DADDY, the duo comprised of actor James Franco and multi-instrumentalist Tim O’Keefe, has signed a worldwide multi-year deal with Kobalt.

    The act has a full-length album and film titled “Let Me Get What I Want” that is not only largely inspired by the work of the Smiths (the project’s title is clearly taken from the group’s 1984 song, “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want”), it features Smiths bassist Andy Rourke on each track.

    The duo said, “Kobalt has the right forward-thinking approach to work with a project as unique as ours, where we see our work not only existing within the music realm, but extending into the film, art space and beyond on an independent basis.”

    The Daddy project’s inspiration came from Franco’s book “Directing Herbert White: Poems,” which includes two sections titled “Poems Inspired by Smiths’ Songs.” Those poems, which were loosely based on people Franco knew at Palo Alto High School, are named after the Smiths songs that inspired them.

    (SD-Agencies)