Francine (band)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Francine
Francine live at T.T. the Bear's Place, December 2007.
Francine live at T.T. the Bear's Place, December 2007.
Background information
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genre(s) Indie rock
Years active 1997–present
Label(s) Q Division
Associated acts Poundcake
Website [1]
Members
Clayton Scoble
Steve Scully
Sean Connelly
Albert Gualtieri
Paul Simonoff

Francine is an indie rock band from Boston, Massachusetts.

[edit] History

Francine was founded by Clayton Scoble, who previously performed with Til Tuesday and Aimee Mann, and was a member of Poundcake. He assembled the group toward the end of 1997 and soon after self-released a few solo demo tapes.[1] The newly formed band then released an EP and a full-length on Massachusetts indie label Q Division Records. A second album followed in 2003. The group received positive reviews[2][3][4][5][6] but did not tour nationally behind the album.[1] In 2006, the group returned with a third full-length, entitled Airshow.[7][8] The Francine song "Albany Brownout" was featured on Fox network's series The O.C. in January, on Episode 3.11, "The Safe Harbor."

Francine is currently working on an as-yet-untitled fourth album.

Francine has appeared on various tributes, including one to Kim Deal and one to the dBs.

[edit] Discography

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Francine at Allmusic.com
  2. ^ Review of Forty on a Fall Day, All Music Guide.
  3. ^ Review of 28 Plastic Blue Versions of Endings Without You. All Music Guide.
  4. ^ Episode 005, Well Rounded Radio. Accessed December 6, 2007.
  5. ^ Cellars by Starlight. Boston Phoenix, June 1-8, 2000. Accessed November 6, 2007.
  6. ^ Cellars by Starlight. Boston Phoenix, October 12-19, 2000. Accessed November 6, 2007.
  7. ^ Review of Airshow. Pop Matters. Accessed December 6, 2007.
  8. ^ Review of Airshow. Stylus Magazine. Accessed December 6, 2007.