I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe of losers and jocks. So we invited all the cool kids to come watch us play in our bass player's brother's bedroom. And it was terrible, but everyone thought we were so cool.

He joined punk bands in high school (Nevergonnascore This Past Year) and upon graduation chose to pursue music. Despite receiving generally positive reviews the album was not a commercial success peaking at 71 on the Billboard 200. Career


2001–2008: The Format
After forming in 2001 The Format released a demo titled EP which generated local interest and led to the band being signed to Elektra Records in 2002.

Ruess was the singer for The Format and is currently the lead vocalist of Fun. Nathaniel Joseph "Nate" Ruess (born February 26 1982) is an American indie/indie rock singer-songwriter from Arizona.