The Frames newsletter - November 2006
Donal
already??!!! i tell ya, it really does go quicker as you get older.
this year has flown by... mostly a good year has been had though.
getting a new record out always makes for a memorable one. the european
release date was bought forward too, so you should be able to buy 'the
cost' in shops throughout europe as of now. feels really exciting for
us in europe at the moment....getting great reviews in places like
sweden and the netherlands and czech republic and belgium etc etc.....
just a shame i cant understand anything thats being said :0)
for example:
"The Cost" (Anti/Bonnier Amigo)
ROCK
Till min förvåning ser jag att The Cost är det irländska bandet
The Frames sjätte album och jag har missat alla de tidigare. Och det
hade förstås varit för bra för att vara sant om detta varit
debuten. Få, om ens några, band kan debutera så stilsäkert.
Alltihop är inspelat direkt, i en fransk studio. The Frames säger att
många hävdat att bandet alltid varit bättre på scenen än i
studion. Därför repeterades de tio sångerna in med stor möda, för
att spelas in live.
Slutresulatet imponerar. Sångerna sveper likt vågor över lyssnaren.
Instrumenteringen har utrymme för fiol, piano och akustiska gitarrer,
ändå blir slutresultatet närmast episkt.
Stor del i detta har förstås The Frames briljante sångarna Glen
Hansard, som får berättelserna om tillvarons bekymmer och
glädjeämnen att framstå som stora sanningar, utan att bli
pretentiös.
Ibland påminner alltihop om mina gamla favoriter Del Amitri, ibland
har antagligen U2 inspirerat och bandet självt hävdar att detta är
en folkmusikskiva inspirerad av 70-talet, och nämner namn som Gordon
Lightfoot och tidiga Elton John.
Jag är övertygad om att alla som lyssnar kommer att tänka på fler
namn, men det viktigaste är ju att alltihop låter så vackert,
spännande och nära nog fulländat.
Och Hansard är som sagt så stark att The Frames ibland påminner om
en singer/songwriterskiva - i pefekt inramning…
you gotta be pretty good at the swedish to be able to translate that
one! but - i know it got 4 stars out of 5 so - its gotta be good
right?! its a humbling experience talking with 99.9% of the europeans
im dealing with at the moment... they ALL have at least one other
language very firmly under their belts and fair play to them. be a bit
tough all round otherwise!!
cause it feels so fresh, the lads are rather looking forward to going
over for a little tourette soon and doing a bit of pr and the like.
dates below. some of these shows have sold out already and the others
(especially belgium and london) are pretty damn close, so, if you wanna
go - get your finger out. if you miss it this time around, i am
already putting the schedule together for a further and more extensive
tour in feb 07 of europe. all very exciting :0)
THE FRAMES
EUROPE
21 novemeber 2006 :: melkweg, amsterdam, NL SOLD OUT
22 novemeber 2006 :: ancienne belgique, brussels, BE
support kris dane
24 novemeber 2006 :: lido, berlin, DE
25 novemeber 2006 :: rock cafe, prague, czech republic SOLD OUT
info: www.rockcafe.cz
26 novemeber 2006 :: szene, vienna, AT
support: clara luzia
28 novemeber 2006 :: casa 139, milan, IT
30 novemeber 2006 :: university of london, london, UK
support from catherine feeney www.myspace.com/catherinefeeny
tickets: £15 + bkg fees [Buy Online]
so, on return from that little trip out, the lads come back and spend a
bit of time at home. glen however puts his feet up for 2 days, unpacks
his european travel kit shaving plugs and packs his american suitcases
and different adaptors, and heads of with the swell season for some
opening slots with damien in the states! lovely rooms to be playing in
and im sure the tickets are moving VERY swiftly for these if theyre not
already gone by the time youre reading this. i guess check out
www.damienrice.com for any further details. note that the swell season
will NOT be playing the last minneapolis show as glen will have to fly
home after the chicago one to make it back to belfast for the snow
patrol gig. i think at the moment that its on damiens site as they ARE
playing it, which is a mistake. whilst im talking swell season, anti
in europe have picked up the rights to release the record through
europe and are trying to get it out as soon as possible now. its being
manufactured as i speak, so, if its only been available on pricey
import up until now, then it should make an appearance soon as a
regular priced album. overcoat in america have already released it as
have spunk in australia.
