Freedom Fry

Freedom Fry

Marie Seyrat and Bruce Driscoll
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, Paris
Genres Pop, alternative rock, French pop
Years active 2011–present

Freedom Fry is an American indie pop band from Los Angeles, California, United States, composed of Parisian-born Marie Seyrat and American Bruce Driscoll.[1]

Let The Games Begin EP

Freedom Fry in October, 2015

The duo first met in April 2011 when Seyrat was the stylist on a video for Driscoll's other band Blondfire. Impressed by Seyrat's whispery voice, Driscoll asked her if she would be interested in writing some songs together.[2] In August they recorded and released the Let The Games Begin EP.[3][4]

The video for the first single, Tallest Dreams, starred Gia Mantegna, daughter of actor Joe Mantegna.[5]

The last song on the EP, Rolling Down, was featured on the season 7 premiere of Bones, during the birth of the main character's baby, Christine.[6][7]

"Earthquake"

Their follow up single and video, "Earthquake", was released on Valentine's Day 2012. It was named single-of-the-week by French music magazine Les Inrockuptibles.[8][9][10][11]

Glamour Magazine included Earthquake in their 100th issue anniversary playlist.[12] French underwear brand "Princesse Tam.Tam" also used the song in their making of video for Winter 2012.[13][14]

Outlaws EP

Following a visit to the grave of Billy the Kid in Fort Sumner, NM, the duo began to conceptualize a wild west themed EP.[15] In April 2012, they released the Outlaws EP, featuring two original songs and a cover of Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot's Bonnie and Clyde.[16][17]

"Summer in the City"

The song and video for "Summer in the City", was released in July 2012.[18][19][20][21]

A remix of Summer in the City by Starcadian was featured in the viral Youtube video, How The Sun Sees You, in August 2014. Using unique UV lenses to show sun damage to skin and the benefits of sunscreen, the video amassed over 13,000,000 views.[22][23][24]

The Wilder Mile

The Wilder Mile EP and video were released on 4 August 2014.[25][26][27]

"Shaky Ground (Hey Na Na Na)"

Bruce Driscoll and Marie Seyrat perform as Freedom Fry in Oakland, CA.

At the end of 2014 the band began working with The Agency Group for US and European booking[28] and manager Jeff Klein of A-Side Worldwide.[29] Their first musical offering of 2015 was the single, "Shaky Ground (Hey Na Na Na)".[30] The song reached number one on Hype Machine.[31]

"Yeah You"

In March 2015 they released the single, "Yeah You" via SoundCloud, before heading to perform at South by Southwest.[32] The song reached number three on Hype Machine.

The following April they embarked on their first tour as direct support for Belgian megastar Stromae.[33] They followed it up by doing a Monday night residency in May at The Echo (Venue) which included special guest appearances from James Iha and Mayer Hawthorne.[34]

"21"

In May, 2015, Freedom Fry released the single, "21". The handclaps, group vocals, and scream featured in the song were performed by the audiences at their Echo residency as part of a crowd recording experiment.[35] The song reached number one on Hype Machine.[36]

"Oops!... I Did It Again"

Freedom Fry's cover of Britney Spears' "Oops!... I Did It Again" was debuted on November 5, 2015, in the ABC television series, Grey's Anatomy, during Season 12 (episode 6).[37]

