The Fratellis

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The Fratellis' debut album, Costello Music, was released in October 2006, spawning five singles, including the popular terrace chant and glam stomper, 'Chelsea Dagger', the band's most popular song to date. The album filled the gap left by The Libertines whilst simultaneously reviving the old glam rock sounds of the 1970s.

Costello Music sits somewhere between The Libertines and T-Rex in sound with a little of The Clash and The Kinks thrown in for good measure. It pricked up enough keen ears to propel the Glasgow threesome into the limelight as it rocketed to Number Two in the UK Album Charts. Harking back to the heady days of great British glam rock, it is a rich and fitting homage, with enough freshness to appeal to a whole new legion of rock fans, whilst maintaining an old fashioned sound.

The album's soundscape owes much to the band's use of vintage equipment at LA's famous Sunset Sound recording studio and to producer Tony Hoffer, who had previously produced albums for Beck, Supergrass, and The Thrills. Packed with foot stompers and pop-punk bound to wow the festival circuit including 'Creeping up the Backstairs', 'Henrietta' and, in particular, 'Chelsea Dagger', of which frontman Jon later admitted: "I wish I hadn't called it 'Chelsea Dagger', because I hate Chelsea. We're all Celtic fans." Meanwhile 'Flathead' went on to be used in an iPod commercial, guaranteeing a fresh legion of fans and help to earn them the BRIT Award for Best British Breakthrough Act.