THE SWELL SEASON - featuring glen hansard & marketa irglova
all gigs as support to damien rice
AMERICA
6 december 2006 :: paramount theatre, oakland, CA
8 and 9 december 2006 :: orpheum theatre, los angeles CA
11 december 2206 :: orpheum theatre, boston, MA
12 and 13 december 2006 :: beacon theatre, new york, NY
15 december 2006 :: tower theatre, upper darby, PA
16 december 2006 :: lincoln theatre, washington, DC
18 and 19 december 2006 :: the vic theatre, chicago, IL
....after chicago....quick flight back to dublin....arrive in to
airport in morning of 21st....drive up to belfast and possibly, feeling
a little delirious, head for the odyssey arena.....
THE FRAMES
IRELAND
21 december 2006 :: support to snow patrol in the odyssey arena,
belfast, n. ireland SOLD OUT
23 december 2006 :: the national stadium, dublin
support from the immediate.
tickets on sale from ticketmaster and usual outlets from tuesday 14th
november.
€27.50 + bkg fee. doors 7.30. frames on 9.15pm. all ages show.
www.ticketmaster.ie for a view of the seating arrangements too... i
wont be selling blocks A,G,J and Q unless i really am pushed to do so,
as they are restricted views from those blocks.
31 december 2006 :: say goodbye to 06 and hello! to 07 in vicar street,
dublin with the frames and special guests.
late show. long show... tix on sale 16th november from ticketmaster.
€34 including bkg fee. sorry - but the costs are that bit higher on
new years eve.
...and, as you can see from above - the lads are VERY happy to play the
stadium in harolds cross again. they havent played it in years and
remember it very fondly from gigs gone past. we really wanted to do a
pre christmas gig and with the damien tour coming in and all and dates
just being really chocka bloc elsewhere, the stadium seems like a
really good option. nice to try something a bit 'new' every now and
then too! and to balance out the 'new' we'll be back in vicar street,
feeling all warm and comfy, on new years eve to bring in the new year!
in other news - american/canadian tour will be through april and into
may 07 with the album still slated for a feb 20th release date. dates
to follow as soon as i have them. australia too - spunk release the
cost on 20th feb too and we are aiming to get down under and tour for
july 07. more details as i get em.
Lollapalooza download releases
http://www.livelollapalooza.com/
A brand new site where yu can download essential Lolla tracks.
LiveLollapalooza.com has tracks available in MP3 and FLAC formats as
well as some great show photos for each band.
also, from someone who knows about this techie stuff:
I've been keeping my eye on the AT&T Lollapalooza archives, and they've
finally includes a couple video clips from the Frame's gig at
Lollapalooza. I think it'd be excellent if you could include a link to
these. They're located at:
http://blueroom.att.com/inc_mediaplayer/player.php?id=1883
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003315847
http://www.conormasterson.com/rock/ some lovely photies
well done the austrian gang :0) - "falling slowly" entering the
fm4-top25 radiocharts as the highest newcomer at No. 12
http://charts.orf.at/fm4/red/2006/04-11
albums that are out that you might want to check out: press release
from the cake sale.
The Cake Sale is a band featuring a loose and expansive collective of
musicians and writers who have combined to create a 9-song CD of the
same name on Oxfam Records. All profits will go to support Oxfams Make
Trade Fair campaign and their overseas programme work. Songs on the
album have been written by Dave Geraghty, Emm Gryner, Paul Noonan, Glen
Hansard, Ollie Cole, Damien Rice, The Thrills and Matt Lunson. Lead
vocalists for the project include Lisa Hannigan, Nina Persson, Gary
Lightbody, Gemma Hayes, Glen Hansard, Josh Ritter, Conor Deasy and Neil
Hannon. A host of other luminaries fill the roles of musicians. The
album was released on Friday Nov 3rd in Ireland. You can also visit
www.thecakesale.com to listen to songs, buy it, and for more cake...
this week, i have been mostly listening to miriam ingrams debut album
'trampoline'. alas, you wont find it in vast conglomerate record stores
across the globe, but if you want to check out some beautifully crafted
and in some cases, slightly uneasy songs, then you should get online to
roadrecs.com - theyll sort you out, no problem :0)
also looking fwd to the josh ritter live dvd/album which i am told is
out nov 24th.
ok. i should shut up now and go make some dinner and walk the dog
before the sun goes down and the rain comes in. take care out
there....
cx
www.theframes.ie