Pia Fraus is a
dream pop
Dream pop (also typeset as dreampop) is a subgenre of alternative rock and neo-psychedelia that emphasizes atmosphere and sonic texture as much as pop melody. Common characteristics include breathy vocals, dense productions, and effects such ...
and
shoegaze
Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with dream pop) is a subgenre of indie rock, indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion (music), distortion and effects, a ...
band based in
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
, Estonia, formed in 1998.
"Pia Fraus" is a Latin saying, meaning "
pious fraud
Pious fraud (Latin: ''pia fraus'') is used to describe fraud in religion or medicine. A pious fraud can be counterfeiting a miracle or falsely attributing a sacred text to a biblical figure due to the belief that the " end justifies the means", i ...
" or "small lie".
Members
Current
* Kristel Eplik (vocals)
* Eve Komp (vocals, synth)
* Kärt Ojavee (synth)
* Rein Fuks (guitar, synth, percussion)
* Reijo Tagapere (bass)
* Joosep Volk (drums)
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Wonder What It's Like'' (2001)
* ''In Solarium'' (2002)
* ''Nature Heart Software'' (2006)
* ''After Summer'' (2008)
* ''Field Ceremony'' (2017)
* ''Empty Parks'' (2020)
* ''Now You Know It Still Feels the Same'' (2021)
* ''Evening Colours'' (2023)
References
External links
*
Estonian alternative rock groups
1998 establishments in Estonia
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