Francine is an

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band from

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, USA.

History

Francine was founded by Clayton Scoble, who previously performed with

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and

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, and was a member of Poundcake and Colortone. He assembled the group towards the end of 1997 and soon after self-released a few solo

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Francine :''This is a disambiguation page for the common name Francine.'' Francine is a female given name. The name is of French origin. The name Francine was most popular in France itself during the 1940s (Besnard & Desplanques, 2003), and was well used ...

at Allmusic.com The newly-formed band then released an EP and a full-length album on the Massachusetts indie label Q Division Records. A second album followed in 2003. The group received positive reviews, but did not tour nationally behind the album. In 2006, the group released a third album, entitled ''Airshow''.Review of ''Airshow''
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'' in January, on episode 3.11, " The Safe Harbor". Francine has appeared on various tribute recordings, including one to

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Forty on a Fall Day Francine is an indie rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. History Francine was founded by Clayton Scoble, who previously performed with Til Tuesday and Aimee Mann, and was a member of Poundcake and Colortone. He assembled the group towards ...

'' (Q Division, 2000) *''

28 Plastic Blue Versions of Endings Without You ''28 Plastic Blue Versions of Endings Without You'' is the second LP by the Boston band Francine :''This is a disambiguation page for the common name Francine.'' Francine is a female given name. The name is of French origin. The name Francin ...

'' (Q Division, 2003) *''Airshow'' (Q Division, 2006) *'' When We Were Loud'' (self-released, 2018)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Francine Musical groups from Boston Musical groups established in 1997 Indie rock musical groups from Massachusetts