{"id":2260415,"date":"2026-01-31T23:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T23:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2260415"},"modified":"2026-01-31T23:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T23:40:39","slug":"fitz-and-the-tantrums-just-want-to-shine-arts-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fitz-and-the-tantrums-just-want-to-shine-arts-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitz and the Tantrums just want to shine | Arts & Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fitz and the Tantrums are a Los Angeles-based neo-soul indie-pop band. They play Belly Up Aspen at 8 p.m. Sunday. The band has more than 2 billion streams on Spotify and has sold out Red Rocks repeatedly over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The first thing to know about Fitz and the Tantrums, the Los Angeles indie-pop neo soul band, is that they have close to 2 billion streams on Spotify \u2014 that\u2019s 4.5 million streams for every person who can fit in Belly Up Aspen, where the Tantrums play Sunday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since their founding in 2008 and their first release, 2010\u2019s \u201cPickin\u2019 Up The Pieces,\u201d the Tantrums have consistently released upbeat, catchy songs backed by eye-popping videos that have drawn millions of listens and views on streaming services and YouTube.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fitz and The Tantums is the brainchild of lead singer and principal songwriter Michael Fitzpatrick. The genesis of the band goes back to 2008.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick, who had recently begun taking piano lessons, got a call from a friend who informed him their neighbor was selling a church organ for $50. \u201cBuy it,\u201d Fitzpatrick responded, “I’ll pay you the $50 later.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick moved the behemoth into his living room and it was love at first touch. He sat down and wrote the song \u201cBreakin\u2019 the Chains\u201d in five minutes. Sensing he was on to something, Fitzpatrick called some friends and \u201cfive phone calls and one rehearsal later\u201d the Tantrums were formed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Tantrums have occupied similar space in the last 15 years as the Black Eyed Peas, Pharrell and Daft Punk. Their songs have appeared on countless commercials, TV shows and commercials and their song \u201cClap Clap\u201d has become a reliable stadium anthem at sporting events.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t take long for the Tantrums to pen their first anthem, as \u201cMoney Grabber\u201d became a breakout hit right out of the gate from their \u201cPickin\u2019 Up The Pieces.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 2013, the band signed to Elektra Records, which released their second album, \u201cMore than Just a Dream,\u201d which features the song of\u00a0the same name that clocked more than a billion listens on Spotify.<\/p>\n
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Known for their upbeat, danceable grooves and catchy hooks, Fitz and the Tantrums play Belly Up Aspen on Sunday at 8 p.m. Photo by\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The Tantrums eponymous third album was released in 2016 and features \u201cHand Clap\u201d which is probably the band\u2019s signature song. \u201cAll The Feels\u201d followed in 2019 and 2022 saw the release of \u201cLet Yourself Free.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last year, the Tantrums released their seventh record, \u201cMan on the Moon,\u201d and the title track continues the band\u2019s impressive streak of great songs and eye-popping videos that are bound to find their way into the pop lexicon.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s always a risk in choosing a song title that has the same name as another iconic song (\u201cR.E.M.\u2019s \u201cMan on the Moon\u201d), but the Tantrums\u2019 \u201cMan\u201d plants a solid flag on its \u201cMoon.\u201d It spawned a psychedelic video that bears repeatable viewing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis might be one of my most favorite albums we\u2019ve ever made,\u201d Fitzpatrick said in an interview from his home in Los Angeles, where he has lived most of his life. \u201cWhen you\u2019re a band that has had some radio hits, the label is always like, \u2018Where\u2019s your radio hit? We need a radio hit.\u2019 But nobody knows what\u2019s a hit anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just had this attitude that since nobody knows what the rules are anymore, I\u2019m going to let myself be a little more subtle and let me live in some \u2018vibier\u2019 moments and I\u2019m just gonna make the record I want. And that\u2019s what this is.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Tantrums\u2019 \u201cI Just Want To Shine\u201d is a life-affirming song that has pulled people from the ledge, according to what Fitzpatrick says he\u2019s been told. He said his goal is to bring joy to his audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s so much power in seeing that joy on people\u2019s faces when we play live,\u201d he said. \u201cLife is stressful and when I\u2019m performing and I see people have joy and laughter and a smile \u2014 or I can literally see the stress leaving their bodies from whatever they\u2019re carrying in their life \u2014 that is what I hope to get when I perform. If I see people having joy, some levity, maybe the awkward white guy dancing in the corner, then I\u2019ve won, and I\u2019ve succeeded, and what a gift to be able to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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