New York's FRENCHY AND THE PUNK releases 'Midnight Garden' album June 28 as extensive US tour launches
FOR FANS OF: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Concrete Blonde, Florence and the Machine, Blondie, Grace Slick, The B-52's, Dresden Dolls
FOCUS TRACKS: Like In A Dream, Midnight Garden, Hypnotized, Lighting Up The Sky, Immortal, End Of An Era
FCC clean
'Midnight Garden' album pre-order https://frenchyandthepunk.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-garden
CD & vinyl orders https://batfrogs.com/product-category/frenchy-and-the-punk/fnp-music
'Like In A Dream' video https://youtu.be/o4EPMsDPR64
Bandcamp https://frenchyandthepunk.bandcamp.com/album/like-in-a-dream-single
'Hypnotized' video https://youtu.be/skNO8rtWRjI
Bandcamp https://frenchyandthepunk.bandcamp.com/album/hypnotized-single
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fRd6n7FhjhaUUKYiUHmXf
Get tickets www.bandsintown.com/a/1435230-frenchy-and-the-punk or www.songkick.com/artists/4129721-frenchy-and-the-punk/calendar
PAST RELEASES
'Zen Ghost' LP https://frenchyandthepunk.bandcamp.com/album/zen-ghost
‘Gear Geist’ https://youtu.be/X401L5EZ0GQ
'Temple of Sleep' https://youtu.be/LhwgjmazNUk
'If the World Doesn't End First' https://youtu.be/kMaUbNboYFU
'Cities in Dust' https://frenchyandthepunk.bandcamp.com/album/cities-in-dust
"Explosive, subdued, confrontational, soothing, spikey and accessible" ~ Big Takeover Magazine
"With melancholic grace, Frenchy and the Punk weave light into their darkness, both visually and aurally... a potent goth-alternative concoction, a boozy blend of classic post-punk infused with daring, catchy guitar work that pushes the boundaries of the genre" ~ The Spill Magazine
"Penetrating psych-soaked post-punk... Brimming with their signature cinematic drama and that unforgettable voice" ~ Global Texan Chronicles
"An inspiriting slice of post punk hued, new wave nurtured rock ‘n’ roll... under the skin and hungrily stirring the imagination in a flash" ~ Ringmaster Review
NYC post-punk duo Frenchy and the Punk presents their eighth album, 'Midnight Garden', via NYC indie imprint EA Recordings, arriving one year since their critically-acclaimed 'Zen Ghost' album. This record bursts with dance grooves, guitar-driven upbeat melodies and soaring vocals. Written in France and the USA, this is a post-punk, new wave, dark alternative collection to kick off the summer season.
Torchbearers of a new era in post-punk, their latest single 'Like In A Dream' bathes the listener in it’s reflective, beautiful moodiness, piercing the gloom with flickers of light, following the lead track - the dance floor frenzy 'Hypnotized'.
Formed in 2005, Frenchy and the Punk is vocalist, percussionist and lyricist Samantha Stephenson and guitarist-composer Scott Helland, co-founder of Deep Wound (with Dinosaur Jr. icons J Mascis and Lou Barlow) and Outpatients. Named one of the Top 25 duos in the US by Yahoo! Music, they profess a vivid blend of post-punk, dark folk, new wave, goth and punk cabaret. Helland is also known for his exceptional solo music project Guitarmy of One.
On 'Midnight Garden', Stephenson hits her stride - lyrically, vocally and with the synth sounds peppering the album. Helland shows his knack for infectious, and often euphoric, guitar melodies, propelling these tracks and perfectly complementing Frenchy's vocals.
Samantha Stephenson explains, "Midnight Garden feels like a new beginning of sorts. Even though this is our eighth studio album, there’s a lot of rising from the ashes, or starting over energy in these songs. I had a sense of things coming to an end, a kind of clearing the air and moving forward with a renewed sense of clarity and purpose. I feel like I am fully engaged in this music process, more so than ever before. I’m giving it my all, whereas up until a couple of years ago, I was fighting internally with the push and pull of visual arts vs music. I’m ready to let go of the past, I’m ready for a new chapter."
The euphoric title track 'Midnight Garden', with its gothic re-imagining of the Garden of Eden, speaks to soulmates who want to leave the world’s problems behind. 'Sleepwalk Shuffle' is a quirky post-punk track that questions the cultural path we find ourselves on as a society. 'Mr. Scorpion' laments the off-kilter balance of power and imagines a world free of planarian bygone ideologies. The remaining tracks offer up guitar-driven dance grooves with soaring vocals. The album ends with 'End of An Era', a straight up synth-driven track that leaves the listener with the ominous drone, capturing the zeitgeist of our time.
The duo has forged their own distinct path, touring the US and Europe with their artful two-person powerhouse of sound. To date, they've performed with Dead Can Dance's Peter Ulrich and Dresden Dolls' Brian Viglione, Thomas Dolby, Dinosaur Jr., The World Inferno Friendship Society, Rasputina, Cruxshadows, Aurelio Voltaire and Faun.
'Lost In A Dream' is available everywhere, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp. On June 28, the 'Midnight Garden' album, now available for pre-order, will be released on vinyl, CD and digitally. After a successful UK tour, the band kicks off their American tour on June 22.
CREDITS
Samantha Stephenson - Vocals, Percussion, Keyboard
Scott Helland - Guitar, Bass, Drums and Drum Programming
Recorded at Split Rock Studios (New Paltz, NY)
Recorded & mixed by Jason Sarubbi
Mastered by Martin Bowes at The Cage (Coventry UK)
Written, performed and produced by Frenchy and the Punk
Single artwork by Samantha Stephenson
Artist photos by Nicola Bee
TRACK LIST
1 Midnight Garden
2 Skip Boom
3 Hypnotized
4 Immortal
5 Like In A Dream
6 Mr. Scorpion
7 Sleepwalk Shuffle
8 Lighting Up The Sky
9 End Of An Era
TOUR DATES
JUN 22 Salem, MA - Darq Salem
JUN 25 Transmission Radio Show on WFDU.FM
JUL 11 Pomeroy, OH - Starwood Festival
JUL 13 Pittsburgh, PA - TBA
JUL 14 Columbus, OH - Dirty Dungarees Alt Music Space
JUL 16 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
JUL 17 Cincinnati, OH - The Comet
JUL 18 Detroit, MI - Corktown Tavern
JUL 19 Akron, OH - Buzzbin
JUL 20 Maple Heights, OH - Maple Grove Tavern
JUL 21 Dayton, OH - Blind Bob’s
JUL 23 St Louis, MO - The Crack Fox
JUL 25 Cleveland, OH - Wizbang Theater
JUL 26 Sherman, NY - Sirius Rising Festival
SEPT 6 Pittsburgh, PA - Pitts Art Fest
SEPT 22 York, PA - Enchanted Festival
SEPT 26 Dark Castle Festival, Louisville, KY
OCT 5/6 Attleboro, MA - Jewelry City Festival
OCT 12 Upper Lake, CA - Hexenfest
OCT 25 Shepherdstown, WV - TBA
NOV 16 Baltimore, MD - Fairy Scary Ball
Keep up with Frenchy and the Punk
Website | Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok | Soundcloud | Apple Music | Spotify | Tidal | Songkick | BandsInTown
