 The Reputation was an indie rock band from Chicago , Illinois . The band was fronted by former Sarge singer @-@ songwriter Elizabeth Elmore , with other positions filled by various members . The band , which formed while Elmore was attending law school , released two albums between the years of 2001 and 2006 , both of which were met with generally positive reviews . The band is now defunct .
 surely the most bizarre thing about the Reputation was the fact that the band's name was in no way related to the fact that it was a band . The name was taken from the title of a song by the band The Faint , which was a