Back with his first new solo album since January 2021, rock and roller, writer, pop culture obsessive, and superlegend in his own time Frankie Delmane has delivered something expectedly extraordinary in After All Of This We Must Fall In Love. If you know him from the Teenage Frames, The Crazy Squeeze, or his Substack but have never looked into his solo music, this is certainly a fine place to start. Freed from whatever genre limitations that may exist when he's writing for his other bands, Delmane's solo records find him doing what he does best: being himself. You're still getting those undeniable hooks and hearing many of the same influences, but there's something beautiful about Frankie Delmane being turned loose to write whatever type of song he feels like writing without any question of how and where it all fits. At times, he doesn't stray too far from the hooky rock 'n' roll he's known for. "It's Rock n' Roll," "I Cannot Wait Up," and "Don't Cry for Me" are guaranteed to please longtime fans. Elsewhere, Delmane explores less typical territory. The title track and the excellent album closer "It Doesn't Matter Where We Go (as long as we get there)" have the feel of '80s synth-pop while exuding a mix of beauty and other-worldliness. "Cock the Rock" is absolutely the sleaze-tastic hard rocker anthem the title promises. "Demons in Your Head" sounds like it belongs on the soundtrack of some unnerving apocalyptic movie. "Night Into Day" is a simple, stunning ballad made all the more powerful by its deliberate lack of polish. Perhaps I first became a fan of Frankie Delmane because of the kind of songs he was writing. But at this point, he can write any kind of song, and I'm going to want to hear it. He's a genuine original and a formidable talent, and After All Of This We Must Fall In Love ought to be prescribed to anyone thirsting for a reprieve from mediocrity.
https://frankiedelmane.bandcamp.com/album/after-all-of-this-we-must-fall-in-love
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