The Franklin Electric
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | indie folk |
| Years active | 2014-present |
| Label | Nettwerk Music Group |
| Members | Jon Matte |
| Past members | Adam Passalacqua Martin Desrosby Ken Presse Jean-Sébastien Leblanc Johnny Griffin Alexis Messier Liam Killen Kevin Warren Katherine McNally |
| Website | Official website |
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]
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]