http://frenchkissrecords.com/news en mike@royalmagnet.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-16T22:14:00-05:00 We are heading down to SXSW, where we’ve got a bunch of bands playing TONS of shows.  Look for Les Savy Fav, The Antlers, Freelance Whales, and Local Natives playing.  You won’t have to look to hard as they are playing everywhere.  This spreadsheet has all the details. 2010-03-16T22:14:00-05:00 HOLY SMOKES, you’re lucky. Today ONLY: You can download The Antlers album Hospice at Amazon.com for only 2.99! AND You can download our Frenchkiss Super Sampler for FREE!! (Features Local Natives, The Dodos, Les Savy Fav and more!) Don’t Miss Out! 2010-03-03T18:31:00-05:00 We are very pleased to announce that we signed Suckers to our roster!  Look for their debut album out in late spring.  Check out Suckers myspace or our tour page for an upcoming tour beginning in March that includes dates at SXSW, including the Frenchkiss showcase.  More on that later. Local Natives have been continuing their tear since this week’s release of Gorilla Manor. The band’s debut was #160 on the Billboard Top 200, which is pretty damn good if you ask me.  Be sure to check out their site, their myspace, or our tour page for the DL on their upcoming tour.  Also, if you are in San Francisco, our very own Dodos are playing a special Noise Pop performance at Palace of Fine Arts! w/ Magik Magik Orchestra!  Check it out!! 2010-02-25T22:47:00-05:00 Yeyfest! Local Natives debut LP Gorilla Manor is now available everywhere.  You can pick up the CD or LP in our boutique, or online at places like iTunes and Amazon.com and Amie Street where it’s just $5! The album has been receiving rave reviews, including being awarded Best New Music on Pitchfork and this glowing review by the LA Times. To your left, feast your eyes on a beautiful video for Bear by The Antlers.  It’s beautifully shot and is a great accompaniment to the song.  2010-02-16T20:15:00-05:00 Local Natives debut full length Gorilla Manor is streaming this week on NPR and AOL Spinner!!  Be sure to preorder the album soon, because you will receive a free 7” of “Sun Hands” if you do! 2010-02-09T19:38:00-05:00 Check out the new video for Airplanes by Local Natives to your left.  Their debut, Gorilla Manor is out soon!  We just put up their debut 7” for Sun Hands, b/w the Daytrotter version of Cars & Quarters.  It’s available in limited quantity in our boutique.  Also, stay tuned for a new video from The Antlers really soon! 2010-02-04T23:25:00-05:00 We’ve got big news and definitely are busy ahead of Local Natives debut album Gorilla Manor being released.  The band just launched their website and are featured in iTunes ‘2010 Artists To Watch’ Sampler, that is a 20 song free download if you become a fan of iTunes on Facebook. They recently released a new video for “Airplanes”, which you can watch over at Pitchfork, Stereogum and basically every other blog on the internet. Freelance Whales have been getting a lot of press before their March release Weathervanes. Check out this feature on Elle, and this one on Esquire, a free at noon NPR review and a bunch of reviews for their recent show at New York City’s Mercury Lounge. The Antlers, who were recently voted among the best cancertainment , will be out on the road with Editors soon.  Look out for them, check our site for dates.  Check out this interview they did with MTV Iggy and see this review of a recent Haiti benefit they played in NYC. 2010-02-03T21:35:01-05:00 The Antlers are playing a haiti benefit at City Winery NYC tonight w/ patti smith, swell season and yo la tengo.  If you can’t make it, be sure to donate as much as you can to the relief efforts.  RCRD LBL debuted a new Dodos song “Company” today and it’s their RCRD of the DAY.  Grab a free download here. Freelance Whales are currently on tour; tonight, they play a sold-out show at Mercury Lounge.  This Friday! Tune into World Care Live At Noon: http://xpn.org/concerts-events/free-at-noon For those of you who absolutely cannot wait and cannot exercise the virtue of patience “Weathervanes” is available for presale at Insound.  To all the secret watchers of Ugly Betty out there, their song, “We Could Be Friends” will be featured in the episode tonight.  Be sure to watch out for tour dates, including SXSW. Local Natives are on tour forever and you can also catch them at SXSW and Coachella (!). Learn more about your favorite LA bros at you aint no picasso.New videos from The Antlers AND Local Natives coming sooooon, (ergo an infinitely more interesting news post.) 2010-01-20T20:43:00-05:00 Happy New Year!  We have a lot of exciting releases planned for you in ‘010.  What are your resolutions?  Mine are to quit doing just about everything I was doing in 2009… except putting out music.  The Dodos will be THIS FRIDAY’s guest on the Late Show With David Letterman.  Congrats to them!  They will also be playing Noise Pop in San Francisco.  The Dodos & Magik Magik Orchestestra collaborative performance will take place Thursday February 25 at the Palace Of Fine Arts! The Antlers and Passion Pit are all over The Pitchfork Reader’s Poll.  We want to thank you all for the support there.  The Dodos Time To Die were selected as one of MAGNET’s Top 20 Albums of 2009! 2010-01-06T20:54:00-05:00 We are thrilled to announce The Dodos will be the musical guests on The Late Show with David Letterman this Friday (1/08)!!  TUNE IN!! 2010-01-03T03:07:00-05:00 2009-12-15T17:52:00-05:00 We are proud to announce that we will be working with Queens NY band Freelance Whales.  