Codeine Velvet Club

怎么能够错过一个英国复古先锋，一个英国复古爵士女郎的组合，真相则是英国复古乐队The Fratellis的主唱Jon Lawler ，或者他的艺名Jon Fratelli 的大手笔。就是和Lou Hickey组建了这支新乐队Codeine Velvet Club。放心，The Fratellis 并没有解散，并且已经在筹备他们的第三张专辑。其实早在2008年的时候The Fratellis为他们的第二张专辑《Here We Stand 》做巡演时，Jon Fratelli 就已经萌发了要做新项目的想法。然后在2009年8月份的时候公布了他的新项目，就是和Lou Hickey组建了新乐队，名字为Codeine Velvet Club。而且他们的准备的速度也是相当的惊人，可以说效率相当高。
Codeine Velvet Club is a Scottish Alternative rock band formed in 2009 by Lou Hickey and Jon Lawler (better known as Jon Fratelli), while Jon's main band, The Fratellis, were taking a break before recording their third studio album. The band are releasing their début album, Codeine Velvet Club on 28 December 2009.
History
Formation
Jon Lawler stated in 2008, while The Fratellis were touring their Here We Stand album, that he wanted to release a solo effort to keep himself busy between albums, indicating that the band were going to take a break once they finished touring the album. When The Fratellis finished their touring commitments in July 2009, after the Hop Farm Festival, the band went on to their new projects. Fans already knew that Jon was going to do a side project by this point. It was later reported that he had formed a band called 'Codeine Breakfast Club' with Lou Hickey on NME, but fans had already been aware of the involvement of Lawler and Hickey.
On 23 August 2009, it was reported in the Sunday Mail that the band was to be called Codeine Velvet Club and will be releasing their eponymous debut album on 16 November 2009. The article also included a track-by-track with Jon Lawler . This article also mentioned that Lawler and Hickey shared songwriting duties between them. The band's official website was unveiled (although in a basic form for now) and featured a clip of their song Vanity Kills. Fans who sign up to the mailing list were able to view the full song as performed by the band. Later on, the website contained information about their debut shows (15, 17 and 19 September), a video player was also added to the site, showing full versions of "Vanity Kills" and new track "Hollywood". Reviews to the initial shows were positive, complimenting the duo's vocals and the musical arrangements