supermodel* is the project of LA-based artist and producer Frankie Beanie, who makes alterna-pop with a cigarette-damaged rasp running through all of it. Born and raised in Virginia, he played in high school punk bands before relocating to Liverpool at eighteen for a music degree he quickly lost interest in. He landed in LA in 2024 and, after losing two day jobs in a row, decided to put everything into supermodel* instead.
His debut single, ‘i used to live in england’, was a deadpan, dance-driven ode to Tesco meal deals, Spoons and watching bad Oasis-wannabe bands at the Jacaranda; funny and oddly affectionate at once.
New single ‘blue monday’ keeps that same rasp and runs it through something more wistful: upbeat drums and acoustic guitar before settling into Frankie’s trademark slacker blues, addressing someone tying themselves in knots over a disinterested lover.
He’s currently on a UK/EU tour, with festival stops including Madrid’s Mad Cool, Sweden’s Way Out West and Belgium’s Pukkelpop.
🎧 Listen to ‘blue monday’ below