Band members/ role in the band

• Syd Butler - bass
• Seth Jabour - guitar
• Harrison Haynes - drums
• Tim Harrington - keyboards, vocals

Les Savy Fav formed in 1995 while studying art at Rhode Island School of Design. From its inception the band has married art rock and rock rock disregarding the rules of both in the process. Best know for their chaotic live shows, the band has also released two full length albums. Their first, 3/5, was released on the Self Starter Foundation in spring 1998. For 1999's The Cat And The Cobra, bassist Syd Butler, with the help of the rest of the band, decided to create his own label, Frenchkiss Records. They have also released 7-inch singles on Sub Pop, Desoto, Pacifico, and X-Mist.

Recently LSF trimmed down to a four piece; original second guitarist Gibb Slife left to pursue his painting. The first product of this line up change is Rome (Written Upside Down). Although it was written in only four weeks and recorded in only five days it comes across as the bands most developed recording to date. The loss of the second guitar became an asset as the band found room to experiment with new sounds, song structures, and increased breathing room. Rome (Written Upside Down) captures the energy and spontaneity of Les Savy Fav's live show while remaining a decidedly un-live record.

Life changing album

Bad Brains or Rights Of Spring

How can fans get in touch with your band?

Webpage (MySpace HERE)

Upcoming events

• Field Day, Sat 09 Aug at London Victoria Park with Fionn Regan, Of Montreal, Jeffrey Lewis, Mystery Jets, White Lies, Cut Copy

Releases

• Inches (Reissue) - album, out 10/03/2008 on Wichita. 1 review (read/post)
• Patty Lee / The Sweat Descends - single, out 25/02/2008 on Wichita. 1 review (read/post)
• Let's Stay Friends - album, out 01/10/2007 on Wichita. 1 review (read/post)
• What Would Wolves Do? - single, out 24/09/2007 on Wichita. 1 review (read/post)
• 3/5 (reissue) - album, out 24/06/2006 on Frenchkiss Records. (post review)
• Inches - album, out 17/05/2004 on Frenchkiss Records. 1 review (read/post)
• Go Forth - album, out 22/10/2001 on Southern. (post review)
• The Cat And The Cobra - album, out 22/05/2000 on Southern. (post review)

Past events

• ATP Vs Pitchfork Saturday, Sat 10 May at Camber Sands Pontins. (post review)
• Sun 10 Feb at London Astoria. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 09 Feb at Bedford Esquires. (post review)
• Fri 26 Oct at Paris Nouveau Casino. (post review)
• Mon 22 Oct at London King's Cross Scala. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 21 Oct at Manchester Club Academy (Cellar). (post review)
• Sat 22 Sep at New York Bowery Ballroom & Music Hall. 1 review (read/post)
• Mars Volta ATP Nightmare Before Christmas, Fri 02 Dec at Camber Sands Pontins. (post review)
• Thu 01 Dec at Bristol Anson Rooms & Ar2 (Bristol University). (post review)
• Wed 30 Nov at London Highbury Garage. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 27 Mar at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape). 1 review (read/post)

News

• 28/04/2008: ATP vs Pitchfork: your cut out and keep stage times
• 16/04/2008: Fee fighters: Field Day tickets onsale at face value across London
• 15/04/2008: Field Day gets better: Les Savy Fav, Laura Marling, Cut Copy
• 19/03/2008: Les Savy Fav drop new year’s live album, extra covers a bonus. Download some here.
• 17/02/2008: A Week in Drowned in Sound: 15/02/08
• 13/02/2008: In photos: Les Savy Fav, Future of the Left, Los Campesinos! at the London Astoria
• 15/01/2008: Les Savy Fav, Portishead, Deerhunter among new acts set for Primavera
• 09/11/2007: Les Savy frontman Tim Harrington a 'serial killer'
• 23/10/2007: WIN! Pat Graham's Silent Pictures photography book
• 07/08/2007: Les Savy Fav: UK dates confirmed, tickets on sale tomorrow

Features

• 02/05/2008: DiS @ Coachella: Prince, Portishead and The Verve? Pigs might fly...
• 15/02/2008: Les Savy Fav: give an Inches, take miles of smiles
• 16/01/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: festival fever's early stages
• 23/12/2007: The votes are in: DiS readers' top 25 of 2007
• 23/12/2007: DiS's features of 2007
• 05/12/2007: DiS's albums of 2007: 15-11
• 26/11/2007: DiS's albums of 2007: reader voting is now open!
• 21/09/2007: Label Focus #10: Wichita Recordings
• 21/09/2007: Les Savy Fav: more quality, less quantity
• 18/07/2007: ATP Versus The Fans: DiS Versus The Fans!

Links

• Les Savy Fav - official Les Savy Fav site

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