Their work has previously appeared on the soundtrack to Blood and Chocolate (a cover of Billy Idol’s “Flesh for Fantasy”) and the Napoleon Dynamite soundtrack (“Design”), Grammy-nominated as Best Compilation Soundtrack Album in 2006.

Rodriguez says of the album's title, "It's where you are and where you've been. It's a point of measurement with which you can gauge your progress. Or in this case, our progress." They've both come a long way, personally and professionally, to produce this work. The album's emotional high point is "Dark of the Day," in which Valdepena's lyrics reveal a poignant, personal back story: "I wrote the concept for 'Dark of the Day' very soon after my brother drowned last year. I remember feeling so empty, but thoughts of being with him made me happy. It was like I was ashamed to be happy because someone I loved was just gone all of a sudden. It was in June and it was sunny. The birds were singing and the flowers blooming. It was just dark at the same time."

The band’s arresting and genuine lyrics are backed by an interesting, multi-textured sound—a result of their extensive, varied influences. While Rodriguez’s points of reference are The Mamas and the Papas, The Beatles, NWA and Elton John, Valdepena cites “Weird Al” Yankovic, Damon Albarn, Paul Simon and Belle and Sebastian. Fiction Company is its own unique creation, a true collaboration between two artistic soul mates.

Title: Maps And Measures

1. Just A Dream
2. Dark Of The Day
3. Crystal Ship
4. Precious
5. Mellowship
6. Sexxxy
7. La La
8. In Your Head