Following on from 2014’s Pizza Espresso, Freschard and Stanley Brinks come together for 12 brand new tracks. Midnight Tequila (29 June via Fika Recordings) is an irresistibly charming collection of late night tales, woozy ballads and uptempo sing-alongs.
Clemence Freschard’s beautiful vocal tones lend this a rich, French indiepop/chanteuse vibe, complemented by Stan’s wistful timbre and characteristic warm instrumentation. A perfect accompaniment for that late night tequila.
Watch their latest video for Going to the Bar, the album’s opening track which was filmed by Stanley Brinks, Jean Baptiste Brutelle, Clemence Freschard and David Deery. Edited by Jean Baptiste Brutelle.
Stanley Brinks began performing officially as André Herman Düne in 1999, sharing lead vocals, guitar playing and songwriting with his brother David in the band Herman Düne for a number of years. They released several albums and toured extensively in UK, gaining and owing a lot to great support from John Peel. He has used many monikers for various side-projects, but since leaving Herman Düne in 2006, he has been known solely as Stanley Brinks.
Born in Paris, Stan has been living between New York, San Francisco, Malta and Berlin for about a decade, always on the move. He has recorded more than 100 albums, collaborated with the New York Antifolk scene on several occasions, recorded and toured with traditional Norwegian musicians, and played a lot with The Wave Pictures.
Freschard grew up in a farm in French Burgundy. Aged 18 she moved to Paris, where she baked pies and cakes in a cafe. There, a local musician and regular customer called Stanley Brinks wrote a few songs for her to sing. Homeless in Paris, she saved up just enough money to get herself a ticket to New York. There she found an old electric guitar and started writing her own songs. In 2004 she moved to Berlin, where she recorded her first LP, “Alien Duck”. Her second album, “Click Click”, recorded in 2006, features electric guitar by Stanley Brinks. On her third album, she plays the drums herself. On her fourth “Shh…” she also plays the flute. For this year’s “Boom Biddy Boom” she also plays the washboard.
Live Dates
Stanley Brinks plays Sun 24th at Arch Rivals, Forest Gate (early show 6pm)
Freschard plays Thur 28th at St Pancras Old Church (with Pete Astor and Mikey Collins)
Pre-Order Midnight Tequila via Bandcamp http://shop.fikarecordings.com/album/midnight-tequila