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The Fashion was an
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band hailing from
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,
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. Their musical style has been compared to a mix of The Rapture,
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. The Fashion's debut album '' Rock Rock Kiss Kiss Combo'' was released in Denmark in September 2003 and gained extensive airplay across Danish
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's Fresh Pick of the Week and positive reviews from
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. After some lineup changes, the band began work on its self-titled sophomore effort in the summer of 2006 with Fridolin ( Outlandish, Moi Caprice). The music video for lead single "Solo Impala (Take the Money and Run)" debuted winter 2007 on MTV and made its film festival premiere at 2008's
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. Following their appearance at SXSW, The Fashion had sold out shows in
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and released a preview EP through
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. The Fashion's second album had a physical release on 13 May from
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- their first release in North America. The single "Like Knives" was featured in the
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racing video game, '' Need for Speed Undercover'' and in ''
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''. The band disbanded in early 2011 feeling as if they could no longer "lift the band to new heights."


Discography


Singles & Videos

*''Let's Go Dancing'' - (2003) (official video on
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) *''Roller Disco Inferno'' - (2003) (official video on YouTube ) *''Dead Boys'' - (2007) (official video on YouTube ) *''Letters From The Ambulance'' - (2007) (official video on YouTube ) *''Solo Impala (Take The Money and Run)'' - (2007) (official video on YouTube ) *''Like Knives'' - (2008) (official video on YouTube ow taken down)


Albums

*'' Rock Rock Kiss Kiss Combo'' (15 September 2003) *'' The Fashion'' (19 February 2007 Denmark, 8 January 2008 Europe, 13 May 2008 North America)


EPs

*''The Fashion EP'' (11 January 2008) *''Gerhardo EP'' (2009)


Compilation appearances

* '' His Way, Our Way (Sinatra Tribute)'' *''Saluting the Crunchy Frog-a-Logue'' (2009)


References


External links


The Fashion MySpace PageBillboard.com bio by K. Ross Hoffman, AllmusicSony-BMG (in Danish)
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