Platinum recording rock trio THE FRATELLIS announce their new 2021 album titled HALF DRUNK UNDER A FULL MOON, to be released on April 9 viaCooking Vinyl Records. The Scottish band also dropped their newest single and video today titled “Action Replay,” featuring the group’s signature melodic sound and emotional lyrics. HALF DRUNK UNDER A FULL MOON is the Glasgow band’s sixth album, full of melodic surprises, from its flamboyant title track and lush songs steeped in brass and strings, to twists on the stomping sing-alongs with which the trio first found fame.
The atmospheric, psychedelic video for “Action Replay,” the follow up single to “Six Days In June” and “Strangers In The Street” (feat. P.P. Arnold), stars actor/dancer Rory J. Saper, best known for his role in Hulu’s teen drama series “Find Me In Paris.” The video is a continuation of the love story from the “Six Days In June” video which featured Saper with his “Find Me In Paris” co-star Hannah Dodd.
Recorded in Los Angeles, California, with producer and long-time collaborator Tony Hoffer (Beck, Fitz and the Tantrums, Elle King), The Fratellis geared up for the release of HALF DRUNK UNDER A FULL MOON in 2020 — the follow-up to their 2018 Top 5 album IN YOUR OWN SWEET TIME — when the pandemic put a pause on their plans.“Six Days in June,” hit the airwaves revealing the trio’s new direction, just weeks before the world shut down. “We had a whole year’s worth of work that didn’t happen, but we knew it would come back around,” says Jon Fratelli, the band’s singer and songwriter. “As a band who have a loyal audience we know we’re in a fortunate position.”
HALF DRUNK UNDER A FULL MOON pairs the hooks and hallmarks of The Fratellis of old with the spirit of adventure they discovered on IN YOUR OWN SWEET TIME sent into overdrive. “These are by far the most colourful songs I’ve ever written,” says Jon. “Lots of musicians claim to have that condition where you hear music in colours. I don’t, but I definitely associate certain types of melody with different colours and these ones were multi-coloured.”
The band that released their landmark debut, COSTELLO MUSIC, back in 2006, split in 2009, only to reform in 2012, and have steadily regained their live following thanks to a new generation of Fratellis fans, not just in Britain but abroad, including China, where they continued selling out shows.
“We’re taking the pop song format and bending it,” adds Jon. “Not as wildly as some, but there’s a definite bend. It’s all about finding those kinks, the spots that can still surprise you. I’ll keep making music for as long as I’m able to bend, if only for want of something more constructive to do with my days.”
Full tracklist for HALF DRUNK UNDER A FULL MOON:
1. Half Drunk Under a Full Moon
2. Need a Little Love
3. Lay Your Body Down
4. The Last Songbird
5. Strangers In The Street
6. Living In The Dark
7. Action Replay
8. Six Days In June
9. Oh Roxy
10. Hello Stranger
