Fitz and the Tantrums

Fitz and the Tantrums
Fitz and the Tantrums in 2013
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Indie pop neo soul
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Dangerbird Elektra
Members	Michael Fitzpatrick Noelle Scaggs Joe Karnes James King Jeremy Ruzumna
Past members	Ethan Phillips John Wicks
Website	fitzandthetantrums.com

Fitz and the Tantrums are an American indie pop and neo soul band from Los Angeles, California, that formed in 2008. The band consists of Michael Fitzpatrick (lead vocals), Noelle Scaggs (co-lead vocals and percussion), James King (saxophone, flute, keyboard, percussion and guitar), Joseph Karnes (bass guitar), and Jeremy Ruzumna (keyboards). (John Wicks, who played drums and percussion, left the band in 2022 to teach at the University of Montana.) Their debut studio album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, was released in August 2010 on indie label Dangerbird Records and received critical acclaim; it also reached no. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.^[1] In early 2013 the band signed to their current label, Elektra Records, which released their second LP, More Than Just a Dream, the same year. Their self-titled third album was released in 2016, which contains their most notable song, "HandClap". Their fourth studio album, All the Feels, was released in 2019, and their fifth, Let Yourself Free, in 2022.