Lord Fisslebottom a.k.a. Frombert hails from Brighton, England and brings you some of the most immersive music since Tom Waits’ Rain Dogs. Moving easily between a fractured rock ensemble and an organic, muscular jazz/street corner sound, Frombert narrates the unhappy fates of urban dwellers, expatriates, broken lovers and the denizens in lower Chicago. Frombert sings like the Brit Johnny Cash, plays accordion like a sailor and makes his eight minute songs seem short and mere glimpses of a tragic and beautiful world.

Frombert is one of those remarkable artists whose life you immediately want to know about. Hailing from Brighton, England, Frombert relocated to the USA in his teens, finally stopping in Chicago where he dug the vibe and stuck down roots. We can see why—it suits his dusty, threadbare suit pop songs to a tee. Those dark moments of sweetness and worry that you find in Leonard Cohen or Tom Waits? He’s got those moments down perfectly, but they are his own moments and you realize you are in the presence of an able observer of human nature, a savvy chronicler of longing.

 
Raised in the Rapides Parish community of Deville, Todd Masterson a.k.a. Grey Jellö took a winding musical path that carried him from his early interest in rock to the study of classical guitar and from there into the world of Delta and classic blues. Today he combines them all with his own wildly original songs sung his unique hillbilly Tom Waits voice set against his lute-like guitar work and capable accordioneering. His music has become a touchstone for an emergent community of young artists and writers.
 
Emo with a twist: an accordionist!
 
Neil Young + Gangsta Rap + an accordion = A Thug’s Life.
 
Grrls, grrls, grrls! And one of ‘em plays the accordion!
 
Hot queercore action with an accordion.
 
Don’t find corny garage rock about being drunk and getting cheated on by ill-tempered girlfriends totally irritating? Then The Falling Actions are for you, my good man! Did we mention that they have an accordionist? Indeed they do!