After four year, Controlling the Famous has called it quits. Below is a statement from their myspace blog.

Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen of the world.

As you can all probably tell by now, the end to supposed CTF hiatus never actually happened. We never made it back together. It was a tough long thought out decision, but was definitely for the best. We apologize for all our backpeddling about the status of the band. Truth be told, everyone was happy with what we accomplished in our time as a band together. Thanks to everyone who believed in us and gave us support. You made the bad times good and the good times great.

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Controlling The Famous have gone on an “indefinite hiatus.” The band posted this message on their MySpace blog:

Hello Everyone, Max from Controlling the Famous here.

As most of you know, we decided that we’d be taking an “indefinite hiatus.” I just wanted to update everyone and let them know what’s going on. Like with any band, its a tough job to be on the road, touring non-stop, constantly away from family and friends, have no money (flat broke), and live out of a van. It can really wear a person down and leave you questioning why you decided to start playing music in the first place.

Artist: Controlling The Famous
Album: Automatic City
Label: The Militia Group
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: May 16, 2006

Overall: 8.0
Music: 8.0
Lyrics: 7.9
Production: 8.2

Controlling The Famous are one of The Militia Group’s latest signings. The band comes straight out of California with and EP and now a full-lenght album under their belt. Their sound is very indie and generally laid back but with the snappy bass and higher guitar parts you tend to feel different.