We can wait for you to hear this release!  In collaboration with Mom+Pop Records, we will be releasing their debut album Weathervanes in Spring 2010!! Be sure to watch IFC tonight as Les Savy Fav will be guests on the show “Dinner With The Band”.  Check out a clip from the show here and take a listen to a song the Favs recently did for the show Yo Gabba Gabba entitled “Shoes”.  2009-12-08T21:49:00-05:00 We are thrilled and proud to announce that we will be working with LA-based band Local Natives.  They are an amazing band who make soaring, sky-scraping harmonies, dreamy orchestral melodies, and throbbing tribal beats that bash their way into your soul.  Look out for more news on their debut release, Gorilla Manor, which will be out on Frenchkiss in February 2010.  For now check out their myspace and this video of a recent session the band did with BBC1.  2009-11-30T19:37:00-05:00 Yo!  Awesome news, the ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES movie, featuring Les Savy Fav, is out now! All Tomorrow’s Parties is a kaleidoscopic journey into the parallel musical universe of cult music festival, and Les Savy Fav feature alongside Belle And Sebastian / Grizzly Bear / Sonic Youth / Battles / Portishead / Daniel Johnston / Grinderman / Lightning Bolt / David Cross / The Boredoms / Mogwai / Slint / the Yeah Yeah Yeahs / the Gossip / Iggy and the Stooges / Shellac / Patti Smith and many others Order the DVD now from http://www.warpfilmstore.com/ EXTRAS include: - 40 page full colour booklet, including 10 years of ATP artwork and programme introductions, and slipcase packaging. - over 50 minutes of full length performances (including Les Savy Fav) - commentary from ATP promoters Barry Hogan and Deborah Kee Higgins - the DVD is also a key that can be used to unlock exclusive bonus content online, including Vincent Moon’s footage from ATP New York, more full length performances and lots more For info on screenings including LA with Cinefamily on December 1st.  2009-11-30T16:09:00-05:00 In honor of the passing of Jerry Fuchs, we’d like to offer you a song from the Frenchkiss release of his band Turing Machine entitled Zwei.  Please enjoy one of the albums’ highlights entitled Bleach It Black.  We’ll miss you Jerry. Also, the Antlers did an amazing session of Fuel TV.  It’s streaming here. 2009-11-13T20:49:00-05:00 The Antlers perform on Fuel TV’s “The Daily Habit” tonight at 9pm ET/6pm PT and later!  Tune in and check it out online here! 2009-11-11T23:15:00-05:00 We are deeply saddened by news of the death of drummer Jerry Fuchs.  Jerry was an inspired drummer who brought his gifts to bands like Maserati, Turing Machine and !!!  ...Our thoughts are with his family and friends.  2009-11-09T00:45:00-05:00 The Dodos will be doing an exclusive live set / interview on KEXP today at 2pm EST.  Tune in here!  Do not, repeat DO NOT miss it! Also, they got a facebook now! The Antlers just finished a very successful CMJ show which featured an instore of Brooklyn’s Soundfix as well as showcases for BrooklynVegan and Club NME.  Read some of the stellar reviews here!  Look for The Antlers on tour with Minus The Bear!  Sean Bones also played a slew of CMJ dates, check out this interview before a headlining showcase at Mercury Lounge.  2009-10-28T17:15:00-05:00 CMJ starts today and we are very siked !!  So many great bands !  Check out the Frenchkiss schedule as The Antlers and Sean Bones are playing a slew of shows this week. SEAN BONES 10/20- Pianos, 3pm (Music Slut/Sneak Attack Present) 10/20- Glasslands, 10pm (ProductshopNYC) 10/21- Purevolume Loft 169 Bowery, 10pm 10/22- Mercury Lounge, 1am (Paradigm Artists) 10/24- Bowery Electric, 10pm THE ANTLERS 10/20- Music Hall of Williamsburg, 10pm (BrooklynVegan) 10/21- Soundfix, 6pm 10/22- The Delancey, 10pm (ClubNME presents) Also, Les Savy Fav is getting ready for their UK tour in support of the ATP Film Screening.  It starts on Friday and here is a tour trailer! 2009-10-20T17:57:01-05:00 You!  Yo!  Les Savy Fav has a twitter.  Can you believe it?  Follow them @LesSavyFav. Give um a few dates to figure it out.  We are proud to announce we have a limited number of a FABLES 7” single by THE DODOS.  Head over to the boutique before their all gone, slap us your $6 and we’ll take care of the rest. Speaking of THE DODOS, look for them on tour NOW! Also out their in the great US of A, are THE fabulous ANTLERS and SEAN BONES.  Check our tour date section as The Antlers have dates with Minus The Bear and Sean Bones will be playing with Benevento Russo Duo, Brett Dennen and Grace Potter!  Both The Antlers and Sean Bones will be all over CMJ, more on that soon.  Passion Pit and The Dodos both will be playing Austin City Limits this weekend.  Les Savy Fav will be playing for the ATP screening, more on that below. 2009-10-01T22:02:00-05:00 Warp Films and ATP have programmed a unique UK cinematic/live tour of ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES screening together with our own Les Savy Fav plus a DJ set by ATP founder Barry Hogan, from 23 October 2009, prior to the DVD release on 2 November 2009. ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES is described as “a rousing, kaleidoscopic celebration of the seaside indie-rock festival” and together with Les Savy Fav’s antics, audiences will experience what happens when experimental film and music collide in these one off special events. The ‘one night only’ theatrical tour, with Les Savy Fav, will visit Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and London from Oct 23 – 28, with special events also taking place in Brighton, Bristol and Hull. UK LIVE/THEATRICAL TOUR: Fri Oct 23 – Manchester Deaf Institute Sat Oct 24 – Glasgow ABC 2 Mon Oct 26 – London Forum Tue Oct 27 – Leeds TJ’s Woodhouse Club ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES is a kaleidoscopic journey into the parallel musical universe of the cult music festival of the same name. The film is a semi-found multi media bricolage shot by over two hundred filmmakers, fans and musicians over the festival’s recent history, with key contributions from co-director Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation) and cinematographer Vincent Moon (The Take Away Shows, Arcade Fire) and features amongst others: Belle And Sebastian, Grizzly Bear, Sonic Youth, Battles, Portishead, Daniel Johnston, Grinderman, David Cross, Animal Collective, The Boredoms, Les Savy Fav, Mogwai, Slint, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Gossip, GZA, Seasick Steve, Iggy and the Stooges, F**k Buttons, Shellac, Patti Smith and John Cooper Clark. The film is co-developed and financed by the Warp X partners, Film4, UK Film Council, EM Media and Screen Yorkshire..... The film will be released on DVD and download from November 2nd, with pre-orders will be available online from www.ourtrueintent.com 2009-09-24T17:28:00-05:00 Check out this Three Words segment from ABC News featuring “Fables” by The Dodos.  Americans sum up their week in 3 words.  It’s pretty heartfelt.  Also check the tour section for new Antlers tour dates! 2009-09-16T17:37:00-05:00 We’re happier than a clam at a lobster fest today!  It’s the official release day of The Dodos album Time To Die.  You can pick up the album on vinyl and cd at our boutique.  We put up a few steals and deals you can browse through as well.  Thanks for all the support!  2009-09-15T17:44:00-05:00 The Antlers recently recorded an awesome live session for AOL Spinner featuring songs from their new album, Hospice.  They also recorded a set of songs for LiveDaily, which are equally as brilliant, check those out too! Which album are you most looking forward to this week?  For us, it’s obvious- The Dodos!! Time To Die, drops on 9/15. Vote for them in this Magnet Magazine poll! Congratulations to Passion Pit for their MTV VMA nomination.  I hope you guys had fun at the ceremony.  Can you believe Kanye?  What a douchenoodle. 2009-09-14T20:55:00-05:00 Sup with u?  Me, I’m frothing like a brand new smoothie cause 2009-09-03T18:52:00-05:00 Hey!  2009-08-26T22:35:00-05:00 We are proud to announce that Hospice by The Antlers is now available on CD and LP in our boutique! The recent recipients of Pitchfork’s Best New Music will be premiering their video for “Two” very soon!  The Dodos recently performed an acoustic version of “Acorn Factory” from their new album Time to Die, live in Seattle.  You can check out the live clip here. Time To Die is out now digitally and will be available on CD and LP on September 15! Sean Bones also recently performed an acoustic version of “Turn Them” from his debut album RINGS.  Check out the mellow vibes here. You can also download an exclusive remix of Dancehall by the Bodega Girls at AOL Spinner. 2009-08-18T18:22:00-05:00 If you join the Frenchkiss street team and help promote our bands in your town/city, then go to shows for free!  Email streetteam@​frenchkissrecor​ds.​com NOW!!!  On an unrelated note, it is HOT AS BALLS here in New York. We are also very excited to announced that Les Savy Fav will be playing the first ever show at the Knitting Factory’s new Brooklyn location on 9/9/09. You can buy tickets here.  The Knitting Factory, a leader in the New York arts scene for over two decades, is proud to announce that our new venue at 361 Metropolitan Avenue in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY will be opening September 9.  They will also be playing the FUN FUN FUN Fest in Austin in November !! 2009-08-11T19:57:01-05:00 We are very pleased today because the weather’s great and The Antlers were awarded Best New Music for their remastered full length “Hospice”!  You can read the review here! The Dodos new album Time To Die was released on iTunes today, it comes with a bonus track “Company”!  Click here to pick it up! Also, you didn’t hear it from me but they are doing a secretish show before Outside Lands at Rickshaw Stop in SF on 8/26. The remastered version of Hospice by The Antlers is also now available digitally at iTunes. If you get the record from itunes, you’ll also get 2 bonus tracks: “Sylvia, An Introduction” & “Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing”. Here’s the link! Hospice will be released in physical form on August 18th, but in the meantime, the album can be pre-ordered on CD or VINYL at Insound. All pre-orders come with a free poster! Click here to pre-order the record from Insound! 2009-08-04T16:49:00-05:00 Hey everyone!  You can download Time To Die by The Dodos RIGHT NOW for only $2.99!!! 2009-07-28T03:18:00-05:00 TODAY IS RINGS DAY!  July 21 marks the official release date of Sean Bones RINGS.  You can find the record anywhere you buy music online including iTunes and Amazon and you can pick up the CD in the FKr Boutique! The band will be commemorating the release with a special NYC show tomorrow night (7/22) at Glasslands in Williamsburg where the album will be brought to life by a 9 piece band.  