By Ramen LLC
Emile Haynie, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Drum Programmer - Chris Gehringer, Masterer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mix Engineer - Jeff Bhasker, Engineer, Writer, Background Vocals, Additional Synthesiser, CoProducer - fun., Writer, MainArtist - John Janick, ExecutiveProducer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mix Engineer - Nate Ruess, Vocals - Stuart White, Engineer - Will Noon, Drums - Andrew Dost, Horn, Vocals - Jack Antonoff, Guitar - Nate Harold, Bass
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Fueled By Ramen LLC
Jane Oliver, Cello - Chris Gehringer, Masterer - Mark Frost, Trombone - Richard Bissell, French Horn - Jeff Bhasker, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Engineer, Writer - fun., Arranger, Writer, MainArtist - John Janick, ExecutiveProducer - Lucy Shaw, Double Bass - Emma Owens, Viola - Jenny Sacha, Violin - Rosie Danvers, Cello - Sally Jackson, Violin - Stephanie Cavey, Violin - Natalie Cavey, Viola - Andrew Dawson, Engineer - Trevor Mires, Trombone - Natalia Bonner, Violin - TommyD, Additional Producer - Barbara Klaskin Silberg, Director - Boyce Buchanan, Choir - Finn Snyder, Choir - Lowell Novitch, Choir - West Los Angeles Children's Choir, Choir - Corinne Bailey, French Horn - Pat Hartley, Trombone - Richard Ashton, French Horn - Pawel Sek, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Genevieve Thomas, Choir - Janet Yang, Choir - Ky'lee Abrams, Choir - Marley Mulvihill, Choir - Renata Robins, Choir - Syke Saltzman, Choir - Chloe Vincent, Flute
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Fueled By Ramen LLC
Emile Haynie, Producer, Writer - Chris Gehringer, Masterer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mix Engineer - Jeff Bhasker, Additional Keyboards, Writer - fun., Writer, MainArtist - John Janick, ExecutiveProducer - Chris Gallard, Assistant Mix Engineer
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Fueled By Ramen LLC
Album review
Fun.'s debut album Aim and Ignite was an interesting blend of seemingly divergent styles topped by a healthy dose of grandiose ambition and performed with a precise abandon. The trio made an album that was truly progressive and also super catchy and fun. The follow-up, Some Nights, ramps up the ambition and sonic bombast, but also manages to be even more powerful and impressive. While writing and planning the album, singer Nate Ruess, guitarist Jack Antonoff, and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost were heavily influenced by both the sound and scope of Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and made every attempt to achieve something similar, even to the point of hiring that album's co-producer Jeff Bhasker to produce and craft beats for them. (Also Emile Haynie, who has worked with Eminem among others) Though the album has more of a hip-hop influence than Aim and Ignite did, there are still large doses of Queen and ELO coursing through the band's blood, both in the machine-crafted vocal harmonies and the ornate bigness of the sound. The album is overloaded with strings and horns, backing vocals, keyboards, and programmed drums surrounding Ruess like a clamoring crowd, but never drowning out his innately sincere vocals and painfully honest lyrics. He has the kind of voice that could cut through any amount of noise, not by using volume but honesty. Even when he's fed through Auto-Tune, you know he's telling you the truth all the time. On songs like the lead single "We Are Young" or the rollicking "All Alone," he provides a very human core that grounds things even as the music builds to ornate crescendos. Indeed, the album is really, really big sounding and could easily have ended up collapsing under its own weight and pretension, but the opposite happens and Some Nights takes flight instead. The songs are both anthemic and human-sized, the heartfelt words and naked emotions are never buried, and the music is uplifting, not overpowering. The trio has crafted a record that measures up to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy musically and delivers enough emotional charge to power a small town for a month. It's an impressive achievement and Fun. deserves every bit of acclaim that comes its way because of it.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:44
- Main artists: fun.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fueled By Ramen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2012 Fueled By Ramen LLC for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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