A Fine Frenzy

It's : a Solo Band
Genre : Shoegaze/Alternative
Hometown : Seattle, Washington
Formed in : 2006
Who : Alison Sudol (Born in December 23th 1983)
Start Her Career at : The age of 18 under a band named Monro. Before then writes her own music for "A Fine Frenzy." Sudol had a passion for literature, and immersed herself in the works of C. S. Lewis, E.B. White, Lewis Carroll, Anthony Trollope and Charles Dickens. She became an author in her own right, and after teaching herself to play the piano, began putting her creative energy into writing songs.

Catching Point : Her artist name, "A Fine Frenzy", is taken from a verse in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. While Sudol is in some ways a private person, she has developed a reputation for accessibility and friendliness, and she regularly talks with fans after her shows. She's even among first artist to regularly use twitter, long before twitter is hip. It's also unique how she picked her album title from one of her song's lyrics. So far Sudol's music has been featured multiple times on the television series House. The song "Whisper" was heard during the episode "Joy to the World", and the song "Hope for the Hopeless" has been in three episodes: "Act Your Age", "Human Error" and "Airborne". "Hope for the Hopeless" was also featured in the Defying Gravity episode "Natural Selection." Overall, her songs are atmospheric, somehow fragile and ethereal, and utterly haunting.

Websites :
Official Page
MySpace Music
Official Twitter
Official Facebook Group and Fanpage


Discography :

Albums :
* One Cells In The Sea

Tracklist:
1. "Come On, Come Out" – 3:35
2. "The Minnow and the Trout" – 4:28
3. "Whisper" – 4:56
4. "You Picked Me" – 4:23
5. "Rangers" – 4:33
6. "Almost Lover" – 4:28
7. "Think of You" – 4:06
8. "Ashes and Wine" – 4:20
9. "Liar, Liar" – 5:55
10. "Last of Days" – 4:12
11. "Lifesize" – 3:44
12. "Near to You" – 4:35
13. "Hope for the Hopeless" – 4:17
14. "Borrowed Time" – 4:13



* Bomb In The Birdcage
Tracklist:
1. "What I Wouldn't Do" - 2:57
2. "New Heights" - 4:12
3. "Electric Twist" - 4:31
4. "Blow Away" - 4:09
5. "Happier" - 3:30
6. "Swan Song" - 3:43
7. "Elements" - 3:24
8. "The World Without" - 4:15
9. "Bird of the Summer" - 3:18
10. "Stood Up" - 4:48
11. "The Beacon" - 3:22
12. "Silent War" (Amazon MP3 Bonus Track) - 4:25
13. "Coming Around" (iTunes Bonus Track) - 4:23



Singles :

• "Almost Lover" (2007)
• "Rangers" (2007)
• "Come On, Come Out" (2008)
• "Blow Away" (2009)
• "Happier" (2009)

Compilations :
Stockings By the Fire (Starbucks Entertainment Compilation, 2007) - "Let it Snow"


Others :
Eps:

• Demo - EP (2006) - "Rangers", "Almost Lover", "The Well"
• Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) - EP (2007) - "Almost Lover", "The Minnow & the Trout", "Borrowed Time", "Last of Days"
• Come On, Come Out (2008) - "Come On, Come Out" + Nachtwandler Protone Mix, "Love Sick", "Devil's Trade"
• Oh, Blue Christmas (2009), (iTunes/Target exclusive) - "Blue Christmas", "Winter Wonderland", "Winter White", "Christmas Time is Here", "Wish You Well", "Red Ribbon Foxes"

Soundtracks:

• Dan in Real Life (2007) - "Fever"
• Sleepwalking (2008) - "Come On, Come Out"

Live Covers:

• "I Will Follow You into the Dark" - Death Cab for Cutie
• "Across the Universe" - The Beatles
• "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
• "Heart of Glass" - Blondie
• "I'll Follow the Sun" - The Beatles

Listen To:
Almost Lover
Ashes and Wine
Blow Away


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