Grand Duchy

Frank Black's new album with Violet Clark under the name Grand Duchy is pretty great. That Japanese edition runs pretty pricey, but does include three bonus tracks plus a DVD which also features new music. Also Frank Black Francis is an all time hero of yrs truly, and I never begrudge shoving my sheckels into that man's pocket, so I picked it up after payday. I haven't played the DVD yet, but I'm looking forward to it - and I found this pretty fun Shaky-Cam video of them playing live:

I'm a sucker for it, but I still dig it when he lets loose with that scream. Also I like how he looks about the size of God from that angle.

It's got a nice feel, somewhere between the classic rock of the Catholics, the more punky feel of the last album and the spacy feel of his early solo-stuff. I'm not out to convert anyone but I like it a lot.