Foreign Born

Foreign Born was an American folk rock band.

For demographic term, see Foreign born.
Foreign Born
OriginSan Francisco (formed)
Los Angeles (resides)
GenresFolk rock
Years active2003 - 2011
LabelsStarTime International Records, Secretly Canadian (current)
Dim Mak Records (former)
MembersLewis Pesacov (guitar)[1]
Ariel Rechtshaid (bass guitar)[2]
Matt Popieluch (guitar & vocals)[3]
Garrett Ray (drums)[4]

It was formed in San Francisco during the late summer months of 2003, but soon relocated to Los Angeles. The band self-released its first 12" single ("We Had Pleasure" b/w "Escape"), and then its first EP In the Remote Woods through StarTime International Records. While touring the US and UK with Rogue Wave, Jason Collett, Cold War Kids, Giant Drag and We Are Scientists, Foreign Born recorded its first full-length album, On the Wing Now, in fall and winter 2005, and self-released 500 or so copies that were sold on the tours, and officially released the album with Dim Mak on August 21, 2007.[4][5] The band appeared in Spin magazine in October 2007. Another album, Person to Person, was released on June 23, 2009, by the Secretly Canadian record label.[6] In August 2011, the band had stopped working. [7]

Television

The band played in the nightclub scene during the pilot episode of Chuck as well as the bar scene of the pilot episode of Reaper.

References
  1. Brown, August (July 15, 2010). "Producer Lewis Pesacov helms L.A.'s sounds of summer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  2. Powell, Mike (December 12, 2013). "The Band Leader". Grantland. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  3. Weiss, Jeff (July 7, 2009). "Matt Popieluch on Foreign Born". LA Weekly. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  4. Lind, Emma (July 27, 2007). "Artist of the Day: Foreign Born". Spin. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  5. O’Keeffe, Niall (June 11, 2009). "Album review: Foreign Born - Person to Person". NME. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  6. Bevan, David (July 23, 2009). "Foreign Born: Person to Person Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  7. "Foreign Born Rides Into The Sunset, Send Off with a New Song". Secretly Canadian. August 2, 2011. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
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