After brief stints as drummer for a number of buzzy late-’00s scuzzy rock outfits (Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls, Crystal Stilts), Frankie Rose went (kind of) solo in 2010 with a self-titled record with her backing band The Outs, which echoes the garage-rock revivalism of those prior groups while leaning into dream-pop’s lighter textures. But over the course of the next four (actual solo) records Rose could be seen stepping further away from those roots and into new wave influences, most recently culminating in another new LP titled Love as Projection which boasts full-on coldwave and post-punk approaches to the synthpop sound she’s long explored.
With this slight shift in musical identity, Rose’s playlist she put together for FLOOD FM’s “Hacked” series provides a look under the hood at the unique sounds that inspired Love as Projection, from the French minimalist synth collective Martin Dupont and cult Scottish New Romantic duo Strawberry Switchblade of the ’80s to contemporary American post-punks The Serfs and sophisti-pop figure Discovery Zone. Tune in here to catch the full episode when it airs every day this week (July 24 to 28) at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 10 p.m. PT on FLOOD FM, and check out Rose’s new LP—out now on Slumberland—here.
