Think you have Frank Black Francis pegged? Think again.
He and his wife Violet are about to release their second CD under the band name Grand Duchy.
This is a concept album about their shared affinity for (and fetishizing of) Andy Warhol and his Factory crowd/days.
They’ve released an advance track from the record, which they admit is the one with the most overt references to the Warhol scene on the whole collection (FBF is well-known for crafting oblique and challenging lyrical conceits that only reveal themselves over time and with no small amount of reflection).
You can listen to it here for free. I recommend that you do so, as it may confound your assumptions about the type of music and approach that FBF is known for through his most well-known work with the Pixies.
There is MUCH more the him as an artist than that back catalog, and his wife Violet is an accomplished musicians and songwriter in her own right, whose role in Grand Duchy cannot be underestimated.
Enjoy.
