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Oh Contraire!
Artist
Nick Frater
Label
Think Like A Key Music
Catalogue Number
TLAK1190
Release Date
February 28, 2025
  • Vinyl

    $28.00

    The "Sacred Grooves" Vinyl Edition

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    TLAK1190.1

    • 140g black vinyl, limited to 50 copies worldwide
    • Featuring the exclusive “Where’s Nick?” insert
  • CD

    $13.00

    The “Ley Line" CD Edition

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    TLAK1190.2

    • Deluxe 4-panel digipak gatefold
    • The ideal format for decoding Frater’s melodic maze

An 11-song psych-pop odyssey from the Croydon craftsman—cinematic, tuneful, and drenched in retrofuturist color.

Nick Frater’s twelfth full-length doesn’t just revisit the past—it rebuilds it. Oh Contraire! imagines a world where the Sixties never ended and Abbey Road’s Studio 2 is still buzzing with analog dreams. Horn fanfares crash into cosmic synths. Velvet harmonies float over twangy guitars. From the orchestral blast of “Fanfare” to the aching finale “Goodnight, Goodbye”, every track feels sculpted and sincere. Frater’s melodic instincts remain razor-sharp, while Adam Mallett’s kaleidoscopic artwork turns the whole package into a portal. This is pop maximalism with heart.

Audiophile or armchair dreamer—these grooves are for you.

RIYL

Cheap Trick, Elvis Costello, ELO, Ben Folds, Paul McCartney

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Fanfare 1:24 Buy

    Fanfare

  2. 2 My Heart's In Stereo 2:22 Buy

    My Heart's In Stereo

  3. 3 I Know You Know I Know 3:00 Buy

    I Know You Know I Know

  4. 4 Song For The One Eyed City 2:56 Buy

    Song For The One Eyed City

  5. 5 Final Reminder 2:29 Buy

    Final Reminder

  6. 6 Seraphim Called 4:06 Buy

    Seraphim Called

  7. 7 One Minute 3:19 Buy

    One Minute

  8. 8 Steal Away 3:33 Buy

    Steal Away

  9. 9 All Roads Lead To Home 3:46 Buy

    All Roads Lead To Home

  10. 10 Dreaming Of A Wonderland 3:47 Buy

    Dreaming Of A Wonderland

  11. 11 Goodnight, Goodbye 2:37 Buy

    Goodnight, Goodbye

Nick Frater

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