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The Francis Wolves

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The Francis Wolves deliver a debut album packed with gritty afro funk and garage soul with dark psychedelic undertones from the Brisbane underground.

"Dynamite" - Richard Kingsmill (Triple J)

"The soundtrack to big-wave surfing in hell" - Dom Alessio (Triple J)

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The Francis Wolves deliver a debut album packed with gritty afro funk and garage soul with dark psychedelic undertones from the Brisbane underground.

"Dynamite" - Richard Kingsmill (Triple J)

"The soundtrack to big-wave surfing in hell" - Dom Alessio (Triple J)

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A very 90s Compact Disc with cardboard case. Art work by Jen T.

The Francis Wolves deliver a debut album packed with gritty afro funk and garage soul with dark psychedelic undertones from the Brisbane underground.

"Dynamite" - Richard Kingsmill (Triple J)

"The soundtrack to big-wave surfing in hell" - Dom Alessio (Triple J)

Includes unlimited streaming of The Francis Wolves via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.	Gothic Surf Club 03:25	buy track
2.	Oh So LA 03:26	buy track
3.	Valley Heat 04:19	buy track
4.	Ride On 05:02	buy track
5.	Desert Love 03:50	buy track
6.	The Kids at No. 3 04:22	buy track
7.	Deep in the Ju Ju 04:34	buy track
8.	There Goes the Francis Wolves 02:39	buy track

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The debut album from Brisbane's favourite instrumental heavyweights The Francis Wolves.

From the dark undertones and fuzzed-out horns of Gothic Surf Club to the ‘funky as shit’ drum beat and Californian highway vibe of Oh So L.A., The Francis Wolves take you on a journey, not through time and space, but across oceans into foreign lands where the echoes of Fela Kuti, Cairo Jazz Band and Mulatu Astatke are still heard. While The Francis Wolves might have a soft spot for West African dancefloor music, this is no ordinary afrobeat record. Chief songwriter and “Dean of Setlists” Brian L’Huillier spent most of his time during the writing phase watching Clint Eastwood westerns and listening to the original Nuggets compilation.

The result is a gritty and tough record with just the right amount of soul. It takes no breath, no prisoners and wastes no time in dishing out 8 garage-soul belters drenched in cool reverb and hot fuzz.

If you like your funk dirty, your soul heavy and your jazz dowsed in psychedelia then we highly recommend checking this one out.
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released April 11, 2016

Brian L'Huillier – Bass
Jason Elliot – Guitar
Dave Kemp – Drums
Kellee Green – Organ
Tanja Hafenstein - Percussion
Andrew Butt - Tenor Saxophone
Rohan Hardy - Baritone Saxophone
Michael Rogers – Trumpet
Shane Hannan - Trombone

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Donovan Miller from Nowhere Audio @ Tym Guitars, Fortitude Valley, QLD

Art by Jen T.

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released March 9, 2020

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