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Aug 17th, 2010 1 Comment
Putting a twist on their month long residency at the Echo, Fol Chen placed an ad through Craigslist in search of lead singers to reinterpret their songs with surprisingly entertaining results. Also…   Read Story »
Jul 29th, 2010 Comment
Vancouver's Teen Daze offers an airy remix of "The Holograms," turning Fol Chen's syncopated avant gym-class pop into an airier, less rigid excursion in line with a moniker like "Teen Daze," his…   Read Story »
Jul 1st, 2010 Comment
The first single from Fol Chen's second album, "In Ruins," had a fun, '80s R&B vibe to my ears. "The Holograms" is more tightly wound, with a controlled female vocal following the piano melody…   Read Story »
Apr 23rd, 2010 Comment
Earlier this month, masked L.A. sextet Fol Chen dropped the unexpectedly joyous, primordially percussive post-apocalyptic dance jam "In Ruins," navigating a world covered in ash and acid rain with a…   Read Story »
Apr 8th, 2010 2 Comments
With Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made, California sextet/Liars-affiliates Fol Chen wove a knotty narrative around quirked electronics, funk, and percussion. Its sequel promises a continuation…   Read Story »
Feb 17th, 2009 1 Comment
A couple weeks ago we gave you Rafter's remix of Asthmatic Kitty electro-pop labelmates Fol Chen's "No Wedding Cake." The Highland Park, CA sextet's AK debut Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made…   Read Story »
Feb 4th, 2009 Comment
From Sufjan Stevens covering Castanets to Shara Worden helping out DM Stith, Asthmatic Kitty acts love in-house collaborations. In this week's Drop, San Diego-based Rafter Roberts joins the party…   Read Story »
Feb 3rd, 2009 Comment
From Sufjan Stevens covering Castanets to Shara Worden helping out DM Stith, Asthmatic Kitty acts love in-house collaborations. In this week's Drop, San Diego-based Rafter Roberts joins the party…   Read Story »































