Biography
Hailing from Sheffield, UK but not entirely comprised of "dee-dars" (yes, a couple of them there southerners got in there somehow) Braver than Fiction are a bit of a mixed bag – but with really, really strong calf muscles.
Sheffield, UK is famously built on seven hills and all of the band members have legendarily trudged up/fallen down every single one of them. Also, all of Braver than Fiction’s rehearsal and studio spaces are cruelly but co-incidentally situated at the top of endless staircases; as a result, all of the band have, at different intervals, wished they’d taken up the kazoo.
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So who is this sturdy-legged bunch of troubadours from the damp, industrial north of England?
Braver than Fiction formed as a studio (that really means living room) project in the summer of 2013 and quickly recorded their debut track, “Your Little Fantasy" which they duly uploaded to t’interwebs and wandered off to have a pie.
When the track started receiving a great deal of interest online and following it’s sensationally well-received Hallowe'en showcase (as well as numerous noise nuisance complaints from local residents) the decision was made, in the autumn of 2013, to take the project out of the studio (living room) and into live venues – God help them.
There are usually five of them, sometimes four and there have never yet been as many as six – except for that time there was a brief appearance by the mythical ‘Dancing Viking’, who has become part of the Braver than Fiction lore (but sadly, not the band).
Braver than Fiction's swift inclusion onto the playlists of radio and venue DJs worldwide, strong social media following and clear love of live music have given them a great start and 2014 is looking to be a phenomenal year for this outstanding band. The unholy fusion of Braver than Fiction’s members’ diverse industry backgrounds, individual creative influences and musical styles is undoubtedly the fuel that fires their unique sound and has everybody who hears them talking!
However, the way that this collective works on any of their compositions, each according to their singular flair but simultaneously in synch, reveals a fascinatingly organic process. Comparisons have been drawn with the grotesque glamour of Tom Waits and the dysfunctional 'family' of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours incarnation but, Braver than Fiction are still evolving. Although ‘alternative rock’ seems to be the closest genre fit, this extraordinary band continues to resist being pressed into any kind of predictable musical mould – for now...
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.