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Frankel - Los Angeles, California - Indie / Folk / Pop - www.myspace.com/frankel
"Gently orchestrated pop that will recall a Randy Newman or Harry Nilsson (a contemporary kindred spirit might be Richard Swift) yet harbors the subtle textures and atmospherics you might hear on a Grandaddy record. " - LOS ANGELES TIMES "L.A. based singer/songwriter Frankel (Michael Orendy) released what has become one of our very favorite albums of 2007 - Lullaby For The Passerby. An ...
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Hot Freaks at SXSW 2008
Largehearted Boy — ... 15, 2008 (between-set DJ-ing by AmpLive) The Mohawk (outside) 12:00PM - Bad Veins / MySpace 1:00PM - The Whigs / MySpace 2:00PM - Film School / MySpace 3:00PM - A Place To Bury Strangers / MySpace 4:00PM - Peelander-Z / MySpace 5:00PM - Islands / MySpace The Mohawk (inside) 12:30PM - Frankel / MySpace 1:30PM - Le Switch / MySpace ...

Announcing the 2008 Hot Freaks! SXSW Day Party
You Aint No Picasso — ... March 15, 2008 (between-set DJ-ing by AmpLive) The Mohawk (outside) 12:00PM - Bad Veins / MySpace 1:00PM - The Whigs / MySpace 2:00PM - Film School / MySpace 3:00PM - A Place To Bury Strangers / MySpace 4:00PM - Peelander-Z / MySpace 5:00PM - Islands / MySpace The Mohawk (inside) 12:30PM - Frankel / MySpace 1:30PM - Le Switch / MySpace ...

Live Music Options: 12/1/08 - 12/7/08
You Set the Scene — ... City Brothers / Torches in Trees @ Mr. T’s Bowl – I like Correatown, and I’m less familiar with the other bands. The Submarines / Patrick Park @ Echoplex ($12) – Local band, The Submarines music is featured in that new iPhone commercial. Mike Ness / Jesse Dayton @ El Rey (Sold Out) Belanova @ Club Nokia The Deserters @ Troubadour (Free) Bryan Adams @ The Wiltern ($50 - $60) – It cuts like a knife. The Spires / Franklin for Short / Frankel @ Pehrspace - I am a Frankel fan. Are You a Cop? @ Relax Bar Relentless ...

Frankel: 'Weather Balloon' MP3
SURFING ON STEAM — ... Frankel (Michael Orendy) returns with "Weather Balloon", a brand new track featured on his forthcoming album Anonymity is the New Fame, coming June 23 on ...

Sinking Radio: Frankel's "Ticket Machine"
You Set the Scene — ... If you've seen Earlimart in the past year or so, there's a good chance you've seen Michael Orendy playing bass with them. It shouldn't be news to longtime readers of the blog that Orendy records solo stuff under the name Frankel. A few of you might even remember that Frankel's last record, Lullaby for the Passerby, was number four on my ...

Reviews:: Frankel Anonymity Is The New Fame
Herohill — ... Nowhere bounces off the melody like the sun hitting the water. Even when Orendy strips down his thoughts to the very basics – like the gentle acoustic that starts Weather Balloon - he confidently shifts to dreamy, fuzzed out pop that warms your ears and your heart. MP3:: Frankel - Weather Balloon MYSPACE:: http://www.myspace.com/frankel BUY:: http://autumntone.com/ ...

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY 6.15.09
FUTURE SOUNDS — ... Frankel – Anonymity Is The New Fame - Anonymity Is The New Fame – Autumn Tone Records ...

Frankel releases sophomore album Anonymity is the New Fame on Autumn Tone Records
Altsounds - News — ... Anonymity is the New Fame is a working philosophy and a way to live an artist’s and musician’s life in a world of showboaters and technological exhibitionists. It’s a way to stay yourself in a world where every sound and feeling shoved through the same narrow channels start to sound like a repetitive buzz of buzz. Frankel on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads FRANKEL ...

Frankel releases sophomore album
Altsounds - News — ... Harry Nilsson to Lennon/McCartney to Grandaddy.” http://www.myspace.com/frankel http://www.frankelmusic.com/ ...

Other inner-nets
SURFING ON STEAM — ... . And after a couple of listens to Frankel's sophomore album Anonymity is the New Fame I'm completely sold. ...

Best of 2009 (So Far)
You Set the Scene — ... Frankel: Anonymity Is the New Fame (Autumn Tone) – One of the most overlooked/best kept secrets in the LA scene is Frankel. Michael Orendy doesn’t play out much (unless he’s touring with Earlimart) so people tend to quietly discover him on their own. Following up 2007’s excellent Lullaby for the Passerby couldn’t have been easy, but Orendy does it in a big way. The songwriting is timeless and the production sounds like vintage Elliott Smith. Fans of literate singer-songwriters need to pick this up. ...

[MP3] new Frankel: “Know” (Nick Drake cover)
You Aint No Picasso — [image] Frankel’s new album Anonymity is the New Fame is packed full of all kinds of great songs — but not this one. “Know” is a Nick Drake cover that I’m happy to debut, mostly because it’s such a great cover. MP3: ...

Frankel
5 Acts — ... Los Angeles, CA "Faux Science" Frankel on MySpace Frankel on The Hype Machine ...

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