Montreal indie pop band The Franklin Electric may not be a household name just yet, but they’re working on it. You may already have seen them live as support act for the likes of Mumford  & Sons and Ben Howard.

On 2 August, they’ll release a new EP, In Your Head, and the first single is available already. Made It Up In Your Head serves as a reminder that loving yourself can be the best way to get out of anxiety’s spiral. In the video, this is represented by the metaphor of a trip to California.

Frontman Jon Matte: “Life sometimes feels surreal and dream-like and there’s no better place to represent that than the desert and the hazy los Angeles. We all know how it feels to be stuck in a spiral of ideas we’ve made up in our heads. For me, being able to explore and discover things is a way to get out of my head. It’s something I try to do as much as possible, even on tour. So we decided to simply capture that idea with a dreamy cinematic feel.”

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.