Christopher Richard Farren (born April 29, 1986) is an American musician originally from

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. He was born in Michigan, where he lived until the age of 7, before relocating to Florida with his family. He is known for his work in the bands

Fake Problems Fake Problems were a four-piece indie rock band from Naples, Florida. They released their first full-length album, ''How Far Our Bodies Go'', on Sabot Productions on April 27, 2007. Their second record, '' It's Great to Be Alive'', was released t ...

and Antarctigo Vespucci and as a solo artist.

Career

In 2005, Farren formed the

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band Fake Problems with local friends in Naples. The band would release 3 studio albums and several EPs before officially breaking up in 2014, following guitarist Casey Lee's departure from the band in 2012. In 2014, Farren began selling a

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parody t-shirt that featured a photo of actor

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, actress

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, and their two children Jaden and

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. Following an appearance on ''

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'', in which Fallon gifted Farren's shirt to Will Smith, the shirt became fairly popular online. After the dissolution of Fake Problems, Farren would go on to release a collaborative EP with

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titled ''Soulmate Stuff'' as the band Antarctigo Vespucci. Since 2014, Antarctigo Vespucci has released 2 full-length albums and 2 EPs. Farren released an album of all-original Christmas songs titled ''Like A Gift From God Or Whatever'' in 2014, with tracks featuring other artists such as Sean Bonnette,

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, and

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. In 2016, Farren released his debut solo album, ''Can't Die'', through

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. In 2018 and again in 2020, Farren would compose music for two episodes of the

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with the show's composer and Farren's frequent collaborator, Jeff Rosenstock. His second solo album, ''Born Hot'', was released on October 11, 2019 on

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. In 2019, Farren announced ''The Born Hot Tour'', his first headline tour as a solo musician. The tour began in January 2020 and concluded in February 2020 with a sold out concert in

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Discography

Fake Problems

Studio albums

* 2007: ''How Far Our Bodies Go'' (Sabot Productions) * 2009: '' It's Great to Be Alive'' (SideOneDummy Records) * 2010: '' Real Ghosts Caught on Tape'' (SideOneDummy Records)

EPs

* 2001: ''Too Much Like Home'' (For Documentation Only Records) * 2004: ''From a Fashion Standpoint'' (For Documentation Only Records) * 2005: ''Oh No!'' (self-released) * 2006: ''Spurs & Spokes'' (Sabot Productions) * 2006: ''Spurs & Spokes/Bull Matador'' (Sabot Productions) * 2008: ''Viking Wizard Eyes Wizard Full Of Lies'' (Good Friends Records) * 2013: ''Sugar EP'' (Fake Problems)

7" Singles

* 2009: ''Dream Team'' (SideOneDummy Records) * 2010: ''Soulless'' (SideOneDummy Records) * 2011: ''Songs For Teenagers'' (SideOneDummy Records) * 2015: ''Strange Emotions: Holy Attitude'' (self-released)

Antarctigo Vespucci

Studio albums

* 2015: ''

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'' (

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) * 2018: ''

Love in the Time of E-Mail ''Love in the Time of E-Mail'' is the second studio album by the American power pop band Antarctigo Vespucci. It was released on October 26, 2018, through Polyvinyl Record Co. and Quote Unquote Records in North America, and through Big Scary ...

'' (Polyvinyl Records)

EPs

* 2014: ''Soulmate Stuff'' (Quote Unquote Records) * 2014: ''I'm So Tethered'' (Quote Unquote Records)

Solo

Studio albums

* 2014: ''Like A Gift From God Or Whatever'' (self-released) * 2016: ''Can't Die'' (SideOneDummy Records) * 2019: ''Born Hot'' (Polyvinyl Records) * 2022: ''Death Don't Wait (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (Polyvinyl Records)

7" Singles

* 2015: ''Where U Are'' (Boyfriend Island Records) * 2020: ''FALL IN LOVE2NIGHT / PHANTOM FRIEND'' (Polyvinyl Records)

Non-Album Singles

* 2014: ''Ducks Fly Together'' (Chris Farren+Grey Gordon Split) * 2017: ''Be There 4 Ya'' (self-released) * 2018: ''The Way That I Love U Has Changed'' (self-released)

References

External links

Official website

Chris Farren at Polyvinyl Records

Antarctigo Vespucci on Bandcamp
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