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After the demise of The Format, Nate Ruess teamed up with friends from Anathallo, Steel Train, and even enlisted the arrangement assistance of Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – the former keyboardist of 90s power-pop act Jellyfish. The resulting sound on Fun’s debut LP Aim and Ignite is quite the collection of orchestral pop tunes and almost sounds like a musical in some parts.