Franklin Bruno
Franklin Bruno is an American singer-songwriter, academic and writer originally from Upland, California. He has been a member of Nothing Painted Blue since its inception in 1986.
Bruno has written music criticism for online and print publications such as The Village Voice. In 2004, he received a doctorate in philosophy from UCLA., he is a lecturer at SUNY Purchase. Previously he has been a faculty member at Pomona College, Northwestern University, and Bard College.
In addition to his own recordings, Bruno worked on The Mountain Goats albums Tallahassee and The Sunset Tree. He also records with The Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle as The Extra Lens. Jenny Toomey and Calexico released Tempting, a collection of Bruno's songs, on Misra Records in December 2002.
Civics, the first album by Bruno's new band, The Human Hearts, was released by Tight Ship Records in 2007.Discography
Albums
- Suggestion Box
- Etudes for Voice and Snackmaster
- A Bedroom Community
- Kiss Without Makeup
- A Cat May Look at a Queen
- Martial Arts Weekend Recorded with John Darnielle as The Extra Glenns
- Civics
- Local Currency
- Undercard Recorded with John Darnielle as The Extra Lens
EPs
- Hermetic Geometry
- The Irony Engine
- A Sand Dollar Relief Map
- La Radia
- Participant
- Set of Pipes
Compilation appearances
- "Clean Needle", from Winky Dog cassette
- "Love Tap", from Capgun cassette
- "Hey Jude", from Back To The Egg, Asshole cassette
- "Lifetime Seance", from the Ghost of A Rollercoaster 7"
- "Rhythm Buddy", from Pawnshop Reverb cassette
- "The Irony Engine", from I Like Walt! 7"
- "Sleeping Through The Jane Pratt Show", from Working Holiday! bonus disc
- "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?", from The Wedding Record 7"
- "Cat Scratch Fever", from Our Salvation Is In Hand
- "Pony Song", from Chutes and Ladders cassette
- "Purity Test", from Green Light Go!
- "Chiliagon", from Childhood Friends cassette
- "Winter's Just A Word", from the Songs From A Room 7"
- "Missed The Point", from Go cassette
- "The Rice King", from The Basement Tapes vol. 2
- "MGM", from the Exhibit B cassette
- "Invisible Mistletoe", from The Tarquin Records All Star Holiday Extravaganza
- "Linoleum", from From The Bullpen
- "Bronze Me", from We Can Still Be Friends
- "Your Inarticulate Boyfriend", from IPS
- "Shooting Past Me", from I Stayed Up All Night Listening To Records
- "Nickname Stuck"
- "A Cat May Look at a Queen"