We’ll be packin’ fresh copies of the RINGS as well as special edition T shirts made for the party.  Peep the video for “Dancehall” is to your left.  And check out the band’s recent performance on WOXY.com! UPCOMING SEAN BONES SHOWS July 22- Glasslands Release Party, Brooklyn July 30- Pianos, NYC w/ Suckers, The Acrylics Aug 5 - DC9 - Washington, DC* Aug 6 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA* Aug 7 - 8:00P - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY* Aug 9 - TT The Bear’s - Cambridge, MA* * with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes 2009-07-21T19:32:00-05:00 Hey kids, Sean Bones new video for Dancehall is to your left.  Check it out!  Sean’s debut album RINGS is out next week!  It’s streaming at AOL Spinner! You can also now stream the whole new album by The Dodos!  Head over to their album site, timetodie.net and hear Time To Die in its entirety. The Antlers kick off their tour tomorrow which includes dates with Frightened Rabbit and an appearance at the Pitchfork Music Fest this weekend.  Tour dates here! 2009-07-14T21:28:00-05:00 Set your alarm clocks!  The Dodos will be “swoop by for a live performance” on CIUT in Toronto at 12PM Eastern Time on Thursday July 9th.  You can hear the performance on the CIUT website.  You’ll surely hear some new songs off their upcoming LP, Time To Die, which will be released on September 15.  Check out the album cover below.  2009-07-07T17:15:00-05:00 Some of the first reviews are in from the premiere of Wah Do Dem, you can check one out here as well as an interview Sean did with the LAist.  You can also see a VIDEO Interview of Sean here in 3D!! Kidding about the 3D. Also, check out a 20 Minute in concert video from NPR of the Antlers at The Black Cat in Washington! 2009-06-24T20:20:00-05:00 Big News Day! The remastered version of Hospice by The Antlers is now available digitally at iTunes. If you get the record from itunes, you’ll also get 2 bonus tracks: “Sylvia, An Introduction” & “Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing”. Hospice will be released in physical form on August 18th, but in the meantime, the album can be pre-ordered on CD or VINYL at Insound. All pre-orders come with a free poster! Click here to pre-order the record from Insound. Sean Bones is in LA for a few shows and the premiere screening of Wah Do Dem at Landmark 4.  If you are in the area, check out his myspace for the details! 2009-06-23T18:05:00-05:00 Hey!  We have a limited amount Super Sexy Sweaty Summer Shirts from Les Savy Fav back in stock!  They are available right now in your size!  Also- check out our boutique for special Summer combo deals!  The Dodos, who just played an outstanding performance here in New York at the Northside Fest, will release Time To Die on September 15.  We can’t wait for you to hear this!  Keep up with us for more news.  Sean Bones‘ debut, RINGS, is now available for presale over at iTunes.  Head on over there, where you can sample the songs too!  And also check out this interview that the Bostonist did with The Antlers.  2009-06-18T20:34:00-05:00 Behold! The cover of Sean Bones’ debut album RINGS !  Look for Sean and that gang on tour near the 7/21 release date.  You can check out his myspace for some of the sweet jams in the meantime! 2009-06-03T17:05:00-05:00 Hey Everybody-- Passion Pit’s debut album Manners drops today.  You can pick the vinyl and cd right from our boutique now for the nice price!  You can preview the album now over at AOL Music, then take your pick of digital storefronts to snag your copy from. The album is Amazon.com’s Deal Of The Day, meaning you can DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM FOR $2.99!!! Lala.com has Manners for $3.99 all week. Other than that, you can also pick up the album on iTunes! Or wrangle it on eMusic! Finagle it from Napster! Or procure it from rhapsody! Anyway you do it, get your hands on it now!! 2009-05-19T17:01:00-05:00 We are proud to announce that we will be working with The Antlers.  Frenchkiss will release a remastered edition of their stellar album Hospice on August 18.  They have plenty of tour dates upcoming and we will keep you posted on this hot-off-the-presses news.  For now, check out their myspace! 2009-05-15T19:29:00-05:00 Sup yall, wanted to let you know something special.  Cut Off Your Hands made a stunning appearance on the AOL Spinner Interface show, which you can watch in it’s entirety here! The Dodos recently talked to Pitchfork about their new album, cooking, and Huey Lewis.  Read the entertaining article and don’t forget to buy tickets to their upcoming June 14 Northside Festival show! Check out the poster for FKr’s split Northside showcase on June 12! 2009-05-12T22:13:00-05:00 Frenchkiss is happy to be taking part in the Northside Festival in Brooklyn, this June.  We will be doing a split showcase with Kanine Records, featuring Sean Bones and more tba.  The Dodos will be playing a showcase at Studio B on June 14 with our pals Phil and the Osophers.  You can get tickets to that show here! 2009-05-08T18:43:00-05:00 Download our brand new sampler, chronicling 10 years of releases! Now on iTunes! We are proud to announce that both Passion Pit’s LA show at the Troubadour is sold out.  Awesome news! 2009-05-05T16:41:00-05:00 We are feeling very accomplished today!  Usually when we get to the office, it’s a few hours of dickin’ around on the internerd, several cigarette breaks and then a couple hours for lunch before getting to anything substantial.  