The Fake Fictions have been building a reputation for sharp hooks, good times and an insanely fun live show since forming in Chicago in April 2004, playing with bands such as the Like Young, Office, and Bunnygrunt at venues like the Empty Bottle, Schuba’s, Subterranean, the Hideout and the Beat Kitchen, as well as playing the CMJ Music Festival in New York City in 2006.
Nick and Sarah Ammerman (on guitar and bass respectively) write raw and catchy pop songs with alternating boy/girl vocals. Drummer Ben Bilow provides a pulsing backbeat that ties together the three-piece’s hook-laden melodies. With a sound that references new wave, garage rock, and pure pop, the Fake Fictions bring a fun and nostalgic sound; the perfect soundtrack for the last day of school or dry-humping in your parent’s basement.
The Fake Fictions have released their new LP, Raw Yang (fpr012), on Chicago’s Fresh Produce Records. Recorded at the Ice Factory, FP’s performance and art space, the record is the band’s most ambitious to date. Raw Yang builds on the success of the self-released Experimental Cheerleading EP, which Punk Planet praised as “unpretentious and thoroughly listenable.â€
They are now in the process of recording KRAKATOA .
A Few Quotes from the Media:
“Jangly guitars, minimalist drumming, boy/girl harmonizing, some keyboards, and a little tasteful tambourine contribute to a summery pop sound that verges on the precious, but won me over because, well, the songs are just really good.†– Chris Burkhalter, Punk Planet
“Raw Yang’s delight is in its utter joyousness. Pieces of pop-punk, garage rock and eighties-indie make their way into the songs with an undeniably cutesy, nicely homesick effect.†– Tom Lynch, Newcity Chicago
“[The Fake Fictions] … meld fuzzed-up guitars with adorable clap-alongs and dueling male and female vocals. Their incredibly catchy sound, teeming with plaintive lyrics and buoyant harmonies, recalls a synthless amalgamation of '90s indie-pop outfits Wolfie, the Rentals, and That Dog.†– Flavorpill Chicago
