Franklin Bruno

Franklin Bruno

Franklin Bruno is an American singer-songwriter, academic, writer, and [http://nervousuntothirst.blogspot.com/ blogger] originally from Upland, California. He has been a member of Nothing Painted Blue since its inception in 1986.

Bruno writes music criticism for "The Village Voice", "Time Out New York" and Salon.com. He received a doctorate in philosophy from UCLA and currently is a visiting professor of philosophy at 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 frontmanJohn Darnielle as The Extra Glenns. 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" (Shrimper, 1991) [cassette-only]
* "Etudes for Voice and Snackmaster" (Shrimper, 1993) [cassette-only]
* "A Bedroom Community" (Simple Machines, 1995)
* "Kiss Without Makeup" (Absolutely Kosher, 2000)
* "A Cat May Look at a Queen" (Absolutely Kosher, 2002)
* "Civics" (Tight Ship Records, 2007) (as The Human Hearts)
*Un-named Singles Compilation ( [http://www.fayettenamrecords.com Fayettenam Records] ,2008?)

EPs

* "Hermetic Geometry" (Baby Huey, 1992) [7-inch]
* "The Irony Engine" (Walt Records, 1993) [7-inch]
* "A Sand Dollar Relief Map" (Shrimper, 1995) [7-inch]
* "La Radia" (Little Teddy, 1997) [Germany] [7-inch]
* "Participant" (Dark Beloved Cloud, 1997) [lathe-pressed 7-inch]
* "Set of Pipes" (Dark Beloved Cloud, 2003) [3-inch CD]

Compilation appearances

* "Clean Needle", from "Winky Dog" cassette (Shrimper, 1990): [Also included on Shrimper's "Abridged Perversion (A Shrimper Compilation of Shrimper Compilations)". It was re-recorded for "Kiss Without Makeup".]
* "Love Tap", from "Capgun" cassette (Shrimper, 1991)
* "Hey Jude", from "Back To The Egg, Asshole" cassette (Shrimper, 1991): [NOT a Beatles cover. Credited to 'Nubber' on cassette cover.]
* "Lifetime Seance", from the "Ghost of A Rollercoaster" 7" (Shrimper, 1991): [This song was later recorded with a different arrangement and released as "Masonic Eye" on the Nothing Painted Blue album "Placeholders".]
* "Rhythm Buddy", from Pawnshop Reverb cassette (Shrimper, 1992)
* "The Irony Engine", from "I Like Walt!" 7" (Walt Records, 1994)
* "Sleeping Through The Jane Pratt Show" (live), from "Working Holiday!" bonus disc (Simple Machines, 1994): [The original version of this song appeared the year before on the "The Irony Engine" EP.]
* "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (written by Frank Loesser), from "The Wedding Record" 7" (Walt Records, 1995)
* "Cat Scratch Fever", from "Our Salvation Is In Hand" (Theme Park, 1995): [NOT a Ted Nugent cover.]
* "Pony Song" (written by Salem 66), from "Chutes and Ladders" cassette (Cactus Gum, 1996)
* "Purity Test", from "Green Light Go!" (BottleCap, 1995)
* "Chiliagon", from Childhood Friends cassette (Brassland, circa 1995)
* "Winter's Just A Word", from the "Songs From A Room" 7" (Sing, Eunuchs!, 1996)
* "Missed The Point", (demo version) from "Go" cassette (Papsicle, 1996): [Demo version of a Nothing Painted Blue song, recorded solo in 1989.]
* "The Rice King", from "The Basement Tapes vol. 2" (KSPC, 1997)
* "MGM" (written by The Triffids), from the "Exhibit B" cassette (Circumstantial Evidence, 1997)
* "Linoleum" (written by Paste), from "From The Bullpen" (Hey Buddy, 1997)
* "Bronze Me", from "We Can Still Be Friends" (Magic Marker, 1998)
* "Your Inarticulate Boyfriend" (radio session), from "IPS" (WNYU, 1998): [Originally appeared on the album "Etudes For Voice and Snackmaster". It was also recorded by Jenny Toomey on "Tempted".]
* "Shooting Past Me", from "I Stayed Up All Night Listening To Records" (Anyway, 1998)

Bibliography

* "Elvis Costello's Armed Forces" (Continuum Books' 33⅓ series, 2005)
* "The Role of Intentional Action in Artifactual Representation" (Ph.D. dissertation, The University of California, Los Angeles, 2005)

External links

* [http://nervousuntothirst.blogspot.com/ nervous unto thirst] , Bruno's blog
* [http://konvolutm.blogspot.com/ konvolut m] , Bruno's old blog
* [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/brunofranklin-cat.shtml "A Cat May Look at a Queen" - PopMatters review]


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