Frankie Broyles, the guitarist and leader of Omni, is a titan of post-punk minimalism in the modern era. He just didn’t plan it that way.Before he formed Omni with bassist/vocalist Philip Frobos in 2011, Frankie had experienced mild regional success throughout the Atlanta area with indie rockers Balkans, and then served for two years with perpetually genre-confused legends Deerhunter. It was only when he and Frobos began writing songs together that Frankie began channeling influences from post-punk legends such as Wire, Television and Talking Heads.
“I guess the stuff we were listening to lent itself to a minimalistic approach,” he says. “But we never intended to be a post-punk band; it just happened. We were listening to a lot of older bands, and even though we never meant to be post-punk, maybe it was inevitable.”
Following three outstanding albums in Deluxe (2016), Multi-task (2017) and Networker (2019), the new record Souvenir is aptly titled – primed to be a memento for the
