Frankie Rose (born 1979) is an American musician and songwriter. She was an original member of
Crystal Stilts
Crystal Stilts is an American post-punk band from Brooklyn, New York City, United States, though their founding members, Brad Hargett and JB Townsend, were originally from Florida.
History
Crystal Stilts was formed in 2003 by Brad Hargett and JB ...
,
Dum Dum Girls
Dum Dum Girls was an American rock band, formed in 2008. It began as the bedroom recording project of singer and songwriter Dee Dee (née Kristin Gundred). She is currently based in Los Angeles. The name is a double homage to the Vaselines' al ...
,
Vivian Girls
Vivian Girls is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York. The only consistent members have been Cassie Ramone and Katy Goodman, on guitar and bass, respectively; the group has had several drummers throughout its history. They took their n ...
and
Beverly.
Career
Formerly of bands Vivian Girls and Beverly, Frankie was the drummer for the acts Crystal Stilts and Dum Dum Girls. Rose released her first single "Thee Only One" on
Slumberland Records
Slumberland Records is an American independent record label, formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. and based in Oakland, California. The label has released recordings by Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, Evans The Death, St. Christophe ...
in 2009 under ''Frankie Rose and the Outs'' and followed up in 2010 with a full-length album as Frankie Rose. Her second full-length album, ''Interstellar'', was released in February 2012 and earned a "Best New Music" designation from ''
Pitchfork
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The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to ...
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/sup> Her third album titled ''Herein Wild'' was released by Fat Possum
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The term often refers specifically to triglycerides (triple e ...
in 2013. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and released her fourth album, ''Cage Tropical'', in August 2017.
In 2017, Rose released a cover album of the Cure's ''Seventeen Seconds
''Seventeen Seconds'' is the second studio album by English rock band the Cure, released on 18 April 1980 by Fiction Records. The album marked the first time frontman Robert Smith co-produced with Mike Hedges. After the departure of original ba ...
''.
Discography
Albums
*''Vivian Girls S/T'' ( IntheRed, 2008)
*''Frankie Rose and the Outs'' ( Slumberland, 2010)
*''Interstellar'' (Slumberland, 2012)
*''Herein Wild'' (Fat Possum
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The term often refers specifically to triglycerides (triple e ...
, 2013)
*''Careers'' (Kanine, 2014) – as Beverly
*''Cage Tropical'' (Slumberland/Grey, 2017)
*''Seventeen Seconds
''Seventeen Seconds'' is the second studio album by English rock band the Cure, released on 18 April 1980 by Fiction Records. The album marked the first time frontman Robert Smith co-produced with Mike Hedges. After the departure of original ba ...
'' (Slumberland, 2019)
*''Love as Projection'' (Slumberland, 2023)
EPs
*''Night Swim'', Slumberland, 2012
Singles
*"Thee Only One", Slumberland, 2009
*"Know Me", Slumberland, 2012
References
External links
Official website
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Living people
American women drummers
American rock drummers
Fat Possum Records artists
1979 births
20th-century American drummers
20th-century American women musicians
21st-century American singers
21st-century American women singers
21st-century American drummers
Slumberland Records artists
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