Letting Up Despite Great Faults

Letting Up Despite Great Faults is an American indie pop/dream pop group, founded in 2006 by Los Angeles native Mike Lee, who currently resides with the rest of the band in Austin, TX.[1][2] Pitchfork has dubbed them "shoegaze-y indie pop."[3] Rolling Stone and Canada's Exclaim! have compared them to The Postal Service,[4][5] while the consensus in the blogosphere has been more M83 and The Radio Dept.[6][7][8][9] The name stems from Blonde Redhead's song "Loved Despite of Great Faults."[10] One of their first songs, "Disasters Are Okay," appeared on the television show One Tree Hill.[1][9][11] In 2011 their single "Teenage Tide" appeared on 90210. All songs are written and produced by Mike Lee.[12]

Letting Up Despite Great Faults
OriginLos Angeles, California, USA
GenresIndie rock, indiepop, dreampop, indietronica, shoegaze
Years active2006–present
MembersMike Lee
Kent Zambrana
Daniel Schmidt
Annah Fisette
Websitewww.lettingup.com

Discography

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Albums

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  • Letting Up Despite Great Faults (October 13, 2009 US / April 14, 2010 Japan)
  • Untogether (October 9, 2012 US / July 25, 2012 Japan)[13]
  • Neon (August 12, 2014 US / June 4, 2014 Japan)
  • IV (March 4, 2022)
  • Movement (August 15, 2006 / Re-released February 24, 2021)
  • Paper Crush (August 2, 2011 US / October 24, 2011 UK & Europe)
  • Japan Tour EP (October 10, 2012)
  • Neon Japan Tour EP (August 6, 2014)
  • Alexander Devotion (February 10, 2017 US, UK & Europe)

Singles

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  • Starlet (January 20, 2017)
  • Pageantry (February 3, 2017)
  • Keepsake (February 25, 2020)
  • Call your girlfriend (April 23, 2021)

Remixes

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Other Appearances

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Film and TV

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Music videos

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  • "Teenage Tide" was directed by Chris Ewing and stars Milana Vayntrub[22]
  • "Details Of My World" was directed by Simón Brand and stars Siri Blomquist[23]
  • "Gemini" was directed by urzulka
  • "Corners Pressed" was filmed by Mike Mangalindan
  • "She Spins" was directed and edited by Vanessa Pla

References

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  1. ^ a b c "( Letting Up Despite Great Faults > Biography )". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  2. ^ "Letting Up Despite Great Faults: 'I Hear You Drowning But I'm Tied'". NPR. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  3. ^ "Track Reviews: Letting Up Despite Great Faults - "In Steps"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  4. ^ J. Edward Keyes (2009-12-03). "Hype Monitor: Oh No Ono, Sharon Van Etten and Letting Up Despite Great Faults : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  5. ^ "Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  6. ^ "Letting Up Despite Great Faults: ready and Able(ton) —". Buzzbands.la. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  7. ^ "i guess i'm floating: [MP3] Letting Up Despite Great Faults: "In Steps" + "Our Younger Noise"". Iguessimfloating.blogspot.com. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  8. ^ "kid_for_today: yes to great faults". Kidfortoday37.blogspot.com. 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  9. ^ a b Frixone, John (2009-10-09). "Earworm: Letting Up Despite Great Faults "In Steps" | The New Music". Blog.thenewmusic.net. Archived from the original on 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  10. ^ "Blog Archive » Letting Up Despite Great Faults: Letting Up Despite Great Faults [Album Review]". FensePost. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  11. ^ a b "One Tree Hill Music". www.oth-music.com. 2007-05-30. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  12. ^ "ASCAP ACE - Search Results". www.ascap.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09.
  13. ^ "Untogether - Letting Up Despite Great Faults". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  14. ^ "on Rolling Stone!!!". Scottish Friction. 2009-10-17. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  15. ^ "Radio Free Silver Lake: Interview: Letting Up Despite Great Faults". Radiofreesilverlake.typepad.com. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  16. ^ "Letting Up Despite Great Faults op MySpace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3's, foto's en Videoclips". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  17. ^ "Surfing On Steam: Million Young: 'Cynthia (Letting Up Despite Great Faults remix)' MP3". surfingonsteam.blogspot.com. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  18. ^ "Sheena Beaston: Montauk - Holiday (Letting Up Despite Great Faults Remix)". Sheenabeaston.com. 2010-03-11. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  19. ^ "Knox Road: Letting Up Despite Great Faults remix Silver Swans". knoxroad.com. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  20. ^ "90210, 'Mama Can You Hear Me'". CW. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  21. ^ "'Now Apocalypse', 'Where Is My Mind'". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  22. ^ Letting Up Despite Great Faults (2011-08-28), Letting Up Despite Great Faults - "Teenage Tide", archived from the original on 2021-12-20, retrieved 2016-12-17
  23. ^ Letting Up Despite Great Faults (2013-07-25), Letting Up Despite Great Faults - "Details Of My World", archived from the original on 2021-12-20, retrieved 2016-12-17
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