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 Francine live at T.T. the Bear's Place, December 2007. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Q Division |
| Members | Clayton Scoble Steve Scully Sean Connelly Albert Gualtieri Ken Lafler |
| Past members | Paul Simonoff Jason Sakos |
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Francine is an indie rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Francine was founded by Clayton Scoble, who previously performed with Til Tuesday and Aimee Mann, and was a member of Poundcake and Colortone. He assembled the group towards 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 album on the Massachusetts indie label Q Division Records. A second album followed in 2003. The group received positive reviews, [2] but did not tour nationally behind the album. [1] In 2006, the group released a third album, entitled Airshow. [3]
The Francine song, "Albany Brownout", was used by Fox network's series The O.C. in January, on episode 3.11, "The Safe Harbor".[ citation needed ]
Francine has appeared on various tribute recordings, including one to Kim Deal and one to the dBs.[ citation needed ]
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