{{Short description|Canadian indie folk music group}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = The Franklin Electric | image = The_Franklin_Electric_2014-06-19_1.jpg | caption = | image_size = 250 | landscape = yes | origin = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | genre = indie folk | years_active = 2014-present | label = Nettwerk Music Group | associated_acts = Half Moon Run, Patrick Watson Ben Howard | website = {{official|https://www.thefranklinelectric.com}} | current_members = Jon Matte<br/> | past_members = Adam Passalacqua <br> Martin Desrosby <br> Ken Presse <br> Jean-Sébastien Leblanc<br/>Johnny Griffin<br/> Alexis Messier <br/> Liam Killen <br/> Kevin Warren <br/> Katherine McNally }}
'''The Franklin Electric''' are a Canadian indie folk collective formed by singer-songwriter Jon Matte from Montreal, Quebec,<ref name=spotlight>"This is how they find the spotlight; The Franklin Electric's debut receives the re-release it deserves, exposing the band's refined folk-pop to a wider audience". ''Montreal Gazette'', May 6, 2014.</ref> most noted for receiving a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/junos-news/arcade-fire-and-daniel-caesar-lead-2018-juno-award-nominations-1.4520940 "Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations"]. CBC Music, February 6, 2018.</ref> The band's core member is singer and guitarist Jon Matte, with a rotating line up of supporting musicians that currently includes Paul Lucyk on bass and keyboard, Pete Pételle on drums, and James Clayton on guitar.<ref name=powerride>[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/montreal-band-franklin-electric-enjoys-the-power-of-the-ride "Montreal band Franklin Electric enjoys the power of the ride"]. ''Montreal Gazette'', March 1, 2017.</ref>
==History== {{Update section|date=October 2025}} The Franklin Electric's debut album, ''This Is How I Let You Down'', was self-released in 2013 before being reissued in 2014 by Indica Records.<ref name=spotlight/><ref>[https://www.madsoundsmagazine.com/single-post/2016/11/05/Album-Review-The-Franklin-Electric "Album Review: The Franklin Electric"]. ''Mad Sound Magazine'', November 5, 2016, Sydney Hildebrandt</ref> The album was supported with a cross-Canada tour, as well as several dates as an opening act for other bands in Europe.<ref>"Phase two begins; The Franklin Electric winds up banner year with pair of shows before taking break to write new songs for sophomore album". ''Montreal Gazette'', December 2, 2014.</ref> The band created an animated video for the song "The Strongest Man Alive".<ref>[http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2017/Franklin-Electric/Blue-Ceilings/ "The Franklin Electric: Blue Ceilings (Review) "]. ''Music Reviews'', Thoralf Koß, 25.02.2017.</ref>
The group released a second album, ''Blue Ceilings'' in February 2017;<ref>"The Franklin Electric brings Blue Ceilings to Sherbrooke". ''Sherbrooke Record'', March 24, 2017.</ref> the songs are an eclectic mix of folk, pop, and electronic indie pop. <ref>[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/02/22/the-franklin-electric--entre-ciel-et-terre "The Franklin Electric : entre ciel et terre"]. ''Le Journal de Montréal'', Ariane Labrèche Ariane Labrèche, 22 February 2017 </ref> They toured in Canada and Australia in support of the album,<ref name=powerride/> and then went on to perform in Germany in April.<ref>[https://www.indieberlin.de/en/music/no-business-like-show-business-franklin-electric-live-review.html "No business like show business: The Franklin Electric Live Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018201557/https://www.indieberlin.de/en/music/no-business-like-show-business-franklin-electric-live-review.html |date=2018-10-18 }}. ''Indi Berlin'', April 7, 2017</ref>
==Discography== *''This Is How I Let You Down'' (2013) *''Blue Ceilings'' (2017) *''In Your Head EP '' (2019) *''In Your Heart EP '' (2020) *''Never Look Back'' (2020) *''This Time I See It'' (2021) *''Oh Brother'' (2023)
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==External links== *{{official|https://www.thefranklinelectric.com/}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin Electric, The}} Category:Canadian folk rock groups Category:Musical groups from Montreal Category:Musical groups established in 2013 Category:Canadian indie folk groups Category:2013 establishments in Quebec