subject: Uk Indie Rock Band: Getting Frank With The Franks [print this page] Conveying real sentiments and emotions in a new and revitalizing way, The Franks is one of the great and top UK indie bands. Their towering vocals pooled with sharp and powerful riffs leave a feeling of lightheadedness and uplifted spirit. Indeed, this is what the band is all about true emotions behind human life!
Unlike some bands that play all-too-often, cheery songs, the theme of the band is more on their forward pessimism. Take it from the lyrics of their vocalist Jamie Frankel. Almost everything is about disappointment and pain, which if taken into consideration is very relative to what life is really about that the world is not a perfect place; life is not always in euphoria, and life can not be euphoric without dysphoria. The beauty, however, in their music lies in the fact that despite negative things, the sufferer is not the only one who is feeling bad. There are those who even have it worse, like Frankel himself. Feel the bands melodic acoustic, stirring instrumentals and meditate on their bleak emotional rock lyrics.
In their first album Suzy Cant Spell, the band pays homage to a secretary of a record label executive who is poor in grammar. The album radiates about her boss who made but broke lots of promises to the band which made them feel being on the brink of almost reaching their dreams but cant just get there.
Such character and theme of the band may seem quite odd but it is what makes The Franks unique. In fact, many in the music industry eye the band as one of the top UK acts to watch.
Moreover, the band is also known for its free, diverse, and addictive style that jumps without effort from genre to genre. This can be seen in their best tracks Annie Who and Loose Reckoning.
If you can relate with anything sentimental and emotional, then The Franks indie rock band is for you.