But we have such big news today and the first thing we want to do is share!! PASSION PIT will be playing a New York City release show for Manners ON A BOAT!  Not just any boat, a ROCKS OFF Concert Cruise Boat.  The date is May 18th and the ship’s hatch opens at 7pm!  Get your tickets here before their all gone. It’s sold out! Thank you! Let’s party and hear the new tunes!  A few more UK tour dates have been added too! CUT OFF YOUR HANDS will be playing a live Lounge Act Details for WOXY.com Lounge Act performance this Monday May 4th @ 2 EST!  All you have to do is go to www.woxy.com to listen in! 2009-04-30T17:50:01-05:00 Hey everyone, got some big special sounds for you to listen to today!  Passion Pit are debuting another track from Manners today.  Head over to Pitchfork to download it! Cut Off Your Hands recently recorded a session for Daytrotter and it’s up today.  Read the review, listen, and see the portrait of Nick here! Get your freebees on! 2009-04-27T16:41:01-05:00 Passion Pit‘s video for “The Reeling” is right over there to your left.  Press Play!  “The Reeling” is the first single off Manners, which is coming out soon!  Look for them out on tour very soon.  You can check out our tour page for all the dates, including their two now sold out New York shows at Bowery Ballroom! Sean Bones new album will be called RINGS.  It’s coming out July 21.  He’s playing a few New York shows, including the Frenchkiss showcase at the Northside Festival in New York! Cut Off Your Hands have unleashed a massive amount of tour dates, many with Viva Voce.  Check out our tour page or their myspace for deets! 2009-04-21T21:21:00-05:00 Passion Pit has just launched their official website!  Go here to check out news, tour dates, videos, pics and more!  Sean Bones was recently featured on IFC Music Blast.  The show followed him around SXSW this past March and also caught a bit of the band playing at the Frenchkiss Showcase. Check it out! Look out for new Cut Off Your Hands news coming soon!  New dates in May, including Daytrotter… Recording live for AOL.  They got some big plans about to hatch! 2009-04-09T19:21:00-05:00 I want to shout it from the top of the Mt. Everest!  Cut Off Your Hands recently performed 2 awesome songs for FUEL TV and you can watch them if you click on the Hillary Step! 2009-03-31T16:51:01-05:00 Hey you can now preorder Manners by Passion Pit at Insound! 2009-03-25T20:29:00-05:00 Awesome! Passion Pit has debuted a new track from their upcoming album Manners entitled “The Reeling”.  The only place you can check it out is their myspace- go now and have a listen! We are back from SXSW and almost have our speaking voices back!  Seriously, we’re overcoming with a case of Margaritis we caught in ATX.  We would like to share some of the awesome love that Passion Pit got down in Austin (including being Paste’s buzziest band of the fest), as well as some that awesome love Cut Off Your Hands received. More news to come!  We’ll put up pictures of our showcases when find our cameras… 2009-03-24T21:22:01-05:00 Check out our complete SXSW ‘09 schedule: Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase Thursday March 19th Emo’s Main Room 603 Red River Peter, Bjorn, & John – 1am Passion Pit – 12am Cut Off Your Hands – 11pm Wild Light – 10pm Sean Bones – 9pm Francis & The Lights – 8pm Passion Pit Thursday March 19th at 5pm – Brooklyn Vegan Day Party Radio Room 508 E. 6th St Thursday March 19th at 12am – Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase Emo’s Main Room 603 Red River Street Friday March 20th at 1:30pm – Spin Day Party Stubb’s BBQ 801 Red River Cut Off Your Hands Wednesday March 18th at 3:40pm – Spaceland Day Party Maggie Mae’s 323 E. 6th St Wednesday March 18th at 8pm – Rockband Showcase Vice 302 E. 6th St. Thursday March 19th at 4pm – Bird’s Barbershop Day Party Bird’s Barbershop 1107 E. 6th St Thursday March 19th at 11pm – Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase Emo’s Main Room 603 Red River Street Friday March 20th at 12:40pm – Spin Day Party Stubb’s BBQ 801 Red River Friday March 20th at 3pm – The Onion Day Party Radio Room 508 E. 6th St Friday March 20th at 6pm – New Zealand BBQ West Tent (Brush Square Park) 5th & Neches Friday March 20th at 10pm – NME Showcase Aces Lounge 222 E. 6th St. Saturday March 21st, 1pm – Mess With Texas Day Party Waterloo Park Red River Rd & 15th St. Saturday March 21st, 4:30pm – RollingStone.com Day Party Peckerheads 402 E. 6th St Sean Bones Thursday March 19th at 9pm – Frenchkiss/Startime Showcase Emo’s Main Room 603 Red River Street 2009-03-10T20:58:00-05:00 Behold the cover for Passion Pit full length entitled Manners. It’s due out in early summer and sounds huge.  We can’t wait for you to hear it.  But until it comes out, the only way to hear any of the new songs is to check out their tour page and see when they’re coming to your town.  Make a note of the date, and slip it across the class to the prettiest girl in school with the words “Let’s get together and cuddle fuddle"… she will be all yours! 2009-03-03T20:08:00-05:00 Check out this rad poster for the LSF and Sean Bones show at Brooklyn Masonic Temple on March 13! 2009-02-24T19:24:00-05:00 The only good news is good news!  Sean Bones’ 7” of “Easy Street” is up on our boutique for the player price of $5.  It’s a limited edition secret version you should get while the gettings good.  Check out our updated tour section for Sean’s upcoming shows, including one at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple w/ Les Savy Fav.  