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The Franklin Electric
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Genresindie folk
Years active2012-present
LabelsIndica Records
MembersJon Matte
Ken Pressé
Martin Desrosby
Adam Passalacqua
Past membersJean-Sébastien Leblanc
Johnny Griffin
Liam Killen
Kevin Warren
WebsiteOfficial website

The Franklin Electric are a Canadian indie folk band 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 group of supporting musicians that has included Jean-Sébastien Leblanc, Johnny Griffin and Ken Pressé on guitar, Martin Desrosby on bass, and Adam Passalacqua, Kevin Warren and Liam Killen on drums.[3]

The band's debut album, This Is How I Let You Down, was self-released in 2013 before being reissued in 2014 by Indica Records.[1] The album was supported with a cross-Canada tour, as well as several dates as an opening act for other bands in Europe.[4] They followed up with Blue Ceilings in 2017,[5] touring Canada and Australia in support of the album.[3]

Discography

  • This Is How I Let You Down (2013)
  • Blue Ceilings (2017)

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, February 6, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Montreal band Franklin Electric enjoys the power of the ride". Montreal Gazette, March 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "The Franklin Electric brings Blue Ceilings to Sherbrooke". Sherbrooke Record, March 24, 2017.