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. Their musical style has been compared to a mix of

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'' was released in Denmark in September 2003 and gained extensive airplay across Danish

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. Following their appearance at SXSW, The Fashion had sold out shows in

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''. The band disbanded in early 2011 feeling as if they could no longer "lift the band to new heights."

Discography

Singles & Videos

*''Let's Go Dancing'' - (2003) (official video on

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) *''Roller Disco Inferno'' - (2003) (official video on YouTube ) *''Dead Boys'' - (2007) (official video on YouTube ) *''Letters From The Ambulance'' - (2007) (official video on YouTube ) *''Solo Impala (Take The Money and Run)'' - (2007) (official video on YouTube ) *''Like Knives'' - (2008) (official video on YouTube ow taken down)

Albums

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'' (15 September 2003) *''

The Fashion The Fashion was an indie rock band hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark. Their musical style has been compared to a mix of The Rapture, Beastie Boys, Head Automatica, and LCD Soundsystem. The Fashion's debut album '' Rock Rock Kiss Kiss Combo'' ...

'' (19 February 2007 Denmark, 8 January 2008 Europe, 13 May 2008 North America)

EPs

*''The Fashion EP'' (11 January 2008) *''Gerhardo EP'' (2009)

Compilation Appearances

* '' His Way, Our Way (Sinatra Tribute)'' *''Saluting the Crunchy Frog-a-Logue'' (2009)

References

External links

The Fashion MySpace PageBillboard.com bio by K. Ross Hoffman, AllmusicSony-BMG (in Danish)
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