World Leader Pretend

Infobox musical artist |
Name = World Leader Pretend


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Genre = Alternative, Pop and Punk
Years_active = 2002 — 2008
Label = Warner Bros. Records
URL = [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=13693164 Myspace]
Current_members = Keith Ferguson
Arthur Mintz
Alex Smith

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World Leader Pretend was a five-person rock band from New Orleans, featuring Keith Ferguson (vocals/guitar/keyboards), Parker Hutchinson (keyboards), Matt Martin (guitar), Arthur Mintz (drums), and Alex Smith (bass). The band formed in 2000, and their name comes from the 5th track of the album Green by R.E.M..

Their first album, "Fit For Faded" was released in 2003 on Renaissance Records, a New Orleans label. In 2004, they were signed to Warner Bros. Records. An appearance at the first annual CMJ Cleveland and other North American tour dates coincided with the June 28 2005 release of their major label debut, "Punches".

The band broke up in early 2008, shortly after traveling to Seattle, Washington, to record their 2nd major release, due to "artistic differences" within the band.

Discography

Albums

*"Fit For Faded" (2003)
*#Panic Button - 4:09
*#The Driving Rain - 5:04
*#Your Tax Dollars at Work - 4:08
*#A Small Thought - 3:39
*#Fit For Faded - 5:39
*#Fire With Fire - 5:39
*#Flow - 3:49
*#Headlights - 1:31
*#Shape-Shifter - 2:32
*#Fish - 4:16
*#Theme - 7:24
*"Rubble-Rousing Misspent Bouts EP" (2005)
*#Bang Theory - 4:41
*#Punches - 3:51
*#Tit for Tat - 3:52
*#Into Thin Air - 5:09
*"Punches" (2005)

Trivia

-When Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat was asked what his favorite 5 albums of 2005 were, he said "World Leader Pretend, they’re on our label as well. They are like old Radiohead mixed with the Walkmen, it’s really good. That’s probably my number 1 favorite album."

External links

* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=13693164 Myspace]
* [http://www.punknews.org/article.php?sid=15349&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0]
* [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23307-punches?artist_title=23307-punches Pitchfork review of Punches]