Costello Music - Fratellis

~~Introduction~~ This album is simply phenomenal. I can't speak too highly of it. The simple and laid-back yet incredibly catchy mood of it just puts me in a good mood every time I listen to it, which I have done more than any other album in my collection. There is a slightly jazzy feel mixed in with the indie and rock, and the Fratellis have not done anything wrong. I can say that there is not a single let down in the album, and I can't think of anyone who wouldn't like it. ~~The Individual Songs~~ Henrietta - 9/10 - sets the mood for the rest of the album; upbeat, bouncy and impressively rhythmic, this song has me rocking in time ...

Born and bread in Scotland, The Fratellis are proving to the world that there’s reason to get excited about the world of rock n’ roll at the moment with their debut outing “Costello Music” Personally, the Arctic Monkeys are the best ‘new’ band I’ve heard in the past eighteen months…the Fratellis however must come a very respectable second. With my constant deploring on “NME-esque” bands, the Fratellis offer up something different to the norm. Jumpy, exciting, addictive music. After originally releasing it about a year ago, “Chelsea Dagger” would be most people’s first taste of the band, and many would have been caught almost unaware of chanting the ...

Over the last couple of years Franz Ferdinand have really been putting Scottish music back on the British musical map. With the resurgence in Scotland has seen new bands spring up all over the place and in particular Glasgow seems to be boasting the best new bands. The next band tipped for big things are The Fratellis who seem to have come from nowhere to have one of the most memorable Festival songs of the summer. Having only played their first gig in 2005 the release of their debut album in September seems quite a meteoric rise. It’s not just the speed of the release and the bands success, this debut effort was recorded over in Los Angeles, not exactly the ...