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Shoes

Dream House

Casino

Taken from the album "Chorus." Out now on Slumberland Records.

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Philadelphia, PA’s Literature features Kevin Attics, Nathaniel Cardaci, Chris Schackerman, and Seth Whaland. Attics, who’d written for numerous music trades as a teen, met Cardaci and Whaland at the house venue they both operated in Austin, TX. Cardaci and Whaland each ran small imprint labels and, a million adventures later, the trio decided to form a band. Upon moving to Philadelphia the group befriended Schackerman who also joined the fold. 

In 2012, following a well-received single and a track on Gerard Cosloy’s “Casual Victim Pile II” compilation they released their debut album, "Arab Spring," which became a cult hit within the indiepop community. That album is sharp and immediate, almost mod-ish in its attack, but always tuneful and going for melody where it counts. They toured the US in support, and have performed with the likes of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Eternal Summers, Ted Leo, Sic Alps, White Fence, Gentlemen Jesse, Hospitality, and Brown Recluse. They also appeared on Terre T's Cherry Blossom Clinic.

In 2013 they released a follow-up 7”, “Tie Dye” and contributed a track to Esopus Magazine alongside artists like Jens Lekman and The Shins. They also played at that year’s NYC Popfest, which helped cement the buzz that was steadily growing amongst savvy pop fans. "Arab Spring" was treated to a re-mastered re-press, which followed the first pressing and quickly sold out.

Autumn of 2013 saw the band begin work on their second album, "Chorus," with lauded engineer Gary Olson (whose body of work includes records by Crystal Stilts, Mad Scene and The Beets) at his Marlborough Farms studio in Brooklyn, NY. As a beautiful autumn turned into one of the harshest winters in recent memory, Olson and the band began stretching out, enhancing the album with studio techniques dating back to the late 60s including true-tape flanging, sending vocals through Leslie speaker cabinets, and the same analog style of automatic double-tracking created at Abbey Road Studios.

The result is an album that is as immediate as it is timeless, full of effortlessly catchy and well-crafted tunes that echo pop legends like Smiths and Orange Juice. All of that time in the studio has resulted in a rich, considered sound that puts the band's arranging and playing front and center. "Chorus" is one of the most exciting pop records in years, and marks Literature at true contenders.

Literature - New Jacket

The first collab between JW Francis and Paul Cherry. Full EP coming next week. 

Row Row

Palehound's full length debut "Dry Food"
available August 14th, 2015 on LP and Digital

pre-order at www.explodinginsoundrecords.bandcamp.com/merch

first 150 copies on limited edition "sunny side up" vinyl

Palehound - Cinnamon

Forever Beginner

peace of the tree

Human Ceremony

Easier Said

This is a collection of songs about feeling grateful for the people in your life and the place you live. 

The biggest of thank yous to my mom Gretchen Oldham, dad Mark Oldham, grandmas Collette Beil and Judy Gentry, and friends Joe Fusco, Ali Zogheib, Alex Edenne, Karina Buhler, Drew Johnston, David Kong, Mark Brathwaite, Josh Sudman, Julian Ernest Wright, Dana Kim, Kad Diallo, Corbet Walser, Lena Nelson, Jacob Greenberg, Clayton McCracken, Maurice Marion, Susanna De Martino and Sahil Ansari for EVERYTHING.

Cover art by Justin Ezio Toppetta-Marino

Final Mix+Master: Sahil Ansari 
Initial mixing/producing: Ali Zogheib 

All songs written/composed/performed by JW Francis 

Special writing credit to Joe Fusco for the "run run run" part of When the Train Goes By

I Found You

'Some Samurai' from TOLEDO's debut EP 'Hotstuff'

Hotstuff

Listen on Spotify

Some Samurai

'SUNSHINE' out now :) 
sincere lofi slacker bedroom jangle pop- email me : jwfrancislovesyou@gmail.com