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13 tracks | 36 minutes
Released Mar 2005
on Figmental Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:57 Fast Busy lyrics BUY MP3 02:57 Fast Busy lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:57 Fast Busy
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Geek Rock with an 80's twist
Bio / Background
What is The Franchise?
No, it has nothing to do with fast-food restaurants. The Franchise is a D.C.-based band that specializes in an intriguing blend of styles.
We somehow incorporate slightly-too-clever alternative rock and new wave sounds with earnest acoustic contempo-folk.
The music, mostly original, has been described as "geek rock," but you don't need to be a geek to like it.
It's a combination of bright, melodic rock with lyrics that are occasionally silly and that often cover unusual topics: aliens, anger management, pets, redecorating, and natural disasters.
The result is kind of interesting: sometimes heartfelt, sometimes quirky originals, plus irreverent interpretations of the music we grew up with - it's geek rock with an '80s twist.
If you enjoy what used to be called "college rock," alternative rock, and New Wave-things along the lines of Talking Heads, REM, They Might Be Giants, U2, the Cure, XTC, Cake, early Police, etc.
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Do check it out.
The personnel of The Franchise are:
David Barak
Noah Kaye
Anna London
Jerry Marzouk
and Patrick Nolan
Patrick and David met through our spouses' jobs - they briefly worked for the same company - and decided that we needed some more people. David had sang with Jerry in an A Cappella group, so he was approached, and Anna followed swiftly after. At our first gig as a four-piece, Noah approached us and asked to come jam, and the five-piece linup was solidified.
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