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''Pickin' Up the Pieces'' is the debut studio album by American band Fitz and The Tantrums, released on August 24, 2010, by Dangerbird Records. After the success of their home-recorded debut EP, ''Songs for a Breakup, Vol. 1'' and touring, Dangerbird signed the group, who immediately began work on ''Pieces''. The band drew inspiration from various musical tastes, including Motown records and soul music, and recorded the album in vocalist Michael Fitzpatrick's living room, which he dubbed Dillon Street Studios. It was produced by Fitzpatrick and Chris Seefried. Upon its release, ''Pickin' Up the Pieces'' charted at number one on ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers and received generally positive reviews from music critics. ==Background== Michael Fitzpatrick, vocalist, founded the group shortly after a break-up.〔 Having a hard time after the breakup, Fitzpatrick came to the conclusion that he needed to release the energy through creativity and get a focus and direction, for the sole purpose of distracting him from the discomfort.〔 In late 2008, he received a call from the same ex-girlfriend, who demanded a rigid "no-talking" policy to tell him about a neighbor who needed to unload a church organ for $50.〔〔 Thanks to some "shady Russian piano movers," Fitzpatrick had the organ installed in his apartment that night.〔 By morning, he had already written "Breakin' the Chains of Love". "I immediately knew it was the best song I'd written," said Fitzpatrick in 2011. "I could astral plane out and hear myself, like, 'wow!' Not bad!"〔 Fitzpatrick knew he wanted a horn section, and he called college friend and saxophonist James King, and the two immediately began working on early versions of the songs.〔 Fitzpatrick envisioned a full band, in suits, with a female vocalist.〔 King recommended vocalist Noelle Scaggs.〔 Five phone calls later, the Tantrums were assembled, out of college contacts of Fitzpatrick and King.〔〔 They played their first rehearsal a week later, and instantly clicked.〔 "We could have played a show that same night," recalled Fitzpatrick. They performed their first show at Hollywood's Hotel Café in December 2008, which Fitzpatrick booked one week after their first rehearsal.〔 The group recorded their debut EP, ''Songs for a Breakup, Vol. 1'', at Fitzpatrick's home in Los Angeles, which he dubbed Dillon Street Studios.〔 Fitzpatrick used his technical skills he honed to engineer the EP himself.〔 Formerly a studio engineer, Fitzpatrick spent the bulk of his professional career behind the scenes, working with producer Mickey Petralia, who produced Beck, Ladytron, Flight of the Conchords, and The Dandy Warhols. The band began to constant airplay on Los Angeles public radio station KCRW.〔 The group had many notable early promoters. "Adam Levine from Maroon 5 was in New York to get a tattoo and his favorite tattoo artist had downloaded the record after hearing us on KCRW," explained Fitzpatrick. "He told Adam, 'you gotta hear this band.'" A week and a half later, Fitz & The Tantrums were opening for Maroon 5 on their college tour.〔 Daryl Hall, of Hall & Oates fame, invited the band to perform on his popular web-series ''Live from Daryl's House''. "I walked back into the kitchen of his big old house in upstate New York and his mother was there," recalled Fitzpatrick. "She said, 'Fitz, come over here. You sound just like my son!'"〔 The entire foundation of the band from the start was a do it yourself approach. "Nobody was really giving us the time of day in any shape or form," recalled Fitzpatrick. "We just honed our own road, started playing before we even had songs to play, and developed our own fan base organically." The ethic was running out of steam by the time they became one of the major buzz bands at 2010's SXSW, where they ran out of money and resources amid congratulations from fans. However, their last SXSW gig was a show for Dangerbird Records. The following morning, the label's president called a meeting.〔 In April 2010, Dangerbird signed the group, who immediately announced the album title, ''Pickin' Up the Pieces'', and a promise that it would deliver "a burst of effervescent swingers." “The label is literally around the block from my house,” Fitzpatrick said.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pickin' Up the Pieces (Fitz and The Tantrums album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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