Years active 1994–present | Genres Indie rock, Electropop | |
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Associated acts Dntel, The Postal Service, James Figurine, Boothby, Strictly Ballroom, The Whitest Boy Alive Website www.forsterdavid.org/figurine/ Origin United States of America (1994) Albums The Heartfelt, Transportation + Communication = Love, Reconfigurine, Discard Plus, IMpossible, Discard Record labels Monika Enterprise, 555 Recordings, Blackbean and Placenta Tape Club, Dying Songs Similar The Postal Service, Styrofoam, Further, Mia Doi Todd, Lali Puna | ||
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Figurine is an electronica band based in the United States. The band members, friends since high school, use the pseudonyms David Figurine (Forster David Rudolph), James Figurine (Jimmy Tamborello) and Meredith Figurine (Meredith Landman).
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While the band seems to be inactive as of 2006, all three members are also involved in other bands or have released solo work under their respective Figurine monikers. Mainly a long distance collaboration, the band was a precursor to James Figurine/Tamborello's later, more commercially successful project The Postal Service. Tamborello has also used the Figurine pseudonym for an official remix of Bright Eyes' Easy/Lucky/Free in 2005 and a solo album in 2006. Meredith is also a vocalist for Boothby.
Figurine lyrics commonly tell whimsical love stories involving technology, such as space stations, instant messaging or internet cafes. Their song "New Mate" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2004 cult film Napoleon Dynamite.
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Other releases
- "Virtual Reality Suit (Outake #1)" (1999) Dead Turtle Records
Songs
New MateTransportation + Communication = Love · 1999
So FuturisticThe Heartfelt · 2001
SOSTransportation + Communication = Love · 1999