Frenchy and the Punk

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Frenchy and the Punk
Origin New York City, United States
Genres
Years active2005–present
LabelsEA Recordings
Website www.frenchyandthepunk.com

Frenchy and the Punk are a Dark Alternative post-punk duo based in New York City. They were listed in the top 25 duos in May 2012 by Yahoo Music Blog's List of the Day. [1] Punk guitarist Scott Helland, originally from the bands Deep Wound and Outpatients, formed Frenchy and the Punk with singer Samantha Stephenson in 2005. The group was originally called The Gypsy Nomads. [2] They adopted their nickname Frenchy and the Punk prior to their first European tour in 2011. [3]

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Sound and style

Their sound has "elements of post-punk and dark folk” [4]

French connection

Stephenson was born in Lyon, France [3] and her autobiographical song "Yes! I’m French" offers the witty line "When those jokers served up freedom fries / I saw Lady Liberty rolling her eyes." [5] They released the all French CD Eternal Summer in 2008 with Samantha "crooning sultry, original French pop tunes in a classy cabaret fashion." [6]

Punk connection

Guitarist Scott Helland was a founding member of the legendary Massachusetts hardcore punk bands Deep Wound with J Mascis and Lou Barlow [7] and Outpatients in the early eighties. He was also a member of the NYC Hardcore bands School of Violence and Darkside NYC in the nineties. He began releasing solo instrumental records in 1996 and started the all instrumental spy noir, surf themed project Guitarmy of One which has released 2 albums in the late 2000s. [8]

2014 and beyond

In 2014, after the release of their 4th full length album Bonjour Batfrog, Frenchy and the Punk performed at Scotland's prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Fest. [9]

In 2016, they performed in England, Canada and across the US. In 2019 they performed in West Africa in Grand Lahou, Ivory Coast. The duo has been touring year-round since 2005.

In January 2019 they released a video for the song Lanky Bell Bottoms from their forth-coming album Hooray Beret. The 10 song album was released in April 2019 with 3 music videos for the songs 'Sing', 'Wah', 'Lanky Bell Bottoms' and 2 lyric videos for 'Monsters' and 'Fastball'. [10]

Discography

See also Scott Helland

Albums

YearTitleNameLabel
2007Thread & Stone [11] The Gypsy NomadsExotic Aquatic Recordings
2008Eternal Summer [12] The Gypsy NomadsExotic Aquatic Recordings
2008At the Carnivale Eclectique [13] The Gypsy NomadsExotic Aquatic Recordings
2010Happy Madness [14] Frenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2011Live at Bube's Brewery DVDFrenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2012Hey Hey Cabaret [15] Frenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2013Elephant Uproar [16] Frenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2014Cartwheels EP [17] Frenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2014Bonjour BatfrogFrenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2016Batfrog Tracks Lyric & Photo BookFrenchy and the PunkParis Punk Press
2019Hooray BeretFrenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2020The Storm is Call for Rebuilding (Single)Frenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2021Hanging on the Telephone (Cover)Frenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2022Zen GhostFrenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2023Cities in Dust (Cover)Frenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2024Midnight GardenFrenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2025Dark Carnivale (Hi-Fi Hillary Remix)Frenchy and the PunkEA Recordings
2025Not Under Your Spell (Single)Frenchy and the PunkDistortion Productions

References

  1. ↑ "Dynamic Duos — Two For The Price of One!". www.yahoo.com. May 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ Digitalis, Raven: "Goth Craft", page 14. Llewellyn Worldwide, 2007
  3. 1 2 Block, Jordan: "Sepiachord Interview", http://www.sepiachord.com/index/interview-frenchy-and-the-punk/ Archived 2013-08-18 at the Wayback Machine 2013
  4. ↑ "Frenchy and the Punk Escape Into a Twilight Eden in Their Haunting New Album "Midnight Garden"". June 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Chronogram Magazine - February 01, 2011 - CD Review: The Gypsy Nomads". Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Chronogram Magazine - July 01, 2008 - the Gypsy Nomads". Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ Cogan, Brian: "The Encyclopedia of Punk", page 74. Sterling Publishing, 2006
  8. ↑ Blush, Steven; Petros, George (October 1, 2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. p. 244. ISBN   9780922915712 . Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Frenchy and the Punk - Edinburgh 2014". August 18, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Frenchy and the Punk - Lanky Bell Bottoms (Official Video)". YouTube. January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Thread & Stone - The Gypsy Nomads | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  12. ↑ "Eternal Summer - The Gypsy Nomads | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  13. ↑ "At the Carnival Eclectique - The Gypsy Nomads | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  14. ↑ "Happy Madness - Frenchy and the Punk | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  15. ↑ "Hey Hey Cabaret - Frenchy and the Punk | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  16. ↑ "Here Come the Drums!". Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Ninja Fish Music : Album Review: Cartwheels (2014)". May 20, 2014.
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