A decade ago, indie supergroup fun. reappeared to push the boundaries of Obama-era popular culture on its thrilling sophomore release Some Nights: a confessional prog pop opera, equal parts rock ‘n’ ...
Says band member Andrew Dost: "We had this moment in time; we did what we hoped to do, and then that was it." Coming of age is a perennial theme in music, be it Billie Eilish singing about the joys ...
fun. have released the music video for 'Some Nights'. The video sees the band perform the single in the midst of a civil war. Dressed in era-appropriate attire, lead singer Nate Ruess marches on stage ...
Nate Ruess is no stranger to change. After leaving The Format, the band that catapulted the Phoenix native to moderate mainstream success, Ruess took some time off before starting fun., a New York ...
Some Nights, fun.'s latest album, is a worldwide left-field success, and "We Are Young" became one of 2012's signature anthems. Hear an archived... fun. On World Cafe This segment, from March 23, 2012 ...
The opening of fun.'s "Some Nights" is so brazenly ambitious you can't help but expect the New York trio to eventually fall flat on their faces. Spoiler alert: They don't. "Some Nights Intro" starts ...