The Format
Bio:
The Format is a rock band formed by Arizona natives Sam Means and Nate Ruess. They chose their name to make fun of the music industry's inclination towards a cookie-cutter "format" for a hit. Despite this critique of the music industry, the duo's first single, aptly titled "The First Single," from their five song demo, The EP, became locally popular with many of the songs becoming staples of local radio. This led to the two signing with Elektra Records in 2002. Their first studio album, Interventions and Lullabies, was released in October 2003 and was very successful around the Phoenix area, selling close to 50,000 records. Elektra began to fold into a merger as the album was just rolling out its promotion, leaving the band as merely an afterthought as label restructuing began. The duo toured North America for about two years while making plans for a new album and waiting out industry red tape.
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