Letting Up Despite Great Faults is an American indie pop/dream pop group, founded in 2006 by Los Angeles native Mike Lee, who currently resides with the rest of the band in Austin, TX.[1][2] Pitchfork has dubbed them "shoegaze-y indie pop."[3] Rolling Stone and Canada's Exclaim! have compared them to The Postal Service,[4][5] while the consensus in the blogosphere has been more M83 and The Radio Dept.[6][7][8][9] The name stems from Blonde Redhead's song "Loved Despite of Great Faults."[10] One of their first songs, "Disasters Are Okay," appeared on the television show One Tree Hill.[1][9][11] In 2011 their single "Teenage Tide" appeared on 90210. All songs are written and produced by Mike Lee.[12]
Letting Up Despite Great Faults | |
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Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Genres | Indie rock, indiepop, dreampop, indietronica, shoegaze |
Years active | 2006–present |
Members | Mike Lee Kent Zambrana Daniel Schmidt Annah Fisette |
Website | www.lettingup.com |
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Letting Up Despite Great Faults (October 13, 2009 US / April 14, 2010 Japan)
- Untogether (October 9, 2012 US / July 25, 2012 Japan)[13]
- Neon (August 12, 2014 US / June 4, 2014 Japan)
- IV (March 4, 2022)
EPs
edit- Movement (August 15, 2006 / Re-released February 24, 2021)
- Paper Crush (August 2, 2011 US / October 24, 2011 UK & Europe)
- Japan Tour EP (October 10, 2012)
- Neon Japan Tour EP (August 6, 2014)
- Alexander Devotion (February 10, 2017 US, UK & Europe)
Singles
edit- Starlet (January 20, 2017)
- Pageantry (February 3, 2017)
- Keepsake (February 25, 2020)
- Call your girlfriend (April 23, 2021)
Remixes
edit- Passion Pit – "Little Secrets" (2009)[1][14]
- Tape Deck Mountain - "On My Honor" (2009)[15][16]
- MillionYoung - "Cynthia" (2010)[17]
- Montauk - "Holiday" (2010)[18]
- Silver Swans - "Secrets" (2010)[19]
Other Appearances
edit- You Be My Heart (December 2013)
Film and TV
edit- "Teenage Tide" in 90210's episode Mama Can You Hear Me? (season 4, episode 14)[20]
- "Disasters Are Okay" in One Tree Hill's episode Ashes of Dreams Let You Die (season 4, episode 19)[11]
- "Shift" in Now Apocalypse's episode Where Is My Mind? (season 1, episode 2)[21]
Music videos
edit- "Teenage Tide" was directed by Chris Ewing and stars Milana Vayntrub[22]
- "Details Of My World" was directed by Simón Brand and stars Siri Blomquist[23]
- "Gemini" was directed by urzulka
- "Corners Pressed" was filmed by Mike Mangalindan
- "She Spins" was directed and edited by Vanessa Pla
References
edit- ^ a b c "( Letting Up Despite Great Faults > Biography )". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "Letting Up Despite Great Faults: 'I Hear You Drowning But I'm Tied'". NPR. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "Track Reviews: Letting Up Despite Great Faults - "In Steps"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ J. Edward Keyes (2009-12-03). "Hype Monitor: Oh No Ono, Sharon Van Etten and Letting Up Despite Great Faults : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "Letting Up Despite Great Faults: ready and Able(ton) —". Buzzbands.la. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "i guess i'm floating: [MP3] Letting Up Despite Great Faults: "In Steps" + "Our Younger Noise"". Iguessimfloating.blogspot.com. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "kid_for_today: yes to great faults". Kidfortoday37.blogspot.com. 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ a b Frixone, John (2009-10-09). "Earworm: Letting Up Despite Great Faults "In Steps" | The New Music". Blog.thenewmusic.net. Archived from the original on 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "Blog Archive » Letting Up Despite Great Faults: Letting Up Despite Great Faults [Album Review]". FensePost. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ a b "One Tree Hill Music". www.oth-music.com. 2007-05-30. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "ASCAP ACE - Search Results". www.ascap.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Untogether - Letting Up Despite Great Faults". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
- ^ "on Rolling Stone!!!". Scottish Friction. 2009-10-17. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "Radio Free Silver Lake: Interview: Letting Up Despite Great Faults". Radiofreesilverlake.typepad.com. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "Letting Up Despite Great Faults op MySpace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3's, foto's en Videoclips". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "Surfing On Steam: Million Young: 'Cynthia (Letting Up Despite Great Faults remix)' MP3". surfingonsteam.blogspot.com. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Sheena Beaston: Montauk - Holiday (Letting Up Despite Great Faults Remix)". Sheenabeaston.com. 2010-03-11. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Knox Road: Letting Up Despite Great Faults remix Silver Swans". knoxroad.com. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "90210, 'Mama Can You Hear Me'". CW. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ "'Now Apocalypse', 'Where Is My Mind'". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ Letting Up Despite Great Faults (2011-08-28), Letting Up Despite Great Faults - "Teenage Tide", archived from the original on 2021-12-20, retrieved 2016-12-17
- ^ Letting Up Despite Great Faults (2013-07-25), Letting Up Despite Great Faults - "Details Of My World", archived from the original on 2021-12-20, retrieved 2016-12-17