With his razor-sharp cheekbones, zig-zag undercut and bag full of sparkling musical moments Frankmusik is going to brightly burn his image on to 09's retina . 'Better Off As Two' is his debut single – a lambentdisco-pop diamond.
Pop's new leading man arrives in the form of a 23-year-old college dropout from Thornton Heath, South London. He is a musical polymath, playing, producing and writing his records. His talent impressed musical maven Stuart Price so much he took him into his studio where they worked together as equals: something that would have thrilled the teenage star as he grew up glued to late night house shows on Kiss FM and sneaking into clubs at 15.
With Radio 1 daytime plays and critical plaudits from last year's limited edition '3 Little Words' EP Frankmusik has a turbo-charged run at stardom. But the real story of his June album 'Complete Me' is of red raw heartbreak, written about one girl. Every performance of the songs is an emotional high-wire walk and every press interview a chance to exorcise a bit - giving him the unsmiling, deep thinking, slightly scary, faintly tongue in cheek look of a love child of Rimbaud and Verlaine if they'd been fans of the John Foxx of Ultravox.
Vincent grew up in New Addington, a large estate outside Croydon that was dubbed 'Little Siberia' for its Soviet looks. Despite his humble circumstances Vincent's drive and brains grabbed his obsessions by the throat. Firstly, BMX riding – he was semi-pro at one point. Then fashion – taking him to St Martins, where he learnt how to put together a mean handbag but quickly became disillusioned and decided his heart was in music. He worked all night at his computer writing and producing, holding down a day job at a Croydon jeans store. Moving out he went to live with his Nan in Thornton Heath – who gave him the spare room to turn into a studio, a space for him to create his pop star self.
And so we present Frankmusik: an intensely neurotic, glamorous, electroavid, self edited, self-selected, self-focussed, madly dedicated new pop star arriving with a wham bam thank you mam.
February
21st - Lancaster Library
22nd - Burnley Library
March
6th - Barfly, London (Time Out party)
21st - Glasgow, Annie Mac Presents
April
1st - Dingwalls, London - Better Off As Two single launch party
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