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Thank goodness for the Fratellis. Just as the bright! new! shiny! light thatseemed to emanate from Franz Ferdinand started to fade a bit, their fellowGlaswegians (that's people from Glasgow -- who knew?) raced across theAtlantic to save us from a future without brilliant Scottish indie rock. Andbrilliant they are, with their soused, saucy, and, dare we say, lovablecountry-punk garage rock. Adopting that classic coy rocker ploy, the boys in the band have all takenthe same last name, but Jon (vocals/guitar), Mince (drums/vocals), and BarryFratelli (bass) are not, of course, brothers. In fact, one pervasive rumoris that they named themselves after the dirty, rotten bad guy family fromThe Goonies, but the band swears that Fratelli is merely Barry'soriginal last name. Along with this charming lore, a self-titled EP and ahandful of hot singles carried the Fratellis from their inception in 2005 totheir burgeoning fame of 2007, when their full-length debut, CostelloMusic, wa came out. Oh, and an iPod commercial featuring their tune"Flathead" probably helped, too.
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