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The Downtown Fiction
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The Downtown Fiction

The Downtown Fiction formed in 2006 when Cameron Leahy and Dave Garza started playing together in Los Angeles. Their debut album 'Let's Be Animals' came out...

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The Downtown Fiction's straightforward alternative rock

A Los Angeles band whose 2010 track 'I Just Wanna Run' became their calling card.

For their sound, 'I Just Wanna Run' is the obvious start. 'Feeling Better' gives you the clean pop-rock version.

They made straightforward alternative rock with pop hooks that connected. 'I Just Wanna Run' from their 2010 debut 'Let's Be Animals' became their most recognizable track, and songs like 'Feeling Better' show their knack for clean, direct writing. Their 2016 lawsuit against their former label adds a real-world edge to their story.

Cameron Leahy and Dave Garza started playing together in Los Angeles in 2006. They released 'Let's Be Animals' in 2010, followed by 'Twenty One' in 2014 and 'Los Angeles' in 2018, keeping at it through label disputes.

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The Downtown Fiction formed in 2006 when Cameron Leahy and Dave Garza started playing together in Los Angeles. Their debut album 'Let's Be Animals' came out in 2010, featuring the song 'I Just Wanna Run' that became their most recognizable track. They followed it with 'Twenty One' in 2014 and 'Los Angeles' in 2018.

Beyond Leahy and Garza, the band included Kyle Fasel on bass and Ryan Levine on drums. Their sound leaned toward straightforward alternative rock with pop hooks, as heard on songs like 'Circles' and 'Feeling Better' from their catalog.

In 2016, the band filed a lawsuit against their former record label over contract and financial issues. They kept recording through that period, releasing 'Los Angeles' two years later.

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