Absofacto

Absofacto
Birth nameJonathan Visger
Also known asBug Lung Baby
OriginMichigan, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
LabelsAtlantic
Websiteabsofacto.com

Absofacto is a solo project by musician Jonathan Visger, the former frontman of Michigan-based indie rock band Mason Proper.[1][2] In 2008, Visger released his first solo efforts, North South, Pt. 1, under his own name, and Trilobite Trash, under the pseudonym Bug Lung Baby. In 2009, the EP Tagalong was released under the moniker Absofacto, the name Visger has used for all his solo musical projects since.

In 2017, Visger (as Absofacto) signed with Atlantic Records and released his major-label debut with the EP Thousand Peaces. The song "Dissolve", originally released in 2015, was included as a track on the EP and released as a single in 2018, but it failed to make any kind of impact.[3] A year later, the song received renewed interest due to a meme on the video-sharing application TikTok and became a surprise hit.[4][5] It debuted on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in June 2019 and reached number one on the chart in January 2020.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d Absofacto at AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Just A Matter Of Absofacto". The Oswegonian. March 5, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Ginsberg, Gab (July 11, 2019). "How TikTok Propelled Absofacto's 'Dissolve' Onto the Billboard Charts, Four Years After Its Release". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Leight, Elias (June 6, 2019). "TikTok Proved It Can Make Hits — Its Next Test Is Creating Stars It". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Vaziri, Aidin (November 14, 2019). "Top rock acts to turn it up for Alt 105.3's Not So Silent Night 2019". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (January 14, 2020). "Absofacto's 'Dissolve' Completes Lengthy Climb to No. 1 on Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.