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 Fraiture'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. As Nickel Eye, Fraiture released 2014 demo "Same Difference" digitally in 2020. Summer Moon In 2016, Fraiture started a new band, Summer Moon with Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins (drums), Uh Huh Her’s Camila Grey (keyboardist and vocalist), and The Airborne Toxic Event's Noah Harmon (guitar), with Fraiture providing vocals and bass for the group. The group's debut album With You Tonight was released in 2017. As of 2020, the band is working on an EP. Other collaborations In 2007, 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 May 19, 2012, for the 37th season finale of Saturday Night Live, Fraiture played bass alongside Arcade Fire and guest/musical host Mick Jagger. Fraiture is one-half of the performance art project Arts Elektra with his brother Pierre Fraiture, a New York-based mixed medium artist. The duo combines live performance of original rock music compositions with live painting. Beginning in 2019, Arts Elektra launched a twelve-act, site-specific piece entitled C'est Le Moment Ou Jamais (It's Now Or Never) at different locations globally. Their first act was performed in April 2019 at the World Trade Center in New York City and the second act was presented that December during Art Basel week at the Miami River Art Fair. The works created are auctioned off to benefit different charities. Personal life Fraiture married artist Ilona "Illy" Jankovich in 2004. They have two children, Elysia and Phoenix. The family lives in New York City & have lived in the West Village neighborhood for a number of years. Fraiture & his wife practice Nichiren Buddhism in the Soka Gakkai Buddhist tradition. Discography Solo discography (as Nickel Eye) The Time of the Assassins (2009) Summer Moon discography With You Tonight (2017) The Strokes discography Is This It (2001) Room on Fire (2003) First Impressions