Solo Work and Side Projects
Fraiture's side project, Nickel Eye, enlists the help of South (a UK band introduced to him by a friend) as his backing band. Nickel Eye recorded some demos at South Studios in Hackney, London. With some guest appearances by Nick Zinner of the New York City-based band Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Regina Spektor, The Time of the Assassins was completed a few months later in New York. The album is musically inspired by some of Nikolai's favorite artists, such as Neil Young, Frank Black, Leonard Cohen, and The Kinks. The Time of the Assassins was released on January 27, 2009 on Rykodisc.
Nickel Eye’s first performance was on October 15, 2008 at London’s Borderline venue.
Nikolai performed with dream-pop duo Beach House during their appearance on Conan on December 20, 2010.
In 2008 Fraiture composed the music and starred in the movie "A Kind of Dream" with wife Illy Fraiture. The movie was a 30 minute black and white silent film written and directed by Danny Velez.
On Saturday, May 19, 2012 for the 37th Season Finale of Saturday Night Live Nikolai played bass alongside The Arcade Fire and guest/musical host Mick Jagger.
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