In interviews, he has stated the importance of booking a date before the band was ready, in order to bring out the best in all performers. He has said, "It was literally like five phone calls, one rehearsal, and we could have played a show that night." The band performed their first show at Hotel Café in Hollywood, in December 2008, which Fitzpatrick booked one week after their first rehearsal. According to Fitzpatrick, the band immediately clicked. In turn, Wicks brought in bassist Joseph Karnes and keyboardist Jeremy Ruzumna. He contacted his college friend, saxophonist James King, who recommended singer Noelle Scaggs and drummer John Wicks. Having purchased an old Conn electronic organ, he was inspired to write the song "Breakin' the Chains of Love" that same night. Their fourth studio album, All the Feels, was released in 2019.įitz and the Tantrums was founded by Michael Fitzpatrick in 2008. Their self-titled third album was released in 2016, which contains their most notable song " HandClap". The band signed to their current label Elektra Records in early 2013 and went on to release their second LP, More Than Just a Dream, the same year. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Their debut studio album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, was released in August 2010 on indie label Dangerbird Records and received critical acclaim.
The band consists of Michael Fitzpatrick (lead vocals), Noelle Scaggs (co-lead vocals and percussion), James King (saxophone, flute, keyboard, percussion and guitar), Joseph Karnes (bass guitar), Jeremy Ruzumna (keyboards) and John Wicks (drums and percussion). Fitz and the Tantrums are an American indie pop and neo soul band from Los Angeles, California, that formed in 2008.
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