HOLLYWOOD – Oozing confidence in front of a packed crowd at The Knitting Factory, Kyle Dee, lead singer of The Frantic, has his priorities in order – shaking hands with some industry heads, while eyeing and smiling at girls in the audience.

Without much warning, the projector screen rises and The Frantic begin slamming down the thunder.

Ripping at his clothes and crashing around the stage, 17-year-old Dee embodies all the qualities of an ideal frontman. He's fearless, loses his mind while his band jams and doesn't mind playing it up to the ladies.

"This next song goes to that beautiful girl, right over there," Dee says, before the band breaks into into cover of "Build Me Up Buttercup," a tune originally sung by late '60s British soul group The Foundations.

The Frantic's live show can best be described as the musical equivalent to a skyscraper demolition, because it has all that captivating and fleeting beauty. The band's songs are fast and furious, and the group has enough energy to bring any house to the ground.


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Despite all the insanity, The Frantic – who hail from Chicago just issued their debut album, Audio & Murder, late last year – found time to catch up with Buzznet outside The Knitting Factory.

"I actually love Buzznet," Dee stated as we walked around the building. "I'm a big fan of All Time Low, and they're all up on there, you know? So I have actually used Buzznet quite a bit."

ATL often get slapped with the "emo" tag, of course ... be careful not to toss around that term when talking about The Frantic. They mocked the idea of being "emo," exclaiming that "music is music." "I think emotions are in every kind of music, so it's kind of a stupid thing to call it," Dee said. "I mean, without emotions, there's no music ... that's what music is ... it's art."


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The Frantic delivered their art to the masses on a recent tour with Authority Zero. Guitarist Ian Farnesi readily admitted that he had to battle his nerves while on the trek: "The first show we played with them, that night I couldn't fall asleep," he said. "It was great, you know? Like, I was so excited. Like going to Disney World the next day or something."

Speaking of Disney, the band 'fessed up to a guilty pleasure: former Mouseketeer Justin Timberlake. "Yeah, that FutureSex/LoveSounds ... I like how it starts, it's all, 'FutureSex/LoveSounds,' " drummer  Brett Hartwell admitted while imitating the sound effects of the album.

Could a "future" tour with JT happen sometime down the line? Only time will tell ...