ABOUT THIS ITEM

This young six piece are well known for being caustic, vital and free from the allurement of passing trends. Their music has been described as 'unclassifiable'. This is the band's first recording, lovingly produced by Jim Noir.

Listen to "Sail A Boat" and take in the lyrics, then, compare them with the regal bombast of the music and afford yourself a chuckle. This anti protest song harks back to Shane McGowan’s early work albeit in a more misanthropic fashion. "Old Man From London" is a vitriolic slant at the dumbing-down of the music industry and its pencil pushers, delivered with theatrical zeal. "Name Of The Father" provides a new scripture to reformed Catholics, whilst "Pea Factory" is a wonderful soundtrack to a Freudian nightmare.

As a live entity, Frazer King have a notorious reputation. Live, they have been likened to The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The Pogues and evangelical preachers without the financial backing. Despite these links, they are likely to confuse, bemuse and astound with no identical connection with previous bands – a truly modern sound of amalgamated influences without ever venturing into pastiche.

However, it is on this recording that their experimental songwriting skills undercut any comparisons and illustrate their true originality. Rhythmically inventive though never superfluous, lyrically embittered on the right side of preachy, dynamically inspired and never false. These songs are witty, original, memorable and most of all, a rejection of the nauseous noughties in which many bands talked the talk then limped away.

Eagerly anticipated from musos, journos and fans alike; kick back and enjoy a most promising musical collection of askewed patriotism, deflated anger and reserved psychosis.

'Frazer King are pure genius. Pure musical genius… Wild-eyed charisma that fires a generation… Underlined by great impassioned song writing… If you are a music biz person, investigate them now- they are going to be massive. My instinct feels it and that’s never wrong'. (John Robb)

'For the uninitiated, Frazer King look like a right rabble, so gloriously out of step with everything else going on today, their mob-mentality pitched somewhere between the right side of boisterous and the wrong side of unruly. Their sound is almost impossible to label, taking in a Pogues-like mix of disarray and beauty, a Shack-esque ear for melody and a Bad Seeds intensity (with some added vigorous skiffle for good measure). Add to the mix three fantastic, distinctive voices and the result is the best new band in Manchester at the moment. Someone, surely, will sign them soon'. (Shaun Curran - City Life)