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What's Fair
12+ albums
rockindiefemale vocalistalternativepop rock
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Most start-up musical outfits often feature the wide-eyed attitude of young musicians, who see the world as their oyster, ready to tackle their seemingly infinite futures with a libertine viewpoint that can only be held by those with little experience in the game. But for the members of central Illinois-based What’s Fair, they know that their time and place in the realm of music has its limitations. With members having spent nearly a decade in the business, their understanding of what’s reasonable and possible—and what’s improbable—is more sharply defined than most upstarts. Yet that doesn’t mean they’re unwilling to make What’s Fair their most important musical effort to date. In fact, according to Timmy Costello, What’s Fair might possibly be the most prominent musical undertaking he’s been involved in, since his years as a bass player in the emo-rock band Park with guitarist Justin Valenti. The genesis of What’s Fair actually stems from their involvement in Park, as Valenti had approached Costello—who had left Park in 2005. The pair headed into the studio and began writing new material. After seeking a new sound, the pair asked keyboardist Faith Wheaton to join them in their collaboration, who had never been in a band before. The project hadn’t located its voice, so Costello and Valenti turned to their Park roots, tracking down a female vocalist who had sang as a guest vocalist on a Park album. “She had a beautiful voice,” Costello says, “so we decided, why don’t we ju
