Foreign Born is an American folk rock band. They began in
San Francisco during the late summer months of 2003, but soon relocated to
Los Angeles. They self-released their first 12" single ("We Had Pleasure" b/w "Escape"), and then their debut EP "In the Remote Woods" via StarTime International Records. While touring the US and UK with
Rogue Wave,
Jason Collett,
Cold War Kids,
Giant Drag and
We Are Scientists, they recorded their first full length album, On the Wing Now, in the fall/winter of 2005, self-released 500 or so copies that they sold on the previously mentioned tours, and officially released the album with
Dim Mak on August 21, 2007. They were featured in
Spin Magazine in October 2007. They released their latest album,
Person to Person, on June 23, 2009, under the record label
Secretly Canadian. As of August 2011, the band is on indefinite hiatus.