Fraudband Post “Keyed In” Video
As ever in life, it’s important to stop and take stock of the things you know and the things you don’t know. When it comes to the two-piece Fraudband, the answer would seem to be “not much.” An instrumental duo from Melbourne, Australia, they made their debut last year with a tape released on Kasumuen Records called, appropriately, First Songs, and followed it up earlier in 2015 with a 10″ called Some Things that came with a CD version of its five tracks and hand-painted covers. The track “Keyed In,” for which they have a brand new video, seems to come from an impending first LP.
I admit, that’s not nothing. I’ve certainly posted about bands in the last six-plus years with less to go on. But who Fraudband are, the lineup, or what the name of the album is, or when it might be out, where it was recorded, or if “Keyed In,” which is mentioned as a single, will be pressed physically at all separate from the album — all that stuff is a mystery. One can peruse their Thee Facebooks and see they’ve been playing around Melbourne for about two years now, and they had a video for “Special Time” from Some Things in which you could see their faces, but beyond that, they’re somewhat obscure. Fair enough. I guess with natural-tone guitar, post-punker rhythmic fluidity and no lyrics, they might not feel there’s much else to say at this point.
That’s fine, but listening to “Keyed In,” I wouldn’t mind at all knowing when the record is coming out. Sooner or later, I suppose. There are a couple live shows in the meantime, if you happen to be in Melbourne. Dates are plugged in the info under the video.
Enjoy:
Fraudband, “Keyed In” official video
Video single for “Keyed In” by Paul Rodgers.
Track from Fraudband’s upcoming debut long player on Kasumuen Records.
August video single launch shows
– Fri 7th – Flanagans, Shepparton w/ Makeshift
– Sat 8th – Record Crate, Glebe w/ Burdett n Bell + Warm Feelings + Imperial Broads
