Controlling the Famous was a Los Angeles, California-based indie rock band formed in 2001.
[1] The band then signed to The Militia Group in October 2005 and began working on their debut album, Automatic City, with producer Alex Newport.
The album received generally positive reviews, with Allmusic writer Corey Apar giving it four stars, and calling it "a consistently enjoyable listen",[3] with Alternative Press writer Emily Zemler giving it the same score and describing it "as jagged and propulsive as any post-punk/hardcore album in recent memory".
[2] PopMatters writer Evan Sawdey gave the album five out of ten, calling it "a mixture of highs and lows".
[4] In October 2006 the band went on hiatus, and after briefly working together in early 2007, announced that they had split up in February.