"A Little Touch of L.C. Franke in The Night?... effervescent, ornately orchestrated instantly likable...Harp glissandos, sweeping, swelling strings, whispering flutes—arranger John Mills hits all of the sentimental orchestral cues buoying Franke's gentle, uplifting lyrical sentiments sung with sweet but not saccharine sincerity. Franke knows how to turn the chords in his emotional favor." – Tracking Angle
Modern day torch song crooner L.C. Franke has shared the first song of his soon-to-be-released covers EP, L.C. Franke Loves You Madly. A stunning cover of Leonard Cohen's masterful "I'm Your Man" is streaming everywhere now. A lyric video is streaming on YouTube. The EP, which also features covers of Prince and The Divine Comedy, will be released on February 12, 2025, via Side Hustle Records.
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"L.C. Franke Loves You Madly is a love letter to some of my favorite songs and the craft of songwriting itself," says Franke. "The EP features reimagined interpretations of Prince’s 'I Would Die 4 U,' Leonard Cohen’s 'I’m Your Man,' and Divine Comedy’s 'Tonight We Fly.' I love the mystery, passion, and provocative ambiguity of each of them lyrically. I’ve been putting these songs on mixes and playlists my entire life, with different intentions and interpretations every time. But the one thread that always remains between them is that these are inspiring, perfect songs of devotion.
'I’m Your Man' - I don’t know who I would be, or if I would be if I had never found Leonard Cohen in my late teens. I would spend many late-night hours pouring over his lyrics and poetry. An intimate world where beautiful losers and loners long to become lovers. It defined what a bare soul in written form looked like to me. We’ve been playing this cover since my first show ever last year, opening for my pals The Walkmen on their reunion tour. I think it was Paul Maroon, their guitar player, who tweeted the day before the show that he hated it when artists cover Leonard Cohen, as it's impossible to do justice. So, since we only had 35 minutes of original music at that point and a 45-minute set, I thought it would be hilarious to add a Cohen cover. That morning we worked up a smoldering bolero-inspired version and it went over amazingly. (Paul may have still hated it, but I'd understand completely.)"
Franke will follow the release of the EP with a show in his hometown of Austin, TX - KUTX Presents: A Valentine's Date With L.C. Franke and The Best Lil' Orchestra in TX on Feb 14 at 29th Street Ballroom.
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The L.C. Franke Loves You Madly EP follows the release of his debut full-length album Still in Bloom last year. Easy listening for anxious times, orchestral pop for the algorithm age: this is the twilit milieu of L.C. Franke. The album builds a bridge between 20th-century nostalgia and our modern alienation. Across 10 tracks of pure mood-indigo music, inspired by the jazz-club savoir-faire of artists like Frank Sinatra, Scott Walker, and Ella Fitzgerald, Franke’s barstool croon smolders against a backdrop of woodwind trills and string quartet swells. It’s a musical tonic that pairs equally well with gin and general malaise — light on the ears, heavy on the heart.
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