The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli, bass guitarist Barry Fratelli, and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli. Their singles "Chelsea Dagger" and "Whistle for the Choir" were both top ten hits in the UK Charts. Costello Music was the debut album for The Fratellis and was released on 11 September 2006. It charted at number two in the UK Album Charts for three weeks. The success of the album led to the band winning the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act in 2007, an award that was voted for by BBC Radio One listeners.
The Fratellis supported Kasabian in December 2006 on their tour before playing 10 dates by themselves in February and March 2007. The locations included Nottingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and London. Following the release of the album, The Fratellis embarked on a tour of the British festival circuit, playing at Glastonbury and headlining at festivals such as the Rock 'n' Riot tour, OXEGEN 2007 and T in the Park 2007, amongst others.
They also opened for The Police Reunion Tour in the summer of 2007. The band's second album, Here We Stand, was first mentioned in November 2007 on the band's official website, which stated that work had begun on the album in a rehearsal space in Glasgow. The band said that they were self-producing the album and had their own studio to record in. Recording finished on 13 January 2008. The first single from the album,"Mistress Mabel", was released on 26 May 2008. The next single, "Look Out Sunshine!", released on 18 August 2008.
The third single was "A Heady Tale", released on 22 December.On 4 February 2013, the band finished recording their third album, which was to be called We Need Medicine with a release date of 7 October 2013. "Seven Nights Seven Days" was released as a single on 29 September. The band saw out 2013 with a highly successful tour of the United States, the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.
In 2014, the band played festivals across the world and also headed over to Japan before finishing the We Need Medicine album campaign with two shows in Russia in September 2014. The band announced their new album would be called Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied and would be released through Cooking Vinyl on 21 August 2015. On 29 September 2017, the band announced their fifth studio album, In Your Own Sweet Time, which was released on 16 March 2018 and followed by a concert tour in March 2018.
