The Frank and Walters

A renewed interest in happiness [2007]

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"A Renewed Interest In Happiness" is THE FRANK AND WALTERS fifth studio album. Released on the anniversary of their 15th year in music, it encapsulates all that we have come to expect and admire from them. It is probably their finest work.
When they needed a gritty location to suit the mood of the songs "Fight" and "Country Boy", Wheatfield prison offered their services. In fact Paul did the vocal takes in a confined room full of inmates. In an interview they mentioned that they wanted to record in a church. Offers flooded in. "Keep the Faith" and "Hold On" were cut in an old Church Of Ireland building in Carrig Na Bhearr, Cork City.

This new album is an antidote to the trials and tribulations we all face. Questions and answers beautifully packaged in unforgettably perfect melodies.

Best of [2006]

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After the release of the much needed "Souvenirs" -their compilation of rarities, outtakes and B-sides-, and whilst they pave the way for the release of "Renewed interest in happiness", new studio album due by the end of 2006, THE FRANK AND WALTERS finally release a proper Best Of. And they do it to coincide with their Spanish tour (dates already confirmed in Madrid, León and Santa Pola), where they will perform all their hits: a dream come true for their many fans in Spain.
New record label FIFA Records (Fresh Indie Frontal Attack), exclusively distributed in Spain via Elefant Records, releases this Best Of featuring a CD and a DVD with videos and more interesting footage. When you check both the CD and the DVD contents you will realize how many unbeatable pop songs are kept by the Irish band in their repertoire. If you know them, we're sure you have sung along to them plenty times. And if you didn't know them until now, get ready to enjoy some of the best pop music to ever come out of the British Isles. With such a repertoire, no one should miss the announced tour!

DVD Content:
01-Colours 02-Plenty Times 03-Fashion Crisis Hits New York 04-This Is Not A Song 05-After All 06-Indian Ocean 07-Underground 08-Something Happened To Me 09-Some Footage-French Interview and some songs

Souvenirs [2006]

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THE FRANK AND WALTERS from Cork were NME and Melody Maker's favourites in the early 90's. SUEDE and RADIOHEAD supported them on their UK tours, and they also had a young man named Noel Gallagher as their roadie.
"Souvenirs" is the first ever collection of previously unreleased tracks, B-Sides, remixes and rare FRANK AND WALTERS material from the 90s, containing some of their finest moments. Amongst the long unavailable favourites are Franks' covers of: Julian Cope, THE MONKEES, THE MAGNETIC FIELDS, THE SMITHS and Tone Loc. It also features videos of their two classics "After all" and "Indian ocean", and a rare MY BLOODY VALENTINE remix, as well as a version of "Paradise" covered by Fame Academy's Marli Buck. With purchase of the CD you are then given a special code which lets you download an exclusive third CD worth of even more vintage tracks (a HIGH LLAMAS remix, John Peel session tracks, a cover of disco classic "Love is in the air") from the band‚s website: www.thefrankandwalters.ie