Frank Hamilton - Songs/Acoustic/Vox
Simon LeBettison - Drums/Percussion
Clare Szembeck - Vox/Keys/Glock/Accordian
Alex Karban - Electric & Upright Bass
Leon King - Guitars/Ukelele
In a nutshell, my name is Frank. I'm 23, from somewhere near Cambridge but living in London. I write songs and play them, sometimes on my own but usually with my band. I like cats, peppermint tea, people watching and diagnosis murder.... I dislike spiders immensely...
If you're not into myspace you can follow me on facebook, or listen to me rant on twitter
XFM playlisted and Christmas rotw 2007, Radio 1 supported, Steve Lamacq endorsed, BBC favourite, Frank Hamilton is a very modern artist, building the old fashioned way.
Constantly gigging, always writing, Frank has forged a loyal following through Myspace technology and simply turning up to entertain music fans up and down the country.
His first EP has been recorded with proceeds from the gigs and sold just shy of 1000 copies in the first 10 days of it's release. Frank even made a limited edition live DVD, inviting 20 of his biggest fans to a gig in an Earls Court basement, filming it himself and releasing it for kicks. There’s only 99 in existence, all hand pressed, numbered and signed, so fans should hurry.
The first single from the EP, Waking Up @ 3, showcases the unique charm of the 22 year old with an uncanny knack of summing up the human condition of those of us struggling with celebrity saturation and regular hangovers. A bedroom Bob Dylan, a 21st Century Ray Davies with the bite of Billy Bragg, Frank has his very own Kirsty MacColl in harmonic partner Helen Ruocco.
“In truth I’ve barely made it out of bed, because you never text me back and it messes with my head.”
Waking Up @ 3 is joined by five more gems on the EP, all sticking to a Frank philosophy - keep it simple, capture the passion, lose the flowery language.
“Because,” as Frank puts it, “it’s not rocket science - it’s just you and me.”
Thinking back - Bedroom Demo from 2006 Some crafty swine swiped this old demo from my old myspace and put it on youtube... it's pretty personal...but I quite like it
i haven't been on myspace in forever and had forgotten how loely your songs are :) im happy to have been reaquinted with them once more! ...hope everythings going well! x
Another fantastic gig Frank & Friends. Enjoyed it a lot. As did everyone we were with, Sorry for the drunken ramblings at the end... I didn't realise i was so drunk until i got home. Oops. x
i'd feel a bit like a stalker if i didnt say hi, i keep checking on to see if there's any 'citin news or upcoming gigs... and listening to your songies...:-) that's about it really! see you in pertersfield x
hey man :-) really enjoyed what i saw yesterday, despite the less-than-fantastic pa. hope the apple slot was good, i expect i'll see you around somewhere soon :-) xxx
I really think you should make it more public that 'your' song everywhere is not actually your own but a cover of Bonnie Bailey. Don't get me wrong, I love your songs but I loss respect for people who don't acknowledge the original artists on their covers, or try and put songs of as their own.
