Palm Trees in Moscow

Palm Trees In Moscow is the project of Baltimore, MD based singer/songwriter Chris Frantz (not that one). After years of playing (and breaking) guitars in various bands, Frantz decided to start writing his own songs and developing a sound. When he finally managed to find a few guys who would put up with him for more than 10 minutes, the result was "Savage Convenience" (2017), a primal blast of filthy garage rock and mistreated guitars that mask the earnest sentimentality of (most) of the lyrics. In 2018 PTIM expanded their sound and worked with producer Ben Schigel (Chimera, Machine Gun Kelly) at Spider Studios (Cleveland, OH). The result was the single "Strange Medicine", a moody dark pop offering that received airplay on numerous college radio stations, including, but not limited to, KALX (Los Angeles) and WSOU (Orange, NJ). The band has shared the bill with the incredibly random likes of CKY, Quiet Riot, and George Clinton. 
"Compassion Fatigue", mixed/mastered by Jordon Zadorozny (Blinker the Star), & featuring drums by Kellii Scott (of the influential alt rock act "Failure") dropped in August 2024. Influenced by everything from The Beloved to Jawbox to Quicksand, PTIM's music has evolved into a dark pop/shoegaze sound; complete with painstaking attention to production and an emphasis on heavier, more thematic songwriting. Palm Trees In Moscow paints portraits of feelings and frustrations that are familiar to many in huge, shimmering, reverb-drenched broad strokes.