Hunger (Frankie & The Heartstrings)
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Hunger is the first album to be released by Sunderland indie
band Frankie & The Heartstrings
. It was released on 21 February 2011 on the bands own label, Pop Sex Ltd., a subsiduary of Wichita Recordings
. A live version of the album was available to redeem online when bought from HMV
. The album, produced by Orange Juice
's Edwyn Collins, was recorded at his West Heath Studios, in London.
The chorus from single 'Hunger' was used in a TV advert for Domino's Pizza
.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Frankie & The Heartstrings
Frankie & The Heartstrings
Frankie & The Heartstrings are a Sunderland-based indie rock band that formed in 2008. The band's debut album, Hunger was released on 21 February 2011, and debuted at #32 on the UK albums chart.-History:...
. It was released on 21 February 2011 on the bands own label, Pop Sex Ltd., a subsiduary of Wichita Recordings
Wichita Recordings
Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees are Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Her Space Holiday, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John...
. A live version of the album was available to redeem online when bought from HMV
HMV Group
HMV is a British global entertainment retail chain and is the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company also operates in Hong Kong and Singapore. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index...
. The album, produced by Orange Juice
Orange Juice
Orange Juice was a Scottish post-punk band founded in the middle class Glasgow suburb of Bearsden as the Nu-Sonics in 1976. Edwyn Collins formed the Nu-Sonics with his school-mate Alan Duncan and was subsequently joined by James Kirk and Steven Daly, who left a band called The Machetes. The band...
's Edwyn Collins, was recorded at his West Heath Studios, in London.
The chorus from single 'Hunger' was used in a TV advert for Domino's Pizza
Domino's Pizza
Domino's Pizza, Inc. is an international pizza delivery corporation headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America. Founded in 1960, Domino's is the second-largest pizza chain in the United States and has over 9,000 corporate and franchised stores in 60 countries and all 50 U.S....
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