We Are the Fury
Encyclopedia
Musical career
The group was founded as The Fury in ToledoToledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
in 2004. Prior to forming the band, all original members were in a local Toledo, OH band called Hearsay TAO. Shortly after the demise of Hearsay TAO, the remaining members started The Fury, a name they chose inspired by one of their first songs "Pretty Boy Fury." The band released a self-titled EP in 2005. Shortly after releasing the EP, the band was forced to change their name to We Are The Fury due to legal reasons. In the summer of 2005, they signed to One Big Spark Records (a Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
subsidiary) in the Summer of 2005, and had to change their name to We Are the Fury for legal reasons. The band re-released their EP as Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest is a 1996 novel by David Foster Wallace. The lengthy and complex work takes place in a semi-parodic future version of North America, and touches on tennis, substance addiction and recovery programs, depression, child abuse, family relationships, advertising and popular entertainment,...
through the label in 2006, and released their debut full length album, titled Venus, May 22, 2007. They were named an "Artist to Watch" by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
in 2007.
In June 2008, the band was released from their recording contract with OneBigSpark due to the label going under.
The latest development in regarding the We Are The Fury camp is that Chris Hatfield and Jeremy Lublin have gone on to start a band called New Romans. Also in the band are Craig Bonich of Head Automatica and formerly Jaguar Love, Rick Penzone of Men Women and Children, and Jon Safley formerly of Lemon Sun.
The band was also featured at SXSW in 2006 and 2007, CMJ in 2005, 2006, and 2007, Bamboozle in 2007, as well as numerous college festivals, parties and showcases.
Sound
The band's sound is primarily a blend of pop rock, early '70s glam, and early British rock 'n' roll. The band has been compared to T. RexT. Rex (band)
T. Rex were a British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer/songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. The band formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, releasing four folk albums under the name...
, Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
, New York Dolls
New York Dolls
The New York Dolls is an American rock band, formed in New York in 1971. The band's protopunk sound prefigured much of what was to come in the punk rock era; their visual style influenced the look of many new wave and 1980s-era glam metal groups, and they began the local New York scene that later...
, and David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
.
Discography
As We Are the Fury:- Infinite JestInfinite Jest (album)Infinite Jest is an EP by American indie rock band We Are The Fury. It was released in 2006 as a re-issue of their 2005 EP The Fury. Its name is taken from the David Foster Wallace novel entitled Infinite Jest, the title of which is in turn taken from a line in William Shakespeare's Hamlet...
(re-release of The Fury EP, 2006) - VenusVenus (album)Venus is the first album by We Are The Fury. It was released on May 22, 2007.-Track listing:...
(One Big SparkOne Big SparkOne Big Spark is an American record label owned and operated by Virb Inc. as part of the EastWest family of labels...
, 2007)