The Fratellis are a band I’d not heard of before I saw them. One of my anglo-obsessed show buddies informed me that they’re quite the rockstars across the pond, with a record that spent at least a month on top of the charts. I caught an acoustic set at the Fader party, which sounded great and looked like a band that’s recently been on top of the world. The singer was very charismatic and rocking a sixties-style British afro. I feel like a lot of the crowd knew the words to the songs, and they seemed to be a band that plays good pub music. Another friend who caught an electric set of theirs didn’t like it much, but the acoustic set I heard was straightforward and excellent. I doubt that they’ll have the kind of success in the US as they have in Europe, but I wouldn’t mind seeing them try.

Labels: Concert Reviews, SXSW 2007