Fictionist is an American alternative rock band from Provo, Utah, United States, with origins in Salt Lake City and Sacramento.

[1] They have toured nationally and have opened for acts including Imagine Dragons, Vampire Weekend, Neon Trees, Young the Giant, and Shiny Toy Guns.

[4] Lasting Echo unveiled the band's first official music video which was directed and animated by artist Eric Power.

Instead they recorded a new independent self-titled album produced by Nate Pyfer (Kaskade, The Moth & the Flame, Mideau).

[15] After parting ways with Atlantic Records, Fictionist took advantage of their new freedom to include new and unconventional sounds in their tracks.

[17] Toward the end of the year they toured in central and south-western United States with Minnesota indie rock band Step Rockets.

[18] On May 12, 2017 Fictionist released a ten track album titled Sleep Machine and started a west coast tour with Eric Robertson accompanying the band on the keyboard.