Fran - A Private Picture (Black Vinyl) While the original version delivered

While the original version delivered a masterclass in razor-sharp post punk

To make Melt the Honey

equal parts Alex G’s whimsy and Helvetia’s thunderous dynamics

yelling it—in the service of human connection

forged through Maria Jacobsen’s preoccupation with the climate crisis as well as newfound contemplation of the intertwined nature of theology and religion

Fran - A Private Picture (Black Vinyl) While the original version deliveredThe trick is to make a confession entertaining. A Private Picture, the debut album by Chicagos Fran, delivers a collection of extremely personal experiences that have been distilled and abstracted to the point that you can see yourself in their imagery, find analogs to your own emotional history in their scenarios when you hear them, its a conversation. Its therapy, if therapy was allowed to turn you on and make you shake what you got. At its core,