THEY ARE
curly Fratellis frontman Jon Lawler and singer/burlesque dancer Lou Hickey, teaming up to make cinematic big band style rock. SOUNDS LIKE
this collaboration, just like The Last Shadow Puppets before them, could have made a far better Bond-theme than, say, Jack White & Alica Keys did. RELEASE Vanity Kills (single) Nov 23 Codeine Velvet ClubDec 28 TRIVIA
One of Hickey's collegues at the Glasgow burlesque club is Jon Lawler's wife, whose stage name "Chelsea Dagger" gave name to The Fratelli's best known tune to date.
UPDATED NOV 30: NOW WITH VIDEO! HE IS
Constantly heartbroken Sheffield crooner with a past in 90's britpop bands Longpigs and Pulp. SOUNDS LIKE
His own The Ocean, actually. Doesn't matter, it's beautiful all the same. RELEASE Truelove's GutterSep 21 TRIVIA
Like all his previous album titles, this also refers to an old Sheffield street or landmark.