DAN FRANCIA ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM “COME BACK TO LIFE”
DUE OUT JANUARY 25TH VIA EXPLODING IN SOUND RECORDS’ TAPE CLUB
Dan Francia will release his full length debut Come Back To Life on January 25th via Exploding In Sound Records. As a bassist heavily inspired by Mike Watt, his new solo album features an enormous cast of musicians and friends from Brooklyn’s DIY scene (some making their recorded debuts). It’s an album about the struggles of day to day life but the ultimate realization that its a life worth living. Lead single “Stereotype” features Shea Stadium head honcho Nora Dabdoub on lead vocals, with an experimental groove and an incredibly unique structure. The song opens with a radiant pop keyboard melody and bounces and pops its way into its own world of strange but well-orchestrated bliss. Phluff shared, “This collage-like buffet of instruments, recording styles and artistic visions renders “Stereotype” a fun, eclectic and pleasantly unconventional track.” Speaking about the single, Francia offered: “One night I decided to play around with my roommate’s keyboard she had recently acquired. I ended up writing three tracks for the album that night, all on the keyboard (“Stereotype,” “Come Back To Life,” and “I’m Ready For Death”). I recorded a demo for each on my phone. The original iPhone voice memo I recorded of me playing “Stereotype” is used in the “studio” version. It reminded me of a Lou Reed song from the 80s. Deceptively cool, because it sounds sorta cheesy at first. It’s just fun. Then, Nora Dabdoub [Shea Stadium] made her musical debut on it and made it a banger.” “Stereotype” credits: Dan Francia – EBow guitar, keyboard – bass Eric Harm – drums at Shea Stadium Nora Dabdoub – vocals Karla Nath – vocals Madeleine Rojas – vocals, tambourine Emma Witmer – keyboard Steve Hartlett – guitar Mikey Gagliardi – guitar Steve Mahedy – guitar Brian Orante – vibraslap Isabella Mingione – keyboard The band will celebrate the album’s release on January 25th at Secret Project Robot in Brooklyn with Human People, Anna Altman, and Shifty Thrifters (mems of Bueno and Lost Boy ?) |
DAN FRANCIA COME BACK TO LIFE OUT JANUARY 25TH (CS/MP3) PRE-ORDER 1. Planet in Transit 2. Stereotype 3. Come Back To Life 4. Pass it On 5. I’m Not Insane 6. Ghost Stories 7. I’m Ready For Death 8. No Matter What 9. Walking in Heaven 10. Can’t Forget 11. Sometimes You Don’t Know You’re Blessed |
BIO: Dan Francia is figuring out how to deal. In a world that’s less than ideal, he’s pushing forward and forming his path toward “being okay.” The musical polymath made a name for himself as bassist/vocalist in Brooklyn’s much beloved Flagland, but he’s played and worked with everyone from The Feelies to Written while working at The Noguchi Museum, Francia would walk around the beautiful spaces, writing the album in his head, and recording voice memo ideas. On the second floor of the museum was a biographical film on Noguchi that played in repetition, in which at one point the narrator states, “Returning to New York, he turned away from Come Back To Life deals with the idea of not being happy but deciding to keep on going anyway. It’s a record to help people see that there are still beautiful things, people, ideas in this world… “so maybe I’ll be okay.” Additionally, Francia’s album carries a theme of togetherness and people coming together. Speaking about it, he shared, “That’s how you feel better, you hang out, you call your family and friends. There are 37 guest artists on the album. The two “songs” where no guests play with me are probably the most disturbing on the record. That’s what it’s like being alone sometimes.” Come Back To Life is an exploration of all it means to truly be alive, both light and dark, free of restrictions, and FOLLOW DAN FRANCIA ON FACEBOOK |
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