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Christmas Fuller Project (New album available!)

About Me


Christmas Fuller Project is an indie pop/rock four-piece based out of Fayetteville, Arkansas. CFP formed in 2005 as an outlet for four singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalists to further craft their songs in a full-band setting. While the number of contributing songwriters gives them a very eclectic sound, all four members share common unifying influences. CFP's primary influences include Radiohead, Wilco, Sufjan Stevens, Death Cab for Cutie, The Arcade Fire, The Beatles, Sigur Ros, Spoon. They combine beautiful, melody-driven pop music with rock sensibilities and occasionally experimental instrumentation. They played their first show in February 2006 and have played consistently throughout Northwest Arkansas since.
In May 2006, they released 5-song demo CD titled The Milkhouse EP, a collection of straightforward pop songs. Soon after, they began another batch of DIY recordings, which ultimately became their first full-length album The Philosophy of Time Travel. Released in June of 2007, it has since sold over 300 copies and has received many extremely positive reviews from the online music blogging community.
All full-time students at the University of Arkansas, the members of CFP are unable to tour frequently—gigging primarily in Northwest Arkansas. Even so, they have ventured out several times to surrounding areas like Little Rock, AR and Tulsa, OK. Their diverse setlist allows them to play sets appropriate for virtually any setting. CFP’s dynamic live performances have garnered glowing reviews, considerable fan-base growth, and a nomination for a 2008 Northwest Arkansas Music Award for “Best New Band.”
They also enjoy writing about themselves in the third person.
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Christmas Fuller Project's first full-length album, "The Philosophy of Time Travel" is now available at shows, CDBaby.com , select Northwest Arkansas record stores, iTunes , and immediately below this paragraph. You can stream the whole thing at the CDBaby page, if you need to wet your whistle. We are extremely glad that you are here.
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Member Since: 2/20/2006
Band Website: http://www.youtube.com/christmasfuller
Band Members: Tyler Ceola
Brandon George
Cameron Heger
Aaron Hopwood
Influences: Spoon , Sufjan Stevens , Wilco , Radiohead , David Crowder*Band , The Arcade Fire , Nada Surf , Ambulance LTD. , Death Cab for Cutie , Elton John , The Strokes , Doves , Andrew Bird , does one have to say The Beatles? Dylan? , Sigur Ros , Broken Social Scene and family , David Gray , Ben Folds , Wolf Parade , The National , Belle & Sebastian , Al Green , life , death , females , hope , faith , lack of faith , redemption , pain , ignorance , curiosity , decay , helplessness , C.S. Lewis , being proven wrong , time travel , Michael Jordan and the 1997 championship Chicago Bulls , Emily Dickinson , unanswerable questions , Captain Matthew Webb , a God that is three persons in one , family , laughter , reconstruction , relationships , authenticity , deceptions , healing , love
Sounds Like: Melodic pop music with a few wrinkles of experimentation.

------Discography-----

The Milkhouse EP [2006]

The Philosophy of Time Travel [2007]

Green & Lonely (EP) [2009]

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"All of a sudden, I continue to hear new bands on almost a weekly basis that make me say “I can’t believe these guys are from Fayetteville,” and Christmas Fuller Project is one of those bands."
-- Fayetteville Flyer

"It is nice to see such ambition from a young band and on the whole it mostly pays off... they combine delicious melodies with sweeping guitar lines and occasionally hushed vocals."
-- Oceans Never Listen

"You’re not going to be disappointed by this album. I’m not going to inflate this album so much as to tell you it’s one of the all-time greats, but it’s certainly good. You probably won’t find it on any year-end lists of any major music reviewer, but that’s in-part because they’ve never heard it."
-- The Ghost of Me

"Christmas Fuller Project knows it's showing its musical influences where everyone can clearly see them, but a band with this much pop craftsmanship to start out with should round into its own in no time."
-- Minutia Music

"Christmas Fuller Project has not only produced two awesome CDs, but they also have amazing stage presence. I saw them play three times this summer... I can actually say that they put on some of the most enjoyable shows ever... it's relaxing, mellow, and entertaining."
-- The Bulldog Herald
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Green & Lonely (official album liner notes)

Green & Lonely© 2009 Christmas Fuller ProjectCover photograph by Roberto NoensieRecorded and Produced by Adam Putman, Insomniac Studios1) Referencing Frost (words/music by Aaron Hopwood)    Tyler Ceol...
Posted by on Fri, 29 May 2009 14:20:00 GMT

CFP nominated for 2009 NAMA! Please vote! www.namaawards.com

Friends of CFP,We have been nominated for a 2009 Northwest ArkansasMusic Award for "Best Indie/Ambient Band." We need your help. Go to theaddress http://www.namaawards.comand go to the post titled "Ti...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:56:00 GMT

Green & Lonely EP - Coming Soon

Green & LonelyChristmas Fuller Project----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------Green & LonelyAn EP by Christmas Fuller ProjectRecorded & Produced by Adam Putman at...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:02:00 GMT

New EP this summer?

We currently have 5 songs we are fine-tuning to record. We hope to have the finished EP sometime late this summer. Three weeks or so before our CD release show for "The Philosophy of Time Travel" la...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:44:00 GMT

CFP nominated for "Best New Band" 2008 NAMA! Please vote!

Hey guys, we don’t usually do this sort of thing, but we are pretty excited about this. As the title reads, we have been nominated for a 2008 NAMA award for "Best New Band." The award is determi...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:22:00 GMT

A Christmas Fuller Departure

A little over a week ago CFP guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist/songwriter/everything-else-is t Nick Roland told us that he had decided to leave the band. Rather than try to communicate his reasons second...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:58:00 GMT

The things we use to make the music we make

Hey guys. I know I am always interested to read what gear bands I'm interested in use to create their records, so I thought it might be fun to post what gear we use. So, without further ado, here go...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:26:00 GMT

We have no friends...

Hey guys, I hope you're all well on your way to having a merry Christmas. As some of you may have seen, our MySpace account was recently hacked. Twice. The first time, people started receiving vari...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:40:00 GMT

A blog to those looking for Christmas music

Well, it is Thanksgiving day, roughly one month from Christmas.  And every year that means one thing in the land of MySpace--people are starting to look for Christmas music.  During this one...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:22:00 GMT

Got a video. Plus, buy the album online now!

Well, the time has come to unveil the first ever CFP music video. Directed by drummer Cameron Heger, it is a simple performance video that was made more for fun than for anything. It was a lot of fu...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:10:00 GMT