Based in Berlin, Eilis Frawley uses drums, percussion and electronics as soundboards for her spoken words.
Released in 2019, ‘Illusions’ delivers a humdrum diary of existence over a tense drum pattern, dramatically coloured by staccato bursts and an ominous keyboard sequence. The follow-up ‘Strangers’ features a more uncomfortable and spiky rhythm as a narrated relationship swiftly shifts into decline. The synthesiser figure is deceptively cheerful but the words are not very optimistic, ‘…we used to be members of the same team….our joyful past blurred by our current disconnect….will we last?…’

Current single ‘Intellectual Men’ opens with bass electronic tones and an excellent percussion and drum work-out, saving the words for the second half of the track. The musings of the lyric are subtle and caustic ‘…these intellectual clever engaged men want to endlessly probe my argument for weaknesses…..want to argue just for fun…’ and drives the point home.
As Eilis concisely sets out the words, the fiery drums cut inbetween, their dissonance and anger underlining the disconnected emotion.

These three tracks will form the core of an upcoming EP ‘Never Too Emotional’, to be released on the label Reckless Yes Records, fast becoming a haven for bold, fun, original and constantly challenging musicians.

https://www.eilisfrawleydrums.com/
http://recklessyes.com/