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To The Franks:

Thank you. Seriously. It’s been a busy day, and I’ve been buried behind on work since returning from SXSW. I thought I was going to have to rummage through countless bands in search of today’s Band You’ve Never Heard of Band of the Day, but you were the first band I checked out, and about halfway through “Annie Who,” I was happy that my search was over. Sometimes the universe just aligns like that.

You guys rock, even though the first paragraph of your bio makes you sound like the modern day Breakfast Club:

The loner (vocals/guitar), the cool kid (bass) and the class clown (guitar) found a drummer on the Internet and after a few name changes, they formed the Franks.

Think the heyday of ’90s Britpop with a stauncher guitar attack. One song, “Loose Reckoning,” was sort of reminiscent of The Catherine Wheel. “The Seven Seas” builds from rollicking acoustic guitars to full-bore anthemic bliss. Their forthcoming album, Suzie Can’t Spell, is due out sometime this year. Unfortunately, it would appear that their previous EP, Shout Across the Houses, is no longer available at present time. Bummer. You’re just going to have to buy their merch and keep a look out for the album.