Firefighter Font

Like a cornered cat, Firefighter Font is the noise a small band makes when it wants to sound huge. The Saratoga Springs trio combine driving beats, minimal instrumentation, DIY ethos and large-hearted vocals in an effort to scare off predators and move bodies. Sustained by a steady diet of indie rock, Firefighter Font is most often compared to bands like Spoon, Broken Social Scene and Sunny Day Real Estate.



Their debut LP, Crash Tender is now out on Sub-Bombin Records



The album was recorded over the period of a year in the trio's upstate New York practice space and finds the band augmenting its live guitar attack with pianos, horns and 8-bit synths. Post-production was handled by Ryan Ghent, who has worked on other Sub-Bombin projects including Rawhead’s Beatwise and Alchemy (2008).



Firefighter Font is excited to partner with the increasingly eclectic Sub-Bombin Records for the release. Originally known for its beatmakers and MCs, Sub-Bombin’s roster of artists has expanded to include the experimental (Pandha Piranha, Ghoul Poon) and electro-pop (Birthdays, Phantogram). Firefighter Font shares Sub-Bombin’s emphasis on community and mutual support and has been organizing shows with Sub-Bombin musicians since its inception, making the alliance a logical progression.