Catalogue No. ALN71
Franc Moody’s new album, Chewing The Fat, is out now on Night Time Stories.
Chewing The Fat is a celebration of a new era for the band, which was originally energised by a couple of inspiring veteran live performances from LCD Soundsystem and Massive Attack that demonstrated that it’s not about age or experience, but attitude. They quite literally chewed the fat, stripping back their quintessential disco sheen and opting for a grittier, more guttural approach. They’ve done this without forsaking the core aesthetic of the group, its ability to produce those anthemic hooks, while delivering some truly lovely 10cc-style backing vocals and string-lines courtesy of those delightfully malfunctioning Russian synths, courtesy of the Damon Albarn broom cupboard.
“An eclectic, timeless sound and an infectious energy that feels live wired straight into the crowd” - Rolling Stone
“It’s a production period for Franc Moody, melting together disco deviance with a synth-pop elixir to create some cracking pop melodies.” - Clash
“The U.K. duo give the state of sorely sticking out a funky and light-hearted soundtrack, complete with a prim, strings-filled introduction, reverberating woodblock hits, and neon-streaked synths, as they work to get back to their authentic state.” - Billboard
“You’ll be struggling not to dance along” - The Evening Standard
