KINO MOTEL is the brand new project from Ed Fraser and Rosa Mercedes, with a series of upcoming releases they’ve labeled grit pop. Recorded in Berlin and Melbourne, second single 'Simple Desire' features drums from Josefin Runsteen (DAMIEN RICE, JENS LEKMAN), with the accompanying video set in Vietnam and forming the second part of a series that will see Kino Motel take us around the globe.

Released on January 8 2021.

Ed Fraser: Vocals, Guitar, Synth
Rosa Mercedes: Vocals, Bass, Synth
Josefin Runsteen: Drums

Drums recorded by Sebastian Maschat at Butterama Studios, Berlin, Germany 2019.
Vocals, guitars, bass and synth recorded by Ed Fraser at Bungalow Studios, Melbourne, Australia 2020.

Mixed by Ed Fraser at Bungalow Studios, Melbourne, Australia.
Mastered by Philipp Welsing at Original Mastering, Hamburg, Germany.
Artwork by Erik Heise.

Simple Desire

Beach Goths

Debut album VISIONS out 26.04.2024