Who are they?: Formed more out of necessity than curiosity, fun. was only ever mean to be Nate Reuss's creative escape after The Format called it a day. After Aim and Ignite made waves in the indie scene, no one could have predicted the giant leap forward Ruess, guitarist Jack Antonoff (of Steel Train), and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost would take on Some Nights, whose mega-hits "We Are Young" and "Some Nights" are the first legitimate ray of hope for rock music in the Top 40 since Fall Out Boy.
Why are they Band of the Week?: In one of the most shocking developments in the music industry in the last five years, Some Nights was certified gold by the RIAA last week. While fun. has already sold millions of singles of "We are Young" and "Some Nights," the gold certification holds quite a bit of weight. The decline of album sales has been well-covered in recent years, and for a band to go from relatively unknown to selling over 500,000 copies of one of the best albums of 2012 is a huge step in the right direction for pop music. We at Keep Calm haven't been this excited about a band who has put in the work to make honest heartfelt music getting major exposure since, well, ever, so we're ecstatic to see where fun. is headed from here. Congratulations to the band, and here's hoping Some Nights goes quadruple platinum (at least)!
What you need to hear: It's kind of cliche to pick the title track, but when it's as good a song as "Some Nights," it's okay to be cliche sometimes.
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