Freedom Fry - The Words

1.    Who are Freedom Fry?

Freedom Fry are a married couple, French Marie Seyrat and American Bruce Driscoll. An indie pop band playing out of Los Angeles they have a string of short players and singles behind them and have made stacks of dirty coin out of advertising licencing. The Words (Feb'16) is a stand alone single.

2. What are the angles on this gem The Words?

Marie Seyrat's retro sixties vocals open The Words and are swapped with the proxaic vocals of Bruce Driscoll before the tune picks up with a disco beat. Like a good root; a touch of the exotic, simple, repetitive and yet so infectious you should double glove the condoms.

3. Who do Freedom Fry sound like?

The radio. Indie Shuffle say The Words sounds like Starfucker, The Light House and Whaler. KRCW are feeling Air and Turin Brakes.

4. What have the high priests of the press to say about this pop marvel The Words?

“The infectious track pivots between psychedelic hauntings and folk pop over consistent disco beats” – Free Bike Valet.

“A beautifully bouncy groove laid down over consistent disco beats, electronic pulses and jangly hooks & sing-along choruses” – Barry Gruff.

“Combines a retro-futurist electronic pulse with jangly hooks & sing-along choruses” – KRCW.

5. Who puts the slick in Freedom Fry’s music?

Freedom Fry are influenced by The Ventures, The Beatles, Beach House, The Bee Gees, The Sufaris and Serge Gainsbourg.

6. Why should I listen to The Words?

The Words has an intriguing slice of exotic in the vocals of Marie Seyrat and a fat slice of disco to make it one of the best indie songs of 2016.

7. Do Freedom Fry have any more of these pop marvels?

Do the French consider themselves a great nation? Check out Shaky Ground for the outstanding sample of Freedom Fry magic.

8. Any more knowledge to impart dear scribe?

Freedom Fry have said The Words is “written from the perspective of a boyfriend or girlfriend who just needs to hear that they’re still wanted.”

 

“Just say the words”



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“Leave me be and finally see all the reasons why, why”

The Best Indie Songs of 2015 - Freedom Fry

There is a vaguely tribal feel to the percussion in Freedom Fry’s Shaky Ground (Hey Na Na Na)(Jan’15) that was fashioned by beating on the floor and furniture. Whatever works. The tune minds of Katie Herzig if only because of the title and with Marie Seyrat and Bruce Driscoll swapping vocals it reminds me also of Of Monsters and Men. Not a bad starting point. It’s definitely middle of the road indie pop with enough talent to elevate it above the plebs.

 

Shaky Ground (Hey Na Na Na) is a loose, playful and joyful tune with drum and vocals leading and enough stomp in the chorus to get toes tapping and crowds singing. A song with that ‘everything will be alright’ optimism exemplified in lyrics like “Everyone’s time will come” and “Nothing in my world is wrong”. But y’know how seriously can you take a song with Hey Na Na Na in the title and that sounds suspiciously similar to one of their other outings, Wilder Mile? Just sit back and enjoy one of the best indie songs of 2015.

“Nothing in my world is wrong, oho
At least I'm not the only one, oho”

 

 

 

Freedom Fry are an American/French husband and wife duo from Los Angeles making music together since 2011. Shaky Ground is a single and so far they have only singles and short players to show for their efforts, albeit many of them.

Shit you need to know:

This ball sack called Shaky Ground a “Cowboy pop song” while The Revue preferred to call it, “Pure audio sunshine”.

Freedom Fry's influences are 60’s surf rock, The Ventures and Serge Gainsbourg. Their favorite bands are The Smiths and Sia.

It’s been said Freedom Fry sound like Of Monsters And Men (super sleuthing Watson), The Lumineers and Beach House.

Indie Shufflecalled them, quite accurately,“whimsical and uplifiting folk pop”.

Freedom Fry's music is making money, being used in various commercials, TV shows and franchise playlists.

The Freedom Fry songs that don't suck coke dick are Yeah You, Wilder Mile and Earthquake.

Next up is American folk rock singer/songwriter Katie Herzig because she is the best.

And of fucking course it's Hey Na Na (2009).