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Cute Is What We Aim For

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Buffalo, United States (2005 – present)

Having paired off in other local combos – singer Shaant Hacikyan and guitarist Jeff Czum in one, old bassist Fred Cimato and drummer Tom Falcone in another – Cute Is What We Aim For came together in January 2005 in Buffalo, New York, driven by the four members’ desire to cast their own upbeat spin onto modern pop.

The Cute Is What We Aim For moniker was adopted as a ‘homage to a friend’. It is also said that the term “cute” was used by Shaant in high school as another word for “cool”, and in a phone conversation between himself and guitarist Jeff, Shaant stated “Cute is what we aim for.” in reference to picking a name, and the band decided to use that phrase. The band was productive from the get-go, cranking out a series of bedroom demo recordings just moments after uniting. They posted the tracks on MySpace and PureVolume and quickly captured the attention of the blogosphere. From the start, there was a genuine connection between Cute and the kids.

Cute’s online presence allowed for widespread national exposure that once upon a time could only be garnered through full-steam-ahead touring. With songs like “Lyrical Lies” and “Finger Twist and Split” lighting up broadband connections coast-to-coast, the band were eager to establish themselves as an equally poptastic live act.

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1	The Curse Of Curves	1,908
2	Newport Living	1,679
3	Practice Makes Perfect	1,673
4	There's A Class For This	1,394
5	Lyrical Lies	1,262
6	Navigate Me	1,224
7	Doctor	1,194
8	The Fourth Drink Instinct	1,177
9	Risque	1,165
10	Moan	1,140
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13	Sweat The Battle Before The Battle Sweats You	995
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natthywinehouse wrote:
57 minutes ago

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sapphu wrote:
yesterday afternoon

New stuff is better, old stuff felt like something was missing... Oh and i cant actually believe Shaant sang the new stuff. It sounds like a different guy.

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ryreegs wrote:
Monday evening

hate that i love their new album.

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emoxanticonform wrote:
Monday morning

<333

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ClaraBell1015 wrote:
Sunday evening

love them, even though they were major dickheads when came to kentucky for a concert.

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Alanleyva wrote:
Saturday evening

Love them.

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Trunks_ wrote:
Saturday evening

i guess they've changed a lot since Old Blood Rush. When I bought Rotation, I got VERY disappointed. Their songs are now more 'pop' and less 'roots'. They're not tradicional anymore, they are now making songs for everyone to hear .. So, I was expecting something totally different, and I guess they fail'd a little with Rotation.

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McNibz wrote:
Saturday morning

amen?

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RedEyedMonster8 wrote:
Saturday morning

Pigs asses are what we aim for.

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Snapple92 wrote:
Friday morning

i agree with leisa42, their music is totally different.

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Captain-Hooker wrote:
Thursday evening

<3

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Botoft wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Cute is what we fail for.

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FireWaterBurnn wrote:
last week

<3

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leisa42 wrote:
last week

they shouldn't be touring with secondhand serenade, the music is completely different... whoever scheduled that line-up is a moron.

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K8theGR8 wrote:
last week

http://www.last.fm/group/I+LOVE+FUELED+BY+RAMEN%21 if you <3 CIWWAF then check this out!!

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Ishmerai wrote:
last week

crap is what we aim for

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alexisjuice wrote:
last week

Are these guys like Joy Division?

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Xarthok wrote:
last week

fail is what we aim for... and succeed!

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CountWasilij wrote:
last week

Lol, what a stupid name

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tami_rys wrote:
last week

best band ♥

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