Tu Fawning

Portland, Oregon-based indie rockers Tu Fawning formed in the late 2000s around the talents of <a href="spotify:artist:4nWVO2hfYWV6It7tKooj02">31Knots</a> bandleader Joe Haege, singer/songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:6VhCOB0YOxq4S2a8GuPtvz">Corrina Repp</a>, and Portland music scene veterans Toussaint Perrault and Liza Reitz. Citing influences as diverse as <a href="spotify:artist:5Z1XZyEFY0dewG8faEIiEx">Django Reinhardt</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2UZMlIwnkgAEDBsw1Rejkn">Tom Petty</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6ZjFtWeHP9XN7FeKSUe80S">Bing Crosby</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:3nFkdlSjzX9mRTtwJOzDYB">Jay-Z</a>, the quartet draws on elements from Haege's post-punk past and <a href="spotify:artist:6VhCOB0YOxq4S2a8GuPtvz">Repp</a>'s indie folk present, resulting in an intoxicating blend of moody, angular pop and rainy Pacific Northwest indie rock that brings to mind artists like <a href="spotify:artist:6liAMWkVf5LH7YR9yfFy1Y">Portishead</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:12VaqyEhgwDRuFfEqbnrpz">PJ Harvey</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:1moxjboGR7GNWYIMWsRjgG">Florence + the Machine</a>. The band released its debut EP, Secession, in 2008, followed by Hearts on Hold (2010) and Monument (2012). ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi