FPF is known for their electro-organic sound sometimes compared to bands and artists like Weevil, The Postal Service, Belle and Sebastian, Lights and Morrissey.

Faded Paper Figures met in early 2007 at a party in Irvine, California, where John Williams and Kael Alden were discussing music.

Heather Alden later joined the group as a harmony vocalist, and the band's name was changed to Faded Paper Figures.

During their summer 2010 west coast tour, Kurt Deninger (drums) and Sebastian Hackett (additional keys and guitars) were added to the band's lineup.

[5] The Matter was also recently released in China (along with Dynamo and New Medium) in a box set on the Chinese "Wind Music" record label.