Discography

EPs

Singles

Vinyl

Collaborations

Compilation appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Viva Radio Blog". Blog.viva-radio.com. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  2. ↑ "Song + Video : Freedom Fry : “Summer In The City” « My Old Kentucky Blog". Myoldkentuckyblog.com. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  3. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20120205163704/http://www.themahoganyblog.com:80/2012/02/introducing-freedom-fry/. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "Let the Games Begin EP by Freedom Fry on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  5. ↑ "Freedom Fry - "Tallest Dreams" [Video + Track". Earmilk. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20120605034105/http://www.wetpaint.com:80/bones/articles/bones-music-what-song-was-playing-when-brennan-gave-booth-to-her-baby. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "Listen! Official Music Video for Rolling Down's "Freedom Fry" — The Song Playing When Brennan Gives Birth on Bones Season 7 | Wetpaint, Inc. | Wetpaint, Inc". Wetpaint.com. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  8. ↑ "The POP! Stereo: Freedom Fry Are Tasty". Popstereo.blogspot.com. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  9. ↑ "[new] Freedom Fry: Earthquake (video)". Newonmyplaylist.com. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  10. ↑ Broden Terry. "The Freedom Of An Earthquake - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  11. ↑ "Earthquake - Single by Freedom Fry on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  12. ↑ "Numéro 100 : la playlist anniversaire ! | Glamour". Glamourparis.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  13. ↑ "La marque Princesse tam.tam". Princessetamtam.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  14. ↑ "Making of du shooting lingerie Princesse... - Princesse tam.tam". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  15. ↑ "Freedom Fry - Outlaws EP". The Record Stache. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  16. ↑ "Freedom Fry: “Bonnie & Clyde”". The Wounded Jukebox. 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  17. ↑ "Outlaws - Single by Freedom Fry on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  18. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20130407063820/http://nylonmag.com:80/nylonblogs/blog/2012/07/17/music-video-freedom-fry/. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ "Summer in the City - Single by Freedom Fry on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  20. ↑ "Weekend Videos: Freedom Fry - Summer In The City". Cougar Microbes. 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  21. ↑ "New Finds: Freedom Fry | Top Indie". BitCandy. 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  22. ↑ Matt Allyn. "How the Sun Sees You - A Skin Health Reality Check". MensJournal.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  23. ↑ "How the sun sees you". YouTube. 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  24. ↑ "This Is Your Skin on Sun". Yahoo.com. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  25. ↑ Kevin Bronson (2014-08-01). "Video: Freedom Fry, 'The Wilder Mile' –". Buzzbands.la. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  26. ↑ "[LISTEN] Freedom Fry - The Wilder Mile". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  27. ↑ "Freedom Fry - The Wilder Mile". The Record Stache. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  28. ↑ "Freedom Fry - United Talent Agency". Theagencygroup.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  29. ↑ "Freedom Fry | A-Side Worldwide, LLC". Asideworldwide.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  30. ↑ "Freedom Fry: Shaky Ground (Hey Na Na Na)". Kick Kick Snare. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  31. ↑ "Shaky Ground". Freedomfrymusic.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  32. ↑ "Freedom Fry - Yeah You". Your Music Radar. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  33. ↑ "Stromae steals Fox audience Friday evening, lives up to name | The B-Side". Berkeleybside.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  34. ↑ Kevin Bronson (2015-05-13). "Photos: Freedom Fry (with Mayer Hawthorne), the Moth & the Flame and Irontom at the Echo –". Buzzbands.la. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  35. ↑ "Freedom Fry release "21" [Premiere". Earmilk. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  36. ↑ "21 Hits #1 on Hype Machine - Freedom Fry". Freedomfrymusic.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  37. 1 2 "Freedom Fry on Grey's Anatomy Tonight - Freedom Fry". Freedomfrymusic.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  38. ↑ "Song of the Day: Freedom Fry – Friends + Enemies". Blog.kexp.org. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  39. ↑ "Freedom Fry – Dark Christmas". Movements and Nonsense. 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  40. ↑ "Freedom Fry – “Home”". Hillydilly. 2014-06-15. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  41. ↑ "Freedom Fry release two new songs". DrunkenWerewolf. 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  42. ↑ Kevin Bronson (2014-11-07). "Video: Freedom Fry, 'Blackmailed' –". Buzzbands.la. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  43. ↑ "[LISTEN] Freedom Fry - Shaky Ground (Hey Na Na Na)". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  44. ↑ "Freedom Fry – Yeah You « blahblahblahscience". Blahblahblahscience.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  45. ↑ "Freedom Fry - Break Into A Musical". Kick Kick Snare. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  46. ↑ "Freedom Fry – “21”". Hillydilly. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  47. ↑ "Freedom Fry – “21”". BarryGruff. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  48. ↑ "The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Freedom Fry Cover)". Indie Shuffle. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  49. ↑ "Freedom Fry - "The Words"". KCRW. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  50. ↑ "Freedom Fry". Barrygruff. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  51. ↑ "Gdd Premiere: Chordashian - Skyscraper Souls Ft. Freedom Fry [Free Download". Gotta Dance Dirty. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  52. ↑ "Track of the Day: A.W.O.L. ft. Freedom Fry “Racers” Radio Edit". Insomniac. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  53. ↑ "pop up 6 News and Photos". Perez Hilton. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  54. ↑ "Poule d’Or Compilation #9". Pouledor.com. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2015-11-21.

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