You can preorder tickets here. In fact, our tour page is loaded down with dates, with Passion Pit and Cut Off Your Hands spending a lot of time on the road.  You’ll surely be able to see a FK band soon! 2009-02-13T17:15:01-05:00 Yo you alls!  Passion Pit is Band Of The Week over at Paste Magazine.  You can head over to WOXY tomorrow January 30 at 1:30PM ET for a live in-studio performance with Passion Pit. Check the tour page for their schedule. Check out Cut Off Your Hand’s e-card! This page has the complete stream of “You and I”, a bunch of videos, tour dates, blogs, everything your heart could desire.  and would you do me a favor a continue being awesome? thanks, really appreciate that. 2009-01-29T18:31:00-05:00 Hey yo, vibe with me for a second.  Look over there, to the left.  Tha’s Cut Off Your Hands‘ new video for Turn Cold.  Press play.  Now that’s we’re jammin’ I can tell you that “You and I” is out now and you’ll be seeing the band a lot on the road very soon. Passion Pit have left the studio and are back on the road!  Before they finished up, Fader caught up with them in the studio on the day they recorded vocals with the 46-member PS 22 Children’s Choir.  You can view the day’s events here and you’ll get a sneak preview of their new songs.  2009-01-27T21:18:00-05:00 Happy Inauguration Day! Congratulations to you too!  And also Cut Off Your Hands!  Because, in addition to the swearing in of our most handsome president to date, Cut Off releases their full length debut You and I today!  Available in our boutique and online at places like iTunes and eMusic, you can stream this burner of an album now at AOL Spinner! Passion Pit are finishing up in the studio and had a big day on Friday, inviting the PS22 Chorus to sing on a few tracks! Go to their blog to see the band’s recap of the day.  Passion Pit have been garnering so much good press lately that we can’t wait for everyone to hear their debut album.  Be sure to check out our tour page for updated dates.  Now you can buy the Sleepyhead video on iTunes! And, not to float our own boat or anything, but little old Frenchkiss was named in Billboard’s class of 2009!  We are honored to be bringing you the hits in 2009!  Check out the article below: 2009-01-20T19:12:00-05:00 Well hello there and happy 2009 gang!  We’ve been extremely busy working on bringing you an awesome year of irresistible jammers.  We’ve got a full length from Cut Off Your Hands, You and I, coming so soon you can already buy the vinyl at our boutique and presale the cd at insound.  Check out the Spin review and Look for Cut Off Your Hands on tour in February, our tour page has all the dates.  Passion Pit is in the studio finishing up on their first full length - they’re blogging about it.  The dudes will soon also be on tour soon, including an already sold-out show at the Bowery Ballroom in February.  And they just got an awesome nme write up you can look at below: Also, let us mention how jealous we are of the Dodos.  While we are freezing our plots off in New York, they are enjoying a summer tour down under in Australia.  Good luck out there mates! 2009-01-08T18:24:00-05:00 ZOMG!!!1!  We got Holiday Specials in the boutique!  And we just got a brand new shipment of hoodies in, just in time to keep you toasty for the holidays!  They are American Apparel and available in Sizes S-L. pick one up. They make an awesome gift and if any of the FKr staff sees you wearing one, we are required to give you $20 and a big kiss!  Buy one and stand out in front of our office, it could turn into a profit!  2008-12-09T19:56:00-05:00 BIG DEAL!  Head on over to our boutique!  We have a bunch of CD’s on a ONE WEEK ONLY $1 SPECIAL.  HOHO!  So listen, we have also grouped all 10 $1 cds into an $8 BUNDLE SPECIAL.  You can just about wipe out all your xmas shopping right in our boutique for $8.  Get at it. Batman and Robin!  2008-12-03T22:28:00-05:00 Hey turkey!  During CMJ, Cut Off Your Hands recorded an awesome set at Limewire for their Live at Lime series.  You can watch one of the songs “Oh Girl” right here and you can download the session exclusively at the Limewire store! And have a happy thanksgivin! 2008-11-27T03:12:00-05:00 Yo Florida!  Way to vote, uh I mean COME OUT Tampa and watch Les Savy Fav play this awesome skatepark benefit at Czar Ybor with No Age on December 6! 2008-11-22T04:57:00-05:00 The Dodos Visiter is once again available on Vinyl in our boutique. This is second pressing.  It’s a limited edition so get them while their hott.  2008-11-18T17:36:00-05:00 We are happy to announce we will be working with Sean Bones. Check out his grooves, he is holed up in Jamaica right now writing and will enter into the studio at the end of the year to record his debut record out in 2009! 2008-11-17T01:38:00-05:00 Hey yo playas at la playa, check out this video Les Savy Fav recorded in their REHEARSAL SPACE. Get close… 2008-11-16T01:46:00-05:00 Let me just rub a quickie out of you and let you know that we added a bunch of Passion Pit dates to the tour section.  Also, Baeble recorded The Dodos recent performance at Spiegeltent in New York City and you can watch the whole concert here! 2008-11-11T23:32:00-05:00 Beardo is an awesome new show on Pitchfork.tv hosted by Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav.  What more can we say but get your duff over there toot suite and watch some episodes! 