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The band self-released their debut album, Come, I'm A Lion, which was then picked up by Fall Records. Their second album, Hello, Dear Wind, was also released by Fall Records, then later re-released by Suicide Squeeze.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band released a double-EP on Fall Records in 2006, entitled Pear and Sister Pinecone. Immediately thereafter, the EP was abandoned and declared a \"limited release\" of 1,000 copies.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tour EP entitled Tomato Morning was sold on the band's tours in 2006.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePage France's last album and third full-length, …and the Family Telephone, was released May 8, 2007 on Suicide Squeeze Records.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe songs \"Chariot\" and \"Jesus\", both from from Page France's second album, Hello Dear Wind, were featured in the TV series Weeds.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band has been characterized by some as Christian due to references in song lyrics and titles. However, lyricist Michael Nau counters: \"The 'Christian band' inquiry wears me out, to be honest. As for the Christian symbols in my writing - sometimes I don’t even realize that they exist until someone points them out to me. There’s really no reason; it just rolled out that way.\" Songs such as \"Jesus\", \"What I Have Done\", and \"Bush\" are among many that contain Christian symbols.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Page+France","playStationPath":"/stations/113945628/play","stationId":113945628,"bioPath":"/music/Page+France/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Michael+Nau","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/866/866e168cf36f47537d51ee2f5d5280b8_md.jpg","artistName":"Michael Nau","artistId":353695,"station_id":397821141},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Apples+in+Stereo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/55d/55d555993443cbbd11f917802dfbbfe5_md.jpg","artistName":"The Apples in Stereo","artistId":2285,"station_id":113485948},{"musicPath":"/music/Jenny+Lewis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/04d/04d470913b9911ff6dfcfa61b4942e50_md.jpg","artistName":"Jenny Lewis","artistId":9649,"station_id":113263997},{"musicPath":"/music/The+New+Pornographers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/47b/47bcc19b264e5e5809bb8e439ec516b7_md.jpg","artistName":"The New Pornographers","artistId":2332,"station_id":113307485},{"musicPath":"/music/Jenny+Lewis+With+The+Watson+Twins","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/169/169bcef3eb1600e536fd95e149e98134_md.jpg","artistName":"Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins","artistId":56182,"station_id":259801809},{"musicPath":"/music/Hovvdy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b09/b0925b852c8ff798218aefb17ca11bea_md.jpg","artistName":"Hovvdy","artistId":421690,"station_id":400271060},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Submarines","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/51a/51ae77db9fc4f982db241a42113d2bdb_md.jpg","artistName":"The Submarines","artistId":9676,"station_id":113579702},{"musicPath":"/music/Throw+Me+The+Statue","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/63c/63c7cbe6bbe2c786f9c52f55882cb180_md.jpg","artistName":"Throw Me The Statue","artistId":32637,"station_id":178881646},{"musicPath":"/music/Elvis+Perkins","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8f7/8f76961719a483f871d243f2814eafa8_md.jpg","artistName":"Elvis Perkins","artistId":13198,"station_id":113738374},{"musicPath":"/music/Edward+Sharpe+The+Magnetic+Zeros","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/71d/71d815bd676d4de976bf5dd87d2e9323_md.jpg","artistName":"Edward Sharpe \u0026 The Magnetic Zeros","artistId":28715,"station_id":179535257},{"musicPath":"/music/Mutual+Benefit","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/30c/30cb27ef2edd939f694076172a82a1dc_md.jpg","artistName":"Mutual Benefit","artistId":391559,"station_id":397631699},{"musicPath":"/music/Local+Natives","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5a0/5a04e99edd2f51505716025d6f4bc836_md.jpg","artistName":"Local Natives","artistId":52199,"station_id":241188961},{"musicPath":"/music/Anathallo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b43/b43feadc605ac1510682df49d2d6a734_md.jpg","artistName":"Anathallo","artistId":131360,"station_id":285397659},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Decemberists","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4e5/4e5437faf051c82656370333169a054e_md.jpg","artistName":"The Decemberists","artistId":2303,"station_id":113273500},{"musicPath":"/music/Ra+Ra+Riot","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e3c/e3c8f6374ff4dc615f7d060a58abbb07_md.jpg","artistName":"Ra Ra Riot","artistId":12818,"station_id":113483539},{"musicPath":"/music/Bowerbirds","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a55/a5578fb6245795ac7d223e3be8fba53d_md.jpg","artistName":"Bowerbirds","artistId":33821,"station_id":173723826},{"musicPath":"/music/Radical+Face","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4a9/4a985163ac9b34559ea2b721922d5f6e_md.jpg","artistName":"Radical Face","artistId":74674,"station_id":266040820},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Clientele","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0a1/0a119f8cb66e391e63543cc5c2a9a904_md.jpg","artistName":"The Clientele","artistId":2297,"station_id":113336075}]}