Fryars - God Melodies

Fryars - dubbed the “mad professor of pop” by the FADER - is the musical brainchild of Benjamin Garrett, whose peerless sound has won him fans from Kanye West to Lily Allen to Depeche Mode. Following the buzz around his early work, Fryars released his debut album Dark Young Hearts in 2009, while his second studio album Power - a journey through the imagination built around a story that spans three continents and deals with all the deliciousness of life; love, greed, loss and death - arrived 5 years later through a plethora of difficulties to critical acclaim. Dazed called it “a dazzling electro-pop construct”, while The Guardian praised Fryars for “mixing regret and basic human desires to create something strangely uplifting”. Since the release of Power, Garrett has worked extensively with Lily Allen, co-writing tracks on her number one album Sheezusand 2018’s Mercury nominated No Shame, as well as writing and producing for Rae Morris’ acclaimed 2018 record Someone Out There.

+ Both LP formats are pressed on Heavyweight vinyl. The indie shop exclusive edition is pressed on Gold colour vinyl.

Written, Produced and Performed by Fryars
Guru, Collaborator in Chief, Arrangements, String Arrangements, Musical Direction
and Additional Production - Sean O’Hagan
Recorded at Schmotown, London and Mike’s, Laurel Canyon
Strings and Drums recorded by Andy Ramsay at Press Play, London
Additional Piano recorded by Chris Taylor at Bluebarn, Little Downham, Ely
Mixed by Matt Wiggins
Mix Assistant – Paul Carr
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios, London

Side A
1. God Melodies
2. Moscow (feat. Rae Morris)
3. 49
4. Pair of Dancers
5. Lionel
6. Orange Juice

Side B
1. I Won’t Hurry Love
2. Your Parade
3. Wonder
4. Feeling Lonely Is A Shadowy Glow
5. Quail’s Egg No. 1 in C Sharp Major