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Grand Duchy is a recent project consisting of Frank Black of Pixies fame along with his wife, Violet Clark. Their first album, Petit Fours, was released February 2009.

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1	Come On Over To My House full track	70
2	Lovesick full track	59
3	Fort Wayne full track	56
3	Black Suit full track	56
5	The Long Song full track	51
6	Seeing Stars full track	50
7	Ermesinde full track	46
8	Volcano! full track	38
9	Break The Angels full track	36
10	A Strange Day	29
11	Ma Carrefour	3
11	Beg	3
13	Donnez-moi	2
14	The Lone Song	1
14	Love Sick	1

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orshick wrote:
last month

Agreed, fort wayne is something i'd rather skip. Love sick, black suit and ermesnide really stick out though.

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Farvana wrote:
October 2009

This is the most invested in a project Frank's been in a long time. I heard somewhere that a person can change completely in 7 years, provided there's a different environment and different circumstances, and I can't think of a much bigger lifestyle change than fatherhood (not to mention the breakup and new marriage). This is the newest Charles Kitteredge Thompson the IV: able to play support, able to compromise, able to lay down a bitchin' rhythm guitar and a few screams and let it at that. Also not out to destroy the 80s. If you compare each phase to each other, you'll come off disappointed. Treat Pixies as different from Frank Black; treat FB as different from FB and the Catholics; treat FB&tC as different from Black Francis; and treat Grand Duchy as something new. Also? Give these two another album to sharpen up. I'll admit to not liking every song on here (I actually hate Fort Wayne), but there's plenty of good stuff here (like Black Suit or Lovesick).

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abitbol84 wrote:
August 2009

I totally agree with fistisfast....

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Echoes917 wrote:
August 2009

He's a tricky bitch...

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fistisfast wrote:
August 2009

how can you say this is his best album since (insert great FB album)? this is horrendous, euro synth-pop, r&b influenced garbage. his wife obviously listens to shit music

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dep wrote:
July 2009

great!

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YControl755 wrote:
July 2009

The best thing Frank Black's been involved in next to "Doolittle" and "Teenager of the Year"? Just throwing that out there.

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sti3 wrote:
July 2009

I can see them and like 20 other bands for $5 today!

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zoobird wrote:
July 2009

nice!

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bboysgirl wrote:
July 2009

Me likey!

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JaimeChiens wrote:
July 2009

...why would i want to see their living room?

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jimredmond wrote:
June 2009

Whyt did nobody tell me about this. Fucking amazing

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SPINmagazine wrote:
June 2009

Grand Duchy is in SPIN's June issue! Check out Black Francis and Violet Clark's living room HERE.

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pm137 wrote:
May 2009

One of the best albums of the year!

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tovisch88 wrote:
May 2009

swedish artist information sounds fucekd up

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PSHoey721 wrote:
May 2009

with the exception of Black Suit... this album really sounds nothing like the Pixies... I compare it more to an 80's pop album more than anything else... It almost reminds me of the Rentals on some songs try to ignore all that, it's the solid songwriting that really makes this album so good.

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keylimepie9 wrote:
May 2009

sorry. I've tried and tried to like this album, but, for me, it's all downhill after the first track. I LOVE Charles Thompson, but his album sounds more like The Human League than The Pixies. I prefer the Real Deal.

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PSHoey721 wrote:
May 2009

I didn't know Charles was still capable of making music this good.... Bluefinger and SVN FNGRS were steps in the right direction... but wow... this is the best thing he's been involved in since Teenager of the Year.

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girico wrote:
April 2009

I´m felling like I´ll get addicted

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WhiteTrashZero wrote:
April 2009

Quite possibly his best work since Trompe le Monde..

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