Frankie Rose

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Frankie Rose
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Rose performing in Chicago at the Pitchfork Music Festival in 2013
Background information
Born1979 (age 4344)
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Drums, guitar, synth
Labels Slumberland, Fat Possum
Website www.frankierose.info

Frankie Rose (born 1979) is an American musician and songwriter. She was an original member of Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls and Beverly. [1]

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Career

Formerly of bands Vivian Girls and Beverly, Frankie was the drummer for the acts Crystal Stilts and Dum Dum Girls. Rose released her first single "Thee Only One" on Slumberland Records in 2009 under Frankie Rose and the Outs and followed up in 2010 with a full-length album as Frankie Rose. Her second full-length album, Interstellar, was released in February 2012 and earned a "Best New Music" designation from Pitchfork .[2] Her third album titled Herein Wild was released by Fat Possum in 2013. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and released her fourth album, Cage Tropical, in August 2017. [2]

In 2017, Rose released a cover album of the Cure's Seventeen Seconds . [3]

In March 2023, Rose released her seventh solo album Love as Projection, and announced a tour of the US and Canada for April, May, and June. She will be joined by Donzii, Postcards from Paradise, Romeo Blu, Offerings, and SRSQ. [4]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

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References

  1. Peck, Jamie. "The Ballad of Frankie Rose". NY Press. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. "Cage Tropical - Frankie Rose - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  3. "Frankie Rose Covers the Cure's "A Forest": Listen". Pitchfork.com.
  4. Pearis, Bill (March 7, 2023). "Frankie Rose announces North American tour with SRSQ (new album out this week)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. "Frankie Rose | Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  6. Bloom, Madison (January 5, 2023). "Frankie Rose Announces First Album in 6 Years, Shares Song: Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 6, 2023.