Fixers

Article summary

Fixers are a five-piece experimental music/psychedelic pop band from Oxford. The band consists of Jack Goldstein, Jason Warner, Christopher Dawson, Roo Bhasin and Michael Thompson and formed in 2009. The debut album, We'll Be the Moon, was released in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2012. The band cites their influences as Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, Steve Reich, J-Pop and Vanilla Fudge.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2012-06-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2011-02-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2011-04-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2012-06-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2021-05-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of formation is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2012-06-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2011-02-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2011-04-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2012-06-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2021-05-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352629621