Myspace Contact: headoffemur@yahoo.com Head of Femur is the willfully weird orchestral pop brainchild of pop auteurs Mike Elsener and Matt Focht. Formed in 2001 in Chicago, after 3 of the 5 current members moved from Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, Femur released their debut album, 2003's Ringodom or Proctor (Greyday), to critical acclaim. Ringodom became an immediate underground hit, receiving rave reviews by tastemakers like Magnet, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, and Pitchfork. The band hit the ground running, launching U.S. tours with Wilco, Bright Eyes, Dr. Dog, and many others. By the release of their second album, Hysterical Stars (SpinART), the band had become a massive pop collective known at times to include 20-plus musicians. After exhaustive touring across the US, Focht and Elsener decided it was time for a change. That came as a stripped-down, retooled band consisting of Head of Femur's core players, who reinvented their approach to songwriting while still staying true to their ambitious signature sound. The lineup now includes lead singer and rhythm guitarist Matt Focht, lead guitarist and vocalist Mike Elsener, keyboardist Eathan Janney, drummer Colby Starck and enigmatic-named bassist The Chancellor (the only band member still in Nebraska). Great Plains, their third full-length and a return to their trademark thematic and accessible indie-pop- orchestral storytelling, is due out on March 25th. MP3s: Isn't It a Shame Jetway Junior from Great Plains Acme: The Summit of a Mountain Curve That Byrd from Ringodom or Proctor (Is it Really) Christmas Time Again Pitchfork Riverfront Times Splendid E-Zine Bakersfield Californian Indie Workshop Chicago Tribune Earshot New Music Monthly Illinois Entertainer Daily Nebraskan Magnet Rolling Stone Real Detroit Weekly Chicago Tribune Illinois Entertainer 30 Billboard LMNOP/Babysue Tastes Like Chicken Lazi-I