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Updating the dance-pop genre with co-ed vocals, oddball experimentation, hipster appeal, and a cryptic public image, Fol Chen began attracting a good deal of blog attention in early 2009. The bandmates (as well as their label, Asthmatic Kitty) maintained utmost secrecy from the start, however, remaining reluctant to divulge the members' names or identities. To promote the release of their debut album, Part 1: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made, the enigmatic band took to the internet, where they unveiled an animated music video (with singing fish and dancing lions replacing the actual musicians) and issued a press release that likened their music to "that mysterious black object that the creepy family is staring at on the cover of Led Zeppelin's Presence album." The record was released in February 2009 and quickly drew comparisons to Of Montreal's outrageous, off-kilter pop. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
