Fifteen Minutes of Fame Music Entertainment

Originally Published on January 8th, 2026

~ About the Band ~

There’s nothing that catches my ear quicker than music with a twist. I love experimentation. Alternative rock that incorporates jazz, for example. Folk that incorporates digital art. Fusing all of these artistic languages together.

This is what happened when I started listening to Greenness. Greenness are comprised of French singer, Cess Frangi and English composer/producer, Graham Pratt. They blend alternative with pop, organic with digital soundscapes, and extra with ordinary.

Greenness debuted in 2016 with the release of their debut EP, Bicephaly, a 4 song record that runs a little more than 13 minutes. This debut is a very special one because of its really stripped down accompaniment. It really showcases just how gifted Frangi is vocally, as well as Pratt’s gifts as an instrumentalist. Each song featured anywhere between 1-3 stringed instruments. It isn’t until Blurry that we get a taste of what would evolve into Greenness’ full repertoire of an ensemble performance.

Their second EP, Cyclicity, is the profound follow up to Bicephaly, and released in 2018. Also 4 songs, this record runs at a slightly longer 16 minutes. Unlike its predecessor, Cyclicity jumps in with both feet as Greenness immediately exhibit expert diversity with a variety of instruments. In Swimming, the use of percussion instruments like tambourines, blocks, then a moving bass part, ambient guitar and synth, back an energetic vocal performance by Frangi.

Moon Song opens with an a cappella demonstration with swelling synths and a “wind” effect, before coming in with a grungy, Radiohead (circa In Rainbows) full band accompaniment. Fergi’s vocals are a special blend resembling artists like Florence and the Machine and Tori Amos, with occasional experimentations with her range that almost resemble Björk.

Greenness’ debut album, Sunrooms, released in May of 2022. This 11- song LP features music performed and produced by Frangi and Pratt and runs at approximately 40 minutes. There is point to make about the progression of instrumentation used in each one of these albums. Pratt, to date, is proven on a variety of instruments and is a very gifted programmer and producer. I love the different styles that are implemented in the guitar performances from song to song. I’m not sure who plays what instrument or if Pratt plays them all, as the specific instruments don’t seem to be credited anywhere, but credits imply that Pratt does do most or all of the accompaniments.

Similarly, Frangi’s vocals just evolve from project to project. Building Memories is a must listen on Sunrooms. Another one is the eerie, melodic Unfold.

Greenness, based in Brighton, have steadily been making a name for themselves in Europe. They were an opening act for a sold out show at London’s Royal Albert Hall, they have toured Europe, and they’ve received radio play on BBC 6 Music, Radio X, and Amazing Radio. They’ve supported acts like Marissa Nadler, The Besnard Lakes, and Manu Delago.

For information on shows, tours, and where Greenness merchandise can be purchased, visit their Website

~ About the Album ~

Honeymoons is the second LP released by Brighton’s Greenness. Releasing on November 14th 2025, this 12-song album runs at around 36 minutes. Cécile Frangi and Graham Pratt, maintain their performance roles and are joined by Charlotte Glasson on viola, saxophone, and bass clarinet, Robin Squirrel on cello, Fíor Anderson on lever harp, Tom Bailey on the upright bass, and Emily Lamb on the clarinet.

Pratt also engineered, produced, mixed, and mastered the album. It was written, arranged, and recorded by Pratt and Frangie in their home studio from 2022 to 2025.

From the start, Honeymoons impresses. Every song exists on a foundation of alternative rock, but incorporates different elements of other rock genres, as well as sprinkles of funk, pop, and progressive styles of music. I can’t help not to hear Radiohead influence in the instrumentation of much of this album. For instance, possibly the best song on the album, Sweetness, has these dueling guitar and bass lines, with complex percussion. That’s before the horn section that comes in towards the end of the song. Frangi’s vocals blend incredibly well with the sound.

Immediately following Sweetness, Low Orbit Satellite is another very impressive song instrumentally. I love Frangi’s vocal work on this song. There aren’t too many lyrics; the ones that are there are spoken. But the harmonization of her “Ahh’s” sections are so symbiotic with the instrumentation of the song. It sounds so good together.

Another song I really love on this record is Meet me Where the Grass Grows High. I love the acoustic guitar strum pattern. It pairs so well with the mandolin arrangement. The organic composition of the song plays like a complicated silence to the rest of the record. It grabs the attention of the listener and brings our focus right back to the center. Frangi’s vocals resonate above all here as she convinces her audience “The damage is done,” in these beautifully long notes that resolve through the progression of the song.

I would put the song Hilltop in the top 2 of my favorite songs on this album, with Sweetness. Where I think Hilltop stands out is I think it is just a radio ready record. Not only could I hear this play on the radio, I think if it were in front of enough ears, it would be a hit. It is a brilliant blend of progressive, alternative rock, with elements of pop influence that make it just a catchy song.

Final Thoughts

I had a sort of embarrassing revelation while listening to Honeymoons. For an entire year I’ve been talking up how much I love British music. How great it is. I’ve reviewed SO many bands from the UK and I’m always just so blown away. From Unbelievable Truth and Olivia Micelli, to acts like Marta Per, and now Greenness, not to mention my love for Radiohead, Muse, and so many talented musicians. It occurred to me that I was born on the wrong side of the planet. I at lease live on the wrong side of the planet. Forget the universal healthcare, somewhat more affordable living, and you know not living in fear of an authoritarian government that will shoot you in the face for speaking out.

The music kicks ass!

I’m only joking. I mean, that might be all we have left is to hide our tears with our laughter. The only thing after that for Americans is a civil war. It’s inevitable. Insane to think, but it’s true. There are more guns than there are people in this country and guess which party owns them.

This isn’t about politics.

Greenness’ music has provided me a place of solitude to get away from all of that noise. I’ve been listening to this album every day for 5 days now. Every time I listen to it, there is something else I hear and appreciate. Like the song Swells, a song that just builds, grows, and flourishes into the most beautiful and hopeful sounding piece of music. It literally puts me in a better mood. It relaxes me. It gives me faith in something better. Greenness say in their bio that “they grow songs.”

They do. But for me, they also grow hope.