The Franklin Electric Explained
| The Franklin Electric |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genre: | indie folk |
| Years Active: | 2014-present |
| Label: | Nettwerk Music Group |
| Associated Acts: | Half Moon Run, Patrick Watson Ben Howard |
| Current Members: | Jon Matte
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| Past Members: | Adam Passalacqua
Martin Desrosby
Ken Presse
Jean-Sébastien Leblanc
Johnny Griffin
Alexis Messier
Liam Killen
Kevin Warren
Katherine McNally |
The Franklin Electric are a Canadian indie folk collective formed by singer-songwriter Jon Matte from Montreal, Quebec,[1] most noted for receiving a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018.[2] The band's core member is singer and guitarist Jon Matte, with a rotating line up of supporting musicians that currently includes Paul Lucyk on bass and keyboard, Pete Pételle on drums and James Clayton on guitar.[3]
History
The Franklin Electric's debut album, This Is How I Let You Down, was self-released in 2013 before being reissued in 2014 by Indica Records.[1] [4] The album was supported with a cross-Canada tour, as well as several dates as an opening act for other bands in Europe.[5] The band created an animated video for the song "The Strongest Man Alive".[6]
The group released a second album, Blue Ceilings in February 2017;[7] the songs are an eclectic mix of folk, pop, and electronic indie pop. [8] They toured in Canada and Australia in support of the album,[3] and then went on to perform in Germany in April.[9]
Discography
- This Is How I Let You Down (2013)
- Blue Ceilings (2017)
- In Your Head EP (2019)
- In Your Heart EP (2020)
- Never Look Back (2020)
- This Time I See It (2021)
- Oh Brother (2023)
Notes and References
- "This is how they find the spotlight; The Franklin Electric's debut receives the re-release it deserves, exposing the band's refined folk-pop to a wider audience". Montreal Gazette, May 6, 2014.
- http://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/junos-news/arcade-fire-and-daniel-caesar-lead-2018-juno-award-nominations-1.4520940 "Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations"
- https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/montreal-band-franklin-electric-enjoys-the-power-of-the-ride "Montreal band Franklin Electric enjoys the power of the ride"
- https://www.madsoundsmagazine.com/single-post/2016/11/05/Album-Review-The-Franklin-Electric "Album Review: The Franklin Electric"
- "Phase two begins; The Franklin Electric winds up banner year with pair of shows before taking break to write new songs for sophomore album". Montreal Gazette, December 2, 2014.
- http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2017/Franklin-Electric/Blue-Ceilings/ "The Franklin Electric: Blue Ceilings (Review) "
- "The Franklin Electric brings Blue Ceilings to Sherbrooke". Sherbrooke Record, March 24, 2017.
- https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/02/22/the-franklin-electric--entre-ciel-et-terre "The Franklin Electric : entre ciel et terre"
- https://www.indieberlin.de/en/music/no-business-like-show-business-franklin-electric-live-review.html "No business like show business: The Franklin Electric Live Review"
