FRANKIE
FRANKIE is a Los Angeles based singer-songwriter whose obsession with 90s music, strong female artists from the 70’s, and a music degree, created the intoxicating, tune-heavy brand of expressive pop music she makes today. On her 2016 debut, FRANKIE worked with long-time friend/producer Petros to create her Dreamstate EP, a 5-song collection of quirky, instrumentally eclectic pop music, originated either on her acoustic guitar or from a dream state in her bedroom. Described by NYLON as “the musical embodiment of California,” she has won new fans at every turn. TIME praised her breakout track ‘Problems, Problems,’ noting that its “mix of modern synth-pop and girl group vocal stylings made the track feel both retro yet somehow of the moment” and Interview Magazine were charmed by Frankie's “exuberant energy.” Taylor Swift enjoyed ‘New Obsession’ so much that she included it on her New Songs That Will Make Your Life More Awesome playlist alongside tracks by a handful of other young female artists.
In the years that followed, FRANKIE has released a handful of songs and videos including ‘Blink,’ an ode to her beloved step-father, a re-release of fan favorite, ‘Problems, Problems (ft. Marc Bassy)’ followed by “Paper Doll” & “Coping.” She later teamed up with Scott Hoying on ‘Ghost,’ whose companion music video features a gender-bending take on the “Summer Nights” scene in Grease.
The 27-year-old singer will be releasing her follow-up EP, STA7GES, next year. Produced by friends & bandmates, Ben Rose and Joey Orton, (AKA ‘One Night’), STA7GES is a collection documenting the seven stages of grief post-breakup. “STA7GES is about the 7 stages of grief I experienced during a bad breakup in 2017. Each song goes through each stage in chronological order...shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing and acceptance. I never realized what I was experiencing until I wrote the last song on the EP, ‘When I’m Ready,’ and listened back on everything I had written prior.
It was clear that I had experienced these stages in song form, that I was finally healed and that this was the group of songs I had to share with the world,” notes FRANKIE. ‘You Decided’ FRANKIE’s latest release, which first appeared on Spotify’s “New Music Friday” – is her most personal songs to-date. “It was the first time I laid out everything that happened word for word. I usually use metaphors, but ‘You Decided’ was a complete setting and event that I described. It’s hard being vulnerable in a song and sharing your heart break with your audience...but so many people relate to this story and have experienced It themselves, which makes it worth sharing.” FRANKIE hopes this EP can serve a friend to someone feeling vulnerable through an emotional break-up and that the music can help them heal, as writing it did for her.
