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Published on June 26th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor

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The Fratellis Drop New Video For “Six Days In June”

FROM THE NEW ALBUM ‘HALF DRUNK UNDER A FULL MOON’ TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 30 ON COOKING VINYL

The Fratellis announce the release of their new music video of their single, “Six Days In June,” which will be available on the Glasgow band’s new album titled HALF DRUNK UNDER A FULL MOON, out on October 30 on Cooking Vinyl. A theatrical blast of pop joy, “Six Days In June” swings on brass, kick-drum and Jon Fratelli’s falsetto vocals, while its lyrics – “You told me if I kissed you/It’d be easier in the long run” – sounds like a party just beginning. 

“I think we have a history of writing songs that on first listen make absolutely no sense but if you dig a little deeper there are some concrete themes to be found,” says Jon Fratelli. “Six Days In June carries on that tradition and the video has also followed the same path, a little strange but hopefully ultimately engaging.”

The music video features Hannah Dodd and Rory J. Saper, two up-and-coming actors known for their roles together on the Disney series, “Find Me In Paris.”

Recorded in LA with producer and long-time collaborator Tony Hoffer (Beck, Phoenix, Supergrass), HALF DRUNK UNDER A FULL MOON is The Fratellis’ sixth album, and the follow-up to 2018’s IN YOUR OWN SWEET TIME,  a UK Top 5 chart entry which contained the Radio 2 playlisted single “Starcrossed Losers,” and saw the band perform on BBC1’s “The One Show.” A kaleidoscopic delight full of surprises, HALF DRUNK UNDER A FULL MOON pairs the hooks and hallmarks of The Fratellis of old with the spirit of adventure they discovered on IN YOUR OWN SWEET TIME sent into overdrive.

“These are by far the most colourful songs I’ve ever written,” comments Jon. “I don’t have synaesthesia, but I definitely associate certain types of melody with different colours and these ones were multi-coloured.”

Success came quickly to The Fratellis, who formed in Glasgow in 2005 and comprise of lead vocalist/guitarist Jon with bassist/backing vocalist Barry Fratelli, and drummer/backing vocalist Mince Fratelli. Arriving a year later, their debut album COSTELLO MUSIC  — which contained the globe-conquering hit “Chelsea Dagger” — quickly went double-platinum and led to The Fratellis winning the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act in 2007. A successful second album, HERE WE STAND, followed in 2008, but this whirlwind of success came at a cost, and by the end of the decade the trio was forced into indefinite hiatus, burned out from their relentless life on the road.

Since reforming in 2012, The Fratellis have been on a continuous upward trajectory, finding themselves enjoying a more sustainable type of success. They have steadily regained their live following thanks to a new generation of Fratellis fans, not just in Britain, but all over the world.  HALF DRUNK UNDER A FULL MOON finds the trio entering their third decade at ease with who they are and where they are: a band who has not only survived, but thrived, and are currently making the best, most confident, and most ambitious music of their career.

The Fratellis recently released a special collaboration with legendary US soul singer P.P.Arnold, “Strangers in the Street (featuring P.P. Arnold)”, with all income received from the track being donated to the Spotify COVID-19 Music Relief Project. The original version of the song appears on the new album.

 

HALF DRUNK UNDER A FULL MOON set list includes:

  1. Half Drunk Under a Full Moon
  2. Need a Little Love
  3. Lay Your Body Down
  4. The Last Songbird
  5. Strangers In The Street
  6. Living In The Dark
  7. Action Replay
  8. Six Days In June
  9. Oh Roxy
  10. Hello Stranger

 



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