Lou Barlow Covers Franklin Bruno

This current lo-fi thing is fun, but it's nothing new. As a reminder, longtime brainy singer-songwriter Franklin Bruno's newest release, Local Currency: Solo 1992-1998, collects material from 7"'s and compilations from the years noted. During Shrimper's heyday, Bruno was one of my favorites via his solo material as well as his work with John Darnielle in the Extra Glenns and his full-band project Nothing Painted Blue. He was a kind of black sheep: Whereas Darnielle's boombox hissing and howling ...

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