2008-11-10T17:37:00-05:00 Finger on the Pulse is throwing a No Big Deal party at Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn on December 5th with Passion Pit.  Passion Pit has given them the parts to the banger of the year Sleepyhead for their 3rd remix contest. You can grab the parts and details here and remix your way to internet glory! 2008-11-06T20:58:00-05:00 Congratulations to the Dodos! They have won a San Francisco Bay Goldie Award for Music! Check out the praise the paper gave them and also be aware that the band only has 3 remaining dates booked before they head to the studio: November 6 @ Bimbo’s in San Francisco (tix) November 8 @ Echoplex in Los Angeles (tix) December 16 @ the Masonic Temple in Brooklyn (tix on sale soon) Congrats also to Passion Pit who recieved a 7.9 recommended review in Pitchfork today for the Chunk Of Change EP!  Catch a Passion Pit song amongst many other great acts in this podcast that KEXP put together. 2008-11-05T21:18:00-05:00 Hello, today is a special day everywhere- congratulate yourself. We put up some new DODOS tour shirts in the boutique, in addition to Beware Of The Maniacs (their first cd) and the bundle pack of Beware and Visiter.  Cut Off Your Hands‘ EP Happy As Can Be is also available.  Also, check out this very cool, futuristic Widget that Sprint put up.  It has a lot of different things and information in one page.  You can watch FKr videos and stream whole albums on it… It kinda reminds me of Minority Report with a splash of Back to the Future. 2008-11-04T21:20:00-05:00 Great news! Cut Off Your Hands EP “Happy As Can Be” is now available in the boutique. We also put up “Beware of the Maniacs”, the first album by The Dodos, as well as a combo deal with Beware and Visiter.  Now’s the time to buy- stocks are up a ton, no wait a second down terribly, no wait up again, no..... Also, MTV followed around Passion Pit for a whole day at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York! Follow a day in the life of the band and watch the band play 2 songs too! 2008-10-25T15:26:00-05:00 Here is our CMJ sched: 2008-10-16T16:34:00-05:00 2008-10-15T20:38:00-05:00 Everything’s quicker when you go digital, right?  Like just the other day, I watched a movie on my computer that hasn’t even been made yet.  It’s can be that easy with music too!  Case in point, Cut Off Your Hands. The New Zelanders (Kiwis, as they are sometimes called) have released their first EP, Happy As Can Be, digitally right the heck now at places such as iTunes, eMusic, Napster and Amazon. But, I know I’m preaching to the choir here, digital ain’t the real deal, Evander.  You want something tactilly impressive, something your eyes can make love to- like Happy As Can Be in the FLESH!  Or better yet in CD form which we will have for you on OCTOBER 21! If you are in NYC tonight, Fucked Up is playing for 12 hours straight- from 2pm to 2am.  A bunch of special guests will be coming through for the good times, including your man and ours, Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav.  Read about it here and we’ll see ya there. 2008-10-14T19:50:00-05:00 Hey you! You with yo browser on me.  We are gonna have some sweet drawings in the near future for those of you who SIGNUP for our mailing list above and to the right.  ^^^^^^^^ and also my loves, I’d like to share a couple of hot links from Fkr land: Cut Off Your Hands are featured on a FREE Digital Sampler at insound. You can dl it at this spicy hot link. NYC peeps: Passion Pit is playing the BrooklynVegan CMJ showcase.  Tickets are now on sale and selling fast.  If you are in town for CMJ you better get on this.  Swedish hottie Jens Lekman will be singing DJ. Yum City Hot link 2008-10-07T22:17:00-05:00 Ryan from Thunderbirds Are Now! has a new band called Friendly Foes and they have just released an album entitled Born Radical.  Check the new band out and you can pick up the album at Gangplank Records for 10 dollars!  2008-10-07T17:40:01-05:00 We are pleased to announce that the New Zealand band Cut Off Your Hands has joined the Frenchkiss family!  Check out this powerpop quartet in action; their video for “Expectations” is #2 on our slideshow.  Look for their EP “Happy As Can Be” available digitally on October 21 and you can listen to the title track here.  You can pre-order the EP in limited edition CD format right here on our boutique. The debut full length, You and I, will be out in early 2009.  The band is off on a huge tour down under now, but we will keep you posted on their stateside activities, including perfomances at the CMJ Music Marathon Festival Extravaganza this October.  2008-09-30T21:02:00-05:00 The Dodos​ apolo​gize for the last minut​e cance​llati​on,​ but due to some unfor​seen circu​mstan​ces they will not be makin​g the 10/1 NORTH​AMPTO​N show.​ Check with the venue; their supporting act, Au, may still be making the date. 2008-09-30T19:54:00-05:00 MATHEMATICALLY A GOOD THING...We think.  But do the math yourself- check out the New York Times review of Passion Pit’s EP and live show. 2008-09-24T20:59:00-05:00 We have a big line up of shows this weekend, and if you are in any of the areas, we’d love to see you out. Sep 18 2008- Passion Pit CD Release Show @ Great Scott (18+) Allston, Massachusetts Sep 19 2008- FKr Alumni - Hold Steady @ Sonar Baltimore, Maryland Sep 20 2008- Les Savy Fav @ ATP New York Catskills, New York Sep 21 2008- CALL ME LIGHTNING @ Borg Ward Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2008-09-18T17:27:01-05:00 Do you feel that tingle?  