Grand Duchy

The Profile

Grand Duchy is a music project featuring Black Francis (Frank Black) and Violet Clark, blending synth-pop and alternative rock. Their album Petit Fours was released in 2009.

Members include Black Francis (Frank Black, Charles Thompson) and Violet Clark. Petit Fours was released April 14, 2009 (as noted in the available review).

The available review praises Petit Fours as an enjoyable, electrified (synth) pop record by Grand Duchy (Frank Black and Violet Clark). The album is described as nine varied tracks (~37 minutes) with notable songs like Fort Wayne, Black Suit and The Long Song. It's not called a masterpiece but is recommended as a pleasant, enduring record for fans of pop/rock and Pixies-adjacent sounds.