The Fratellis
The Fratellis | |
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| The Fratellis | |
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| Origin | Glasgow |
| Years active | 2005 - Present |
| Members | Barry Fratelli Mince Fratelli Jon Fratelli |
The Fratellis are an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland.
Band members
- Jon Fratelli - vocals & guitar; born March 4, 1979
- Barry Fratelli - bass guitar; born April 23, 1979
- Mince Fratelli - drums, occasional banjo & backing vocals; born May 16, 1983
History
The Fratellis, founded by Glaswegian born Jamie Booth, played their first ever gig on 4th March, 2005 in the O'Henry's bar in Glasgow, and have since been tipped for a breakthrough year in 2006. The Fratellis EP was released April 3, 2006, featuring the tracks Creeping Up The Backstairs, Stacie Anne and The Gutterati?. Due to its limited availability, copies can now be found reaching more than £30 on eBay. The band appeared live on Later with Jools Holland and Top of the Pops in June 2006.
Different sources tell of different origins of the band's name. Some claim it derives from the 1985 movie The Goonies (the band confirmed that this was not the case live on air on BBC Radio 2's Jonathan Ross Show on Saturday 9 September 2006). Others tell of the band forming from a four-piece band who would play at weddings. However in a recent interview in The Sun newspaper, it would appear that the name is taken from bassist Barry, whose original surname is Fratelli, the other members of the band simply adopted that pseudonym. According to Top of the Pops, the band met after placing ads in the same record shop. NME ran a two page feature on The Fratellis in the August 10 issue proclaiming them "the best new band in Britain". They performed on the August 25 edition of The Friday Night Project, hosted by Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh and Sarah Harding of Girls Aloud. They performed Chelsea Dagger.
Costello Music was released on Monday, September 11 to critical acclaim and charted at number two in the official UK album charts.
The band have recently featured as the headline act on the NME Rock 'n' Roll Riot Tour. According to the lead article in the 28 October 2006 issue of NME, the tour has so far been blighted by rumours of a feud between the Fratellis and fellow tour act The Horrors, which both bands claim was originally started by the other.
Discography
Albums
- Costello Music - September 11, 2006[1] #2 UK
EPs
- The Fratellis EP (Nomadic Music) - April 3, 2006
Singles
- Henrietta - #19 UK - June 12, 2006
- Chelsea Dagger - #5 UK - August 28, 2006
- Whistle for the Choir - November 27, 2006
References
- ^ The Fratellis (2006) Costello Music Forum Anouncement TheFratellis.com (accessed 11/09/2006)