Rad Girlfriend / Little Rocket (2020)
There are few songwriters in this world that have had as much impact on me as Frankie Stubbs. Between Leatherface, Pope, Jesse and his sporadic solo work, he has compiled one of the most impressive discographies that I've had the pleasure of hearing. This 7" is just Frankie and an acoustic guitar, much like his 1995 Unhinged 7" on Rugger Bugger or his 10" on Sounds of Subterranean that came out in 2000.
I really have been trying to cut down on buying multiple copies of the same record. But, there are a handful of bands that I'll always be a little variant crazy about. Seeing four different colors of a Frankie Stubbs 7" was just to much for me to ignore. Despite my record buying budget being infinitesimal right now, I ponied up and bought all four. I did something similarly stupid with a new Snuff EP. There are some bands that I just can't help myself with.
On this 7" are three new Stubbs composition as well as an acoustic version of the Leatherface song "Shipyards" from The Last. "Shipyards" is a perfect Leatherface song to get the acoustic treatment. Its melancholy is only emphasized by stripping it down to the very basics. The other three songs are just the sort of perfect songs you'd expect Frankie Stubbs to be writing. And while they completely work as solo acoustic songs, they all have the sort of layered chord structures and changes that you know they would be fierce rippers if Frankie plugged in and was backed by a tight rhythm section.
It's been way too long since we heard new music from Frankie Stubbs. I can only hope that this is the first of many new releases in the upcoming years. Whether he's by himself or playing with others, the man is a treasure and the world is a better place with his songs. And if he feels like plugging in, I know that I sure would enjoy it if he put Jesse back together.
Frankie Stubbs - Blood Orange Moon 7":
https://radgirlfriendrecords.bandcamp.com/album/blood-orange-moon-ep
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