Francês

In the summer of 2020, Irish musician Aoife Nessa Frances moved to the west of Ireland to begin working on the songs that would become her second album, Protector. A lifelong Dublin resident, Frances found solace being removed from city life. But perhaps more importantly, like many people in their late twenties who have finally shaken off youthful rebelliousness, Frances also experienced a solidification of familial ties like never before, and felt the formation of a protective, impenetrable shell.

She was young, very beautiful, and had everything to live for—but the life of Frances Shea, briefly married to Reggie Kray, remains one of the most tragic stories of the Swinging Sixties.

Featuring eight exceptional original tunes and two unique covers, recorded with some of Australia’s finest musicians. Frances’ second studio album ‘Beautiful World’ has just been released by ABC Music, distributed by in Australia and New Zealand by Universal Music. UMG Japan will also release ‘Beautiful World’ later this year. The album was produced by ARIA award winner Chong Lim AM (John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John, David Campbell).

An early session, released by Bethlehem in 1956, from a jazz vocalist. Frances Faye work with terrific musicians, some working without credit due to contractual problems, such as Maynard Ferguson, Herbie Mann and conductor/arranger Russ Garcia.

John Barry's sensitive score to the 1982 biopic Frances harkens back to the Hollywood golden era that launched the film's subject, doomed actress Frances Farmer (played onscreen by Jessica Lange). Its simple yet sumptuous melodies evoke the classic melodramas of decades past, albeit informed with an emotional depth rarely achieved in the infancy of the sound era.