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Pickin' Up the Pieces (Fitz and the Tantrums album)

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late 2008, he received a call from the same ex-girlfriend, who demanded a rigid "no-talking" policy, to tell him about a neighbor who needed to unload a church organ for $ 50. Thanks to some "shady Russian piano movers," Fitzpatrick had the organ installed in his apartment that night. By morning, he had already written "Breakin' the Chains of Love". "I immediately knew it was the best song I'd written," said Fitzpatrick in 2011. "I could astral plane out and hear myself, like, 'wow!' Not bad!" Fitzpatrick knew he wanted a horn section, and he called college friend and saxophonist James King, and the two immediately began working on early versions of the songs. Fitzpatrick envisioned a full band, in suits, with a female vocalist. King recommended vocalist
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recordings. He also credits the organ's esoteric properties for the band's sound. Fitzpatrick has described Motown as "the greatest period of songwriting in music ever," but used it as a jumping off point. The band's eclectic musical tastes are reflected in the music of the album. Fitzpatrick, also a
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approach. "Nobody was really giving us the time of day in any shape or form," recalled Fitzpatrick. "We just honed our own road, started playing before we even had songs to play, and developed our own fan base organically." The ethic was running out of steam by the time they became one of the major
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Michael Fitzpatrick, vocalist, founded the group shortly after a break-up. Having a hard time after the breakup, Fitzpatrick came to the conclusion that he needed to release the energy through creativity and get a focus and direction, for the sole purpose of distracting him from the discomfort. In
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The band recorded the entire debut in Fitzpatrick's living room, as they couldn't afford to go into a studio. The band did not soundproof the room, instead desiring to "just go with it," which produced a sense of familiarity. "It let us have this more family, laid-back approach, and to be able to
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was in New York to get a tattoo and his favorite tattoo artist had downloaded the record after hearing us on KCRW," explained Fitzpatrick. "He told Adam, 'you gotta hear this band.'" A week and a half later, Fitz & The Tantrums were opening for Maroon 5 on their college tour.
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felt that Fitzpatrick's "punky attitude ... makes the sound fresh" and stated, "There's a certain sameness to the songs' tempos and arrangements here, but in general the hooks catch and the energy feels genuine."
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Focusing on strong songwriting as his influences did, Fitzpatrick desired to achieve a collective energy with the new group, and set a goal to capture "even just a little bit" of the magic of Motown and
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also found it "less finessed" lyrically, but praised Fitzpatrick and Scaggs' singing and stated, "what sets Michael Fitzpatrick and his L.A. crew apart is their mastery of Motown-esque melodies."
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felt that the album's "expert pastiche of classic soul" lacks a "sense of passionate involvement ... the very thing that lifts retro soul beyond pastiche." Chris Martins of
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praised the "recording expertise" and "deceptively analog sound", writing that, "Sonically and lyrically, this is a pristine, soulful pop resurgence, without a moment of
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commented that "Fitz and dynamic co-vocalist Noelle Scaggs inject life and fun into the Tantrums' retro temptations".
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in December 2008, which Fitzpatrick booked one week after their first rehearsal. The group recorded their debut EP,
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Their debut...has all the right soul/pop/early Motown moves, plus enough retro fizz to get any party started.
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or depending too strongly on their influences to convincingly conjure the sound of the classic era of soul."
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found its songs formulaic and criticized the band as "bathetic and actorly". Barry Walters of
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make themselves felt, the stylish layers of backing vocals, and the occasional use of drum
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Michael Fitzpatrick, Chris Seefried, Jeremy Ruzumna, James King, John Wicks, Ethan Philips
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really take the time to do what we wanted in the way that we wanted," said Fitzpatrick.
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views that the album's music gravitates toward the "refined sounds of classic-era
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observed "enough retro fizz to get any party started." Jonathan Donaldson of the
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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an
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and touring, Dangerbird signed the group, who immediately began work on
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The band drew inspiration from various musical tastes, including
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feel. Also weaved into the music are 1980s influences, from
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fame, invited the band to perform on his popular web-series
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and received generally positive reviews from music critics.
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The entire foundation of the band from the start was a
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Index


Studio album
Fitz and the Tantrums
Los Angeles
Genre
Soul
pop
Label
Dangerbird
Producer
Chris Seefried
Michael Fitzpatrick
Fitz and the Tantrums
Songs for a Breakup, Vol. 1
Santa Stole My Lady
Singles
MoneyGrabber
Don't Gotta Work It Out
Fitz and the Tantrums
Dangerbird Records
EP
Songs for a Breakup, Vol. 1
Motown
soul music
Michael Fitzpatrick
Chris Seefried
Billboard
Top Heatseekers
Noelle Scaggs
Hollywood

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