LISTEN UP, FAGGOT!: Fritz Helder & the Phantoms

NY party promoter and self-described “King of Sleaze” Daniel Nardicio, who last year had Lady Gaga performing at his birthday party on Fire Island, this year is bringing Fritz and the gang to Cherry Grove’s Ice Palace for his fete  — and if his ability to predict talents on the rise remains true, we should expect the band to have a number one hit by year’s end. The Canadian quartet came at the music scene via fashion, and they remain, clearly, as fashion-obsessed as they are good at crafting electro-glam-pop singles. They’ve now got a fan in Nelly Furtado — who hired them to dance in her 2007 world tour — and they’ve made it onto Out magazine’s Hot List (for whatever that’s worth).

The song “Lagerfeld Lady” (video below, alternate version here) is a good candidate for a hit, with its breezy, beat-heavy riffs and fag-clever lyrics are reminiscent of vintage Pet Shop Boys (“You’re pretty, lady/ my Lagerfeld baby/ like pink patent leather/ I’ll love you forever./ As bright as the moonlight / as fun as the sunshine / without any warning,/ you’re gone in the morning.”  The two-year-old single “Making a Scene” is a little less fluid but is no less 80s-ish or fun (the remix on their Myspace page is better).

Listen, and enjoy. And for those who are just discovering Fritz Helder and the Phantoms now, as we at The Sword are, you’re welcome.

Fritz Helder & The Phantoms – Lagerfeld Lady (2009) from cool dept on Vimeo.

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