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The Format

The Format formed in Phoenix in 2002 with Nate Ruess on vocals, Sam Means on guitar, Don Paulson on bass, and Joey Breaux on drums. Their debut EP came out...

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The Format's brief, bright indie-pop run

A Phoenix band that made two sharp albums before Nate Ruess moved on to Fun.

If you want to hear what they were about, start with 'She Doesn't Get It' or 'The First Single.' They're both right there in the middle of things.

They wrote songs that felt like conversations you'd have at 2 a.m. in a friend's kitchen. 'She Doesn't Get It' from 'Interventions + Lullabies' is a perfect example, a little messy, a little clever, and completely unguarded. That directness is why their stuff still turns up on playlists years later.

They formed in Phoenix in 2002 and put out their first EP the next year. By 2006 they had 'Interventions + Lullabies,' and then 'Dog Problems' in 2008 before breaking up that same year.

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The Format formed in Phoenix in 2002 with Nate Ruess on vocals, Sam Means on guitar, Don Paulson on bass, and Joey Breaux on drums. Their debut EP came out the following year, and by 2006 they had released their first full album, 'Interventions + Lullabies.' That record included 'She Doesn't Get It,' which became one of their better-known songs.

They put out one more album, 'Dog Problems,' in 2008 before calling it quits later that same year. Ruess went on to front the band Fun., while the other members pursued their own projects. Some of their other tracks, like 'The First Single' and 'Dear Boy,' still pop up on playlists now and then.

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