Drawing from the chilly, nocturnal sound of 1980s post-punk and new wave acts (the Cure and New Order chief among them), the French duo Frank (Just Frank) developed out of the friendship between Chris (aka Anthem) and Kirti (aka KD). Chris and Kirti would characterize their sound as "brutal wave," in a nod to their uncompromising approach. Frank (Just Frank)'s debut album, The Brutal Wave, came out on Wierd in early 2010. The band had a split 12" single (shared with Soviet Soviet) out on Mannequin Mailorder later that year. ~ TiVo Staff