“Please don’t go so soon!” cried the indie-rock world in unison. The Format had broken up after just two records. It was tragic, but soon word spread that vocalist Nate Ruess had a new band. This band, comprised of Ruess, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost (ex-Anathallo), and guitarist Jack Antonoff (Steel Train), was to be called Fun. With an almost super-group kind of line-up, fans should have known to stop expecting this to be a simple continuation of The Format. Rather, Fun takes elements of each of these artists’ talents and combines them into one of the best records of 2009.

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