[2016-06-10] Fitz And The Tantrums "Fitz And The Tantrums" (Elektra/Dangerbird)

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2016 2:38 pm

Description
Fitz and The Tantrums' natural exuberance permeates their new self-titled album, which celebrates walking to the beat of your own drum. Lead singer, Michael Fitzpatrick, says of new record, "We've always tried to push ourselves at every turn. For our third album, we continued to challenge ourselves, taking care not to write the same record again." "Turn It Up," Fitz exhorts at the top of album opener and first single "HandClap." The horn-and-beats fueled track captures the exhilarating sense of promise - and danger - that a night out and a new romance hold. The staccato "Complicated" paints a relationship that's packed with both chemistry and conflict and bursts into an unexpected cheer. Echo and otherworldly keyboards make "Tricky" an intoxicating dance-floor anthem and a warning to any future lover, while "A Place For Us," the album closer, encapsulates the band's belief that there is a place in the world for each of us to belong, regardless of our differences.

"Overall, this is an album about desire - the desire for intimacy, for sex, for acceptance on your own terms and the struggle not to compromise," explains Fitz.

Fitz and The Tantrums was recorded in the band's hometown of Los Angeles. Jesse Shatkin (Sia, Matt & Kim) produced eight of the album's eleven tracks. Fitz produced "Fadeback" while Joel Little (Lorde) produced "Do What You Want" and Ricky Reed (Jessie J) helmed "HandClap."

Tracklist
1. HandClap
2. Complicated
3. Burn It Down
4. Roll Up
5. Tricky
6. Fadeback
7. Run It
8. Get Right Back
9. Do What You Want
10. Walking Target
11. A Place For Us

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DEMEVDM/?tag=imwan-20

Hank · 01 Dec 2004

FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS
2016 GET RIGHT BACK SUMMER TOUR

27-Apr Sunfest WEST PALM BEACH, FL
28-Apr Sunfest WEST PALM BEACH, FL
29-Apr Sunfest WEST PALM BEACH, FL
30-Apr Sunfest WEST PALM BEACH, FL
1-May Sunfest WEST PALM BEACH, FL
3-Jun 92.9 KJEE Summer Round-Up! SANTA BARBARA, CA
4-Jun Shoreline Amphitheater MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
13-Jun 96x Fest @ Constant Convocation Center NORFOLK, VA
14-Jun The National RICHMOND, VA
15-Jun Cone Denim Arts Center GREENSBORO, NC
17-Jun Firefly Music Festival DOVER, DE
18-Jun 9:30 Club WASHINGTON, DC
19-Jun Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom HAMPTON BEACH, NH
21-Jun Terminal 5 NEW YORK, NY
23-Jun Upstate Concert Hall CLIFTON PARK, NY
25-Jun Danforth Music Hall TORONTO, CANADA
26-Jun Meijer Gardens Amphitheatre GRAND RAPIDS, MI
28-Jun Bluebird Nightclub BLOOMINGTON, IN
29-Jun Summerfest MILWAUKEE, WI
14-Jul Stage AE PITTSBURGH, PA
15-Jul PromoWest Fest COLUMBUS, OH
16-Jul PromoWest Fest COLUMBUS, OH
16-Jul 96.5 The Buzz Presents Buzz Beach Ball KANSAS CITY, MO
16-Jul Sloss Fest BIRMINGHAM, AL
17-Jul PromoWest Fest COLUMBUS, OH
17-Jul 96.5 The Buzz Presents Buzz Beach Ball KANSAS CITY, MO
17-Jul Sloss Fest BIRMINGHAM, AL
19-Jul Civic Theater NEW ORLEANS, LA
20-Jul Metroplex LITTLE ROCK, AR
22-Jul Cain's TULSA, OK
23-Jul House Of Blues DALLAS, TX
24-Jul Stubb's AUSTIN, TX
26-Jul Sunshine Theater ALBUQUERQUE, NM
27-Jul Marquee Theater TEMPE, AZ
29-Jul Del Mar Race Track DEL MAR, CA
18-Aug Ace Of Spades SACRAMENTO, CA
19-Aug Oregon Zoo Amphitheater PORTLAND, OR
20-Aug Marymoor Park SEATTLE, WA
23-Aug Knitting Factory SPOKANE, WA
24-Aug Vogue Theatre VANCOUVER, CANADA
26-Aug Union Hall EDMONTON, CANADA
27-Aug MacEwan Hall CALGARY, CANADA
28-Aug Big Sky Brewery MISSOULA, MT
30-Aug Summerfield BOISE, ID
31-Aug Pink Garter Theatre JACKSON HOLE, WY

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Apr 23, 2016 9:57 pm

The pre-order price has been reduced to $9.99:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DEMEVDM/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:34 pm

Linda wrote:

The pre-order price has been reduced to $9.99:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DEMEVDM/?tag=imwan-20

It's down to $8.99, now.

Here's the official promo video for the album's opening track, "HandClap":

Hank · 01 Dec 2004

Got my pre-order of this in the mail yesterday, and I have to say, I am wildly disappointed. Gone is any trace of the band that did Picking Up The Pieces. This is Maroon 5.

This is a band that could have taken their mainstream success from More Than Just A Dream, and could have pivoted back to the neo-soul that made them so interesting to begin with, and they could have brought their legion of GMA and Ellen fans with them. Instead they give us bland crass commercialism.

I have a feeling they're still going to be fun to see live this summer, but man, this album is a letdown.

[2016-06-10] Fitz And The Tantrums "Fitz And The Tantrums" (Elektra/Dangerbird)

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