Nick Frater represents Croydon's answer to the question "What if Burt Bacharach and The Beatles had a love child raised by vintage recording equipment?" This multi-instrumentalist and producer crafts time machines disguised as songs, creating music that bridges decades without feeling like nostalgia tourism. His latest opus Oh Contraire! proves the point spectacularly—recorded along Glastonbury's ley lines with guerrilla handclaps stolen from Abbey Road's Studio 2, it demonstrates what happens when sophisticated pop meets sonic adventure. Fresh from the success of Bivouac (his Think Like A Key debut that turned heads in 2023), Frater continues pushing boundaries while collaborating with notable talents like Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Johnny Echols. When he's not busy producing as Great Sheiks or performing live with Love, he's building musical monuments in his studio that make yesterday's magic work for today's ears. Named "Album of the Year" for 2021's Earworms, Frater keeps raising the bar with each release, proving that the best pop music isn't about looking backward—it's about understanding why certain sounds are timeless and making them feel utterly contemporary.