Biography
Fine China signed to Velvet Blue Music in 1997, and in the same year released its first 7" single "The Beautiful" and an EP, No One Knows. In 1998 the band released its second EP, Rialto Bridge. Beyween 1997 and 1998, Fine China gigged in and around Phoenix, as well as touring with Starflyer 59 and Joy Electric. In 2000, the band released its first full length album, the synthpop oriented When the World Sings, on Tooth & Nail Records. In 2001, Fine China released its second album, You Make Me Hate Music. While their first album was synthesizer heavy, the second was much more rock-oriented.
After a brief break, the band returned to the studio in 2004 to begin work on the third album, Jaws of Life, which was released in 2005. A song from the album, "My Worst Nightmare", was used on the television drama The O.C.. The same year they also released a 7 inch single, "Don't Frown", on Velvet Blue Music.
Fine China ended in 2006, with Withem joining Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric to form a new indie-pop/synthpop band, named The Foxglove Hunt.
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