Poor Frankie are 5 Coventry lads with a love for rock 'n' roll, spray on jeans, pointy shoes and cranking up them Fender Twins.
Inflicting a brash blend of garage rock on to the Coventry scene, they've appeared at venues such as The Colisseum (The Kasbah), Jumpin' Jaks, The Golden Cross, The Dog & Trumpet, The Fletch, The Squirrel, The Nags Head, The Lord Raglan, Woody's, The Beer Enigine, The Jailhouse, The Adam & Eve Pub, The Fairfax, The Medicine Bar and The Rainbow Club in Birmingham.
In their first few months, they've caused quite a buzz, attracting a dedicated following and have shared a stage with the likes of Senses, Mourning Becomes Electra, The Chairmen, The Matthew Bennett Band, Delta Rush, Shadowplay, State Britain, Tawn, MiTK and Pintshotriot. Whom of which are many of the up and coming bands from Coventry and the Midlands.
Having recorded their four most popular songs at the prestigious Moonbase Studios in Coventry they now have a delightful selection of songs for your ears up here on the myspace. Thanks to Jon for recording, mixing and mastering the e.p. another one is soon to follow with some new tracks and a couple you may just already know.
REVIEWS ON POOR FRANKIE
The Senses 'Stomping and infectious, like most of the girls down the Skydome'.
'scuzzed up/fuzzed up garage rock like it's meant to be...'
BBC Representative reveiws. Surface Unsigned Festival, 1st Round @ The Rainbow.
From Coventry come Indie Garage-Rockers Poor Frankie. A cross between Kings Of Leon (especially vocally – Nic’s got a real Caleb Followill edge to his voice) and Queens Of The Stone Age, it’s a loud, compelling noise that demands your attention. Driving guitar riffs and punchy, precise beats are the hallmarks of a sound that is both contemporary yet deeply rooted in American rock n roll. An intense performance from a band that have got serious potential; if there’s any justice in the world these lads are surely destined for big things.
Surface Unsigned Festival, 2nd Round @ The Factory Bar
The third band of the evening was Coventry’s Poor Frankie. Maintaining the high standard they delivered in their first stage effort, they gave an intense, measured performance of their Indie-Blues-meets-Garage-Rock sound. While there is a clear, heavy Kings of Leon influence in their music, they make it all very much their own the result is something that is refreshingly stripped down, unique and genuinely exciting. It’s the quality of their material where the band really stood-out.
Fuck yeah tonight was fuckin awesome lads, will try n get yaz on the Colli gig with us. I fuckin love Harmonise My Soul its proper driving rock n roll. Charls.
