Blaring, anthemic and vivid, indie band fun.’s remarkable second studio album Some Nights marked the band’s rapid rise to fame, undoubtedly due to the initial success of lead single “We Are Young”. Released via Fueled by Ramen, the 2012 album was produced by Jeff Bhasker, who molded fun.’s sound into the amalgamation of urban hip-hop influence, indie pop, and theatric rock that is present on the record. Lyrically plaintive, and vocally powerful, Some Nights explores the dichotomous relationship between loneliness and romance, and the grey area in between. Oscillating loudly through emotion and sheer optimism, and carrying an almost-Queen-like vibe, fun. effectively explores a variety of topics – an internal war with closure, the gradual dissolution of love, the detriments of fame on friendship, inevitable mortality – with an incredible degree of honesty. Member Andrew Dost provided a piece of creative insight in the inception of Some Nights: The title was there really before any of the songs. Nate came up with the title, and I think his thought process was based on some nights you’re this, some nights you’re that; you’re a different person on any given night. And that’s what a lot of the album kind of hints at. It’s not really a concept album, but if it was, that would be what it’s loosely about. It’s really nice once you have a title to know what the parameters are of what you’re working on as a whole. That kind of informed all the songs and kind of seeped in everywhere about the changes in your personality, depending on where you are and who you’re with. Selling over 1.6 million copies, the commercially successful album also garnered two Grammy nominations for the work itself (including Album of the Year) and six total for the band, winning Song of the Year for “We Are Young” and Best New Artist.