2024, and the wonderful Anne-Claire Rallo has initiated a new project, Frant1c, with a debut album, A Brand New World recorded alongside her Nine Skies collaborator, Alexandre Lamia.

The project was born out of the most unimaginably sad circumstances, the passing of Anne-Claire’s partner, the great Eric Bouillette and tells the story of Charlie and Hope, life partners.

Where Have You Been was the first single from the album. Lyrically plaintive, asking the question again and again, and receiving no response, the sense of sheer loss palpable. The acoustic guitar at the start is pretty alongside quiet keys with some very dramatic and searching guitar notes complementing the quality vocals perfectly before the sax takes the emotional impact up several notches.