and all my friends say, turn the record over, see you on the flip side Who:  Brian, Ben, Alex & Alex What : Raspy rock n roll, like Bruce Springsteen, Steel Train. Where : New Brunswick, NJ + Facebook When : “45″ is out today. New LP Handwritten is out July 24th. Why : Even though The Gaslight Anthem’s The ’59 Sound was one of my top albums of 2008, it took me a while to warm up to 2010′s … continue reading

fun. is the hottest band in America right now, maybe the world. Featuring singer Nate Ruess (formerly of The Format), guitarist/singer Jack Antonoff (one-time leader of Steel Train) and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost (previously of Anathallo), at the time of this in...

Early 2012 saw Wild Adriatic head back to the studio with producer John Naclerio (Steel Train, Brand New, the Ataris) to work on a batch of 6 new songs. The band went in to the studio determined to add more of a soulful, vintage vibe to their repertoire, and the resulting EP 'Lock & Key', is just that - soulful, vintage feeling rock and roll with bluesy riffs and catchy vocals abound. 'Lock & Key' will see its release on April 27th with plans to continue their relentless performance schedule. See below for a list of current tour dates.

High school kids, simultaneous hand-clapping, a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, and crawfish? How can I even begin to explain this concert? It was a school night, of all nights at one of my favorite local venues and already at two hours prior until doors opened, an anticipated crowd for the sold-out fun. show, wrapped around the block; average age: 14-18. By the time I made my way through to catch a glimpse of Kiwi openers, Avalanche City , all I could hear were distant screams from what sounded like first-time concert goers or die-hard fans. As the night progressed I eventually found out ...

Reigning from New Jersey, the indie band Steel Train is quietly making a huge ruckus in the underground music scene. I first discovered Steel Train at Bonnaroo 2008. They were one of the first bands I saw after a grueling 6 hour drive, and I was exhausted. My friends...

Reigning from New Jersey, the indie band Steel Train is quietly making a huge ruckus in the underground music scene. I first discovered Steel Train at Bonnaroo 2008. They were one of the first bands I saw after a grueling 6 hour drive, and I was exhausted. My friends...

By this time there's little to no doubt that you've heard about the new indie-pop sensation Fun. Made up of members from The Format, Anathallo, and Steel Train, Fun. has experience some major mainstream success in the past few weeks...including a chart-topping hit single "We Are Young" featuring Janelle Monae and some incredibly positive reception to their recent album Some Nights . Now I love their new album - it's the first pop project I've been able to listen to front to back in years - but if there's one thing it's missing it's some ...

Discover: @ FUN. [Song: We Are Young ft. Janelle Mon á e] FUN. is a musical trio consisting of Nate Ruess ( The Format) , Andrew Dost ( Anathallo ), and Jack Antonoff ( Steel Train ). They’re making indie pop more exciting and have recently signed with record label Fueled by Ramen . Their first album Aim and Ignite was released on August 25, 2009, and their second album Some Nights was released on February 21, 2012. Young Diva, Janelle Monáe knows producer Jeff Bhasker and jumped on board with the track giving it an even greater, uplifting sound. For fans of Steel Train , Jack’s ...

Jack from *fun.* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/funband) and *Steel Train* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/steeltrain) has answered (http://terrible-thrills.tumblr.com/post/18560062319/now-that-fun-has-made-it-big-are-you-still-working-on) the question on a lot of fan's tongues: what happens to Steel...

Jack Antonoff has been primarily focussed on fun. as of late, but that has left a lot of fans curious about the future of Steel Train and other musical projects. You can check out what Antonoff is had to say about music outside of fun. below by clicking “Read More.” Now that Fun. has made it big, are you still working on music and things with Steel Train? I hope so haha i’ll always release music with fun as well as my own songs. love doing both. separate from fun im currently have about 6 new songs that im ...

By Emilia D’Albero With all the mindless drivel that has become popular in the music industry nowadays, it’s nice to see that some bands are finally getting the praise and the fame that they deserve. Made up of three members from bands such as Steel Train and The Format, fun. have forged a path all their own and gone from being a simple support band to having the number one song on iTunes in a matter of just a few …

Passing down the pop aesthetic from The Format down to fun., Nate Ruess has only shown progression since the awe-inspiring "Dog Problems" which was laden with insanely catchy songs counteracted with lyrics which only described their bitterness towards the music industry which they felt shun them (listen to: "The Compromise" ). When fun. came along, it truly felt like a supergroup was formed, featuring Nate Ruess alongside Jack Antonoff of Steel Train and Andrew Dost from Anathallo. The track opens with a theatrical introduction aptly titled "Some Nights (Intro)," the hauntingly sparse piano featured in the song doesn't take anything ...

We get a lot of records sent to us here at The A.V. Club . Fortunately, we end up liking some of them. In Playlisted , we share our latest recommendations. Album: Some Nights by Fun . (out now on Fueled By Ramen) Press play if you like: Catchy, panoramic orchestral pop, like an indie-emo Queen or Electric Light Orchestra with a hint of Foster The People. Some background: The members that make up the oddly punctuated Fun. have a pedigree that lends itself to grandiose, theatrical pop: The Format’s Nate Ruess, Steel Train’s Jack Antonoff, and Anathallo’s Andrew ...

*Jack Antonoff (https://twitter.com/#%21/jackantonoff) *(fun., Steel Train) has posted an op-ed titled "Straight Allies: The Importance and the Realities" at The Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-antonoff/straight-allies_b_1280498.html). If you've got some time today, check it...

so lets set the world on fire, we can burn brighter than the sun ♫ fun. – We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) Who:  Former members of The Format and Steel Train What : Buoyant indie pop, like Steel Train, Hooded Fang, Wildlife Where : New York, NY + Facebook / Amazon When : 2nd LP Some Nights is out on Tuesday Feb 21st. …