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04/10/09

Special thanks to French singer/songwriter Emilie Simon for providing vocals on the Bonnie and Clyde cover! Stay tuned for her new album coming out soon.
Merci bien à Emilie Simon pour avoir chanter sur notre reprise de Bonnie and Clyde. Son nouvel album sort bientôt.
03/24/09
Mark Ronson's remix of Brandy Of The Damned feat. Wale is available today on iTunes ...

... and will be available on 04/18/09 for Record Store Day as a b-side for the Dying Star 7" vinyl.


03/24/09

Brandy Of The Damned directed by Sera Rogacki
featuring this week on MTV2 Subterranean
02/05/09
Nickel Eye stopped by Rolling Stone Magazine's "Smoking Section" to play some songs. We had a great time and at least we have the videos to help us remember it... Click on the link below to watch "Fountain Avenue" and "Another Sunny Afternoon" or press play to watch "These Days" (Nico version):


01/27/09
"Voici le temps des ASSASSINS"

BIO

Nickel Eye is the side project of The Strokes’ bassist Nikolai Fraiture.
When The Strokes’ hiatus began taking longer than expected, Nikolai reached into an old shoebox of poems and rants written years ago. With his free time, he began adapting them to music. Enlisting the help of South, a UK band introduced to him by a friend, Nickel Eye recorded some demos at South Studios in Hackney, London. With some guest appearances by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Regina Spektor, The Time of the Assassins was completed a few months later in New York City. The album is written and produced by Nickel Eye. It is musically inspired by some of his favourite artists, such as Neil Young, Frank Black, Leonard Cohen and The Kinks and was released January 27th, 2009 on Rykodisc. The artwork is reminiscent of Lynd Ward’s Gods’ Man, a collection of woodcuts considered to be one of the first graphic novels. The lyrics and theme for The Time of the Assassins found their impetus during a road trip across the United States of America when Nikolai was nineteen.
The Strokes have collectively agreed to take a break until February 2009. Until then: Enjoy!
(PS: The Strokes are back in the studio working on a fourth album. However, stay tuned for songs and videos that have yet to be released from the The Time Of The Assassins sessions).
CONTACT INFO


Management (Ryan Gentles):
[email protected]
US Booking (Marsha Vlasic): [email protected]
UK/Europe Booking (Russell Warby):
[email protected]

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Member Since: 25/04/2008
Band Website: www.nickel-eye.com (coming soon...)
Band Members:
Nickel Eye: (guitar, vocals, electric bass, double bass, harmonica)
South: Joel Cadbury (steel guitar), Jamie McDonald (guitar), Brett Shaw (drums)
and very special guests: Regina Spektor (piano), Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (guitar), Jack Dishel of Only Son (back up vocals), Jesse Wallace (drums) + more...
Influences: Bill Hicks:

Sounds Like: "F***ing brilliant!" - Mark Ronson, 'Authentic Shit' on East Village Radio
The Time of the Assassins is a mellow affair steeped in folk and pub rock and ska, with earthy instrumentation drifting up through the mix. It combines groove and melody with the same machine-like precision that sets Fraiture's other outfit apart. Then there are the lyrics: woozy vignettes about big cities and bad romances delivered in a seen-it-all drawl." - Rolling Stone
"Like a cowboy flick in which everyone's carked it by the end, 'Back From Exile' is a gunslinger that Johnny Cash could have crooned were he still with us, while 'Where The Cold Wind Blows' is pure suicide-watch Leonard Cohen." - NME
"Original sound and inspiring lyrics. This year's must-hear, breakthrough album!" - Patrick Carone, entertainment director at Maxim Magazine
"The merging of Fraiture's post-punk monotone to the over-riding folk-rock sensibilities of the album produces one of its most compelling aspects. A catchy and solid effort revealing a perceptive, understated lyrical and musical talent." - Clash Magazine
Nickel Eye does a great job of blurring the lines between folk, indie and rock fusing all three styles with perfect balance. Fraiture also really nails the spirit of the singer/songwriters he draws influence from. - Artist Direct
Record Label: Rykodisc
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Dying Star "unofficial" video

Here's an unofficial video for Dying Star made with extra footage (and a quick stop at In'N'Out) from our US tour! Stay tuned for the official You and Everyone Else video coming soon! 
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:14:00 GMT

Bluewater Outpost in Arizona

A truck stop in the middle of somewhere in Arizona called the Bluewater Outpost.  As you can see, we're a little bleary-eyed and crusty... but this is the glorious life that is the Road.
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:43:00 GMT

The album artwork has made it to CoinTalk!

Below is a link to a funny forum called CoinTalk! Some people call this a waste of time ... other people call it an incredible waste of time. We don't know, we're just happy they picked up on the artw...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:58:00 GMT

Turkish Radio Number 1 (5 WEEKS IN A ROW!)

We are pleased to announce that even though the album is not out until January 27th, 2009, Radyo Eksen in Instanbul have already rated "Brandy of the Damned" Number 1 for 5 weeks in a row in their Top...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:18:00 GMT

1st shows

We'd like to thank family, friends and fans who came down to the Borderline in London for your support and for making the first ever Nickel Eye show an amazing time for us! Also, thanks to Brian Jacke...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT

The Time of the Assassins

"At the age of 19, a naive young man began a voyage down South looking to cultivate his garden in the wilderness of the American promise.  Long before the flood in New Orleans, he met a street mu...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:58:00 GMT