It may be the chili and fritos you had last night, but it’s more likely because today is the release day of PASSION PIT’s CHUNK OF CHANGE EP!  Head on over to our boutique and pick up a copy before you splat!  You can also download a remix of Sleepyhead at RCRD LBL. And also check out this interview PP did about the EP with ARTISTdirect. 2008-09-16T20:10:00-05:00 It’s another big weekend for Passion Pit- tomorrow, Friday 9/12, they are doing an instore at the famed Newbury Comics tomorrow and then they will be heading to Colorado to play the Monolith Festival.  Hopefully you can make it to one of the shows; if not, you can still play this pretty sweet video game featuring “Sleepyhead” that the Monolith Festival put up to get you blasting trash and keeping green! 2008-09-11T17:23:01-05:00 I can’t explain how siked we are for Pop Montreal- but special guest GIF Paul can: 2008-09-10T20:02:00-05:00 Hey everyone our boom boom cloud room is all upside down in preparation for the Passion Pit EP out 9/16!  You can now stream the entire EP at AOL Spinner! You can also buy the 7” single of Sleepyhead / Better Things on our BOUTIQUE, via exclusive arrangement with Neon Gold Records.  2008-09-09T21:08:00-05:00 Passion Pit residency Night 3 is upon us!  Also check out our FKr Funtimes Blog! 2008-08-27T17:48:00-05:00 Pack your bags, ye lonesome cyber hobos.  The Dodos just unleashed massive amounts of tour dates that find them minstreling through the vast lands of Europe.  A pond jump and they’ll be back in the US to do some east coast dates with Au.  Then, a jaunty hot air balloon back to Europe for some dates with The Ruby Suns! and more! and more! and more! The Big Sleep will be heading down to the Crossroads of the West (Salt Lake City) to play The Gallivan Center with Broken Social Scene.  Part of the Twilight Concert Series, this is sure to be a night to remember.  You may have also heard of this band called, oh, i don’t know LES SAVY FAV—well they’ve got a bunch of sweeties added to their show calendar too! Bottom line: head over to our tour page and get in the know!  And remember it’s better to be in the yes than in the no.  2008-08-19T18:17:00-05:00 Passion Pit played the first of their residency shows @ Pianos last night, and if ya missed it, you can read about the show all over the internet.  Or check out a little video a very tech-saavy friend of ours sent in.  Also buddy- you can preorder the Chunk Of Change EP in limited edition with an Autographed Booklet at Newbury Comics! 2008-08-14T21:01:01-05:00 Hey you funky dance machines, you can now preorder Passion Pit’s EP Chunk Of Change on Insound!  You’ll also get a free exclusive mp3 download! Passion Pit’s NYC residencies start this Wednesday at Pianos! The first is August 13 then August 20 and then August 27. Also, Boston! Passion Pit will be doing a live performance at Newbury Comics on September 12! Check out the poster for all the sweet deets. 2008-08-05T17:25:00-05:00 Well we are a bit winded, jetlagged and have very funky haircuts but are in one piece from a big weekend.  First, the Dodos ripped it up at the Siren Music Fest in New York City, which MTV.com can vouch for. Then the Dodos met up with Les Savy Fav at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.  Both gave tremendous sets!  Watch “Fools” on Pitchfork tv. Did you get a Tim trim? We threw a live vid of the Fav at Pitchfork, check the video section.  2008-07-23T21:12:00-05:00 Hello everyone, just wanted to let you know that we are going to be working with Boston’s Passion Pit!  We are very excited-- look for their EP Chunk of Change out 9/16 and a full length out in early 2009!  To quote Syd:  “this is some awesome puddin’!” Find out more about them right here! The band will also be doing a NYC residency at Pianos in August, check the touring section.  Better Things are coming indeed! 2008-07-15T16:43:00-05:00 WELCOME TO THE NEW SITE!  ::pardon our dust:: Attention!  One Lucky Les Savy Fav fan will win one pair of tickets to their show at the Field Day Festival in London.  All you need to do to be eligible is to make a Les Savy Fav purchase on our newly revamped boutique with a UK shipping address between now and July 24 and you may receive the Golden Tickets!! 2008-07-03T20:53:00-05:00 Check out these awesome videos LiveDaily made with The Dodos. They used one of those old fashiony 70’s cameras to film it. You know the ones with the grainy effects. Well, they shot some footage of the Dodos being Dodos and they spliced it with live video of them performing four songs. It’s really cool, the colors are awesome.Have a look! 2008-06-03T20:18:00-05:00 Hey we just learned that the first prize for Indie Rock Trivia Night is 500 smackaroos for the winning team! Study up and come out May 21 at Highline Ballroom in NYC for trivia with Zach Galifianakis and then the spectacle that is Les Savy Fav. $500! That’s almost 250 pounds! Check out the poster here! 2008-06-01T20:21:00-05:00 Due to work visa issues, we regret to inform you that these two Les Savy Fav shows will be cancelled: May 8 @ NEW SLANG at the Works in Kingston on Thames UK and May 9 @ Acd in Oxford UK. We are very sorry to cancel these shows but the band was not granted the proper work visas in time to play. HOWEVER: LES SAVY FAV WILL STILL PERFORM MAY 10 @ ATP vs. Pitchfork Festival in Camber UK. 2008-05-30T20:47:00-05:00 TUNE IN to MTV2’s show SUBTERRANEAN on this Friday (technically Saturday) night at 1am. They will be airing the Fools video by The Dodos!!! 2008-05-27T20:48:00-05:00