COSTELLO MUSIC - THE FRATELLIS
Manic yet charming, relentless yet affable, this Glasgow, Scotland, trio creates its own little universe on “Costello Music,” released last fall in the United Kingdom. Jon, Mince and Barry Fratelli are brothers like the Ramones were — in other words, not really. Jon delivers their entertaining inside jokes in the free-flowing narrative style of Arctic Monkeys, while the tracks bounce with the fervor of Franz Ferdinand. The video for single “Flathead” was a “TRL” mover that could make the most jaded head swivel, while “Chelsea Dagger,” “Vince, the Lovable Stoner” and “Ole Black ‘n Blue Eyes” have energy and melody to spare. There is a little too much tra-la-la-ing, but it’s a pleasure to hear a new band having so much infectious fun.
