Franz Nicolay
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Franz Nicolay is a multi-instrumentalist and man about town. He is a member of the World/Inferno Friendship Society, The Hold Steady, Guignol, and the Anti-Social Music collective. His piano, accordion, mandolin, saw, and harmonica playing can also be found in recordings of Leftover Crack, The Sharp Things, the Suckers, Mischief Brew, Demander, and The Ratchets. He is active in the realms of performance, recording/production, and composition of original instrumental music. http://franznicolay.com/ http://franznicolay.com/discography.html Listen at Last.fm
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Franz Nicolay
Franz Nicolay has the best mustache in the Hold Steady, but his songwriting is in desperate need of similar creative twists. Stepping out solo, the energetic multi-instrumentalist -- assisted by guests including Dresden Dolls' Brian Viglione -- does fine when he keeps things forceful: "Jeff Penalty" is a funny, specific rocker about watching the Dead Kennedys with other aging punks. But when Nicolay decelerates, his weaknesses (cheesy croon, misguided piano) emerge, resulting in over-earnest, loungey balladeering. more at www.spin.com
about 1 year ago.
Franz Nicolay
FRANZ NICOLAY is that dapper, mustachioed multi-instrumentalist and man-about-town you've seen with such groups as The Hold Steady and World/Inferno Friendship Society. On his debut solo album, Major General, he steps up to the spotlight with a melodramatic grab-bag of full-throated songs, stories, and days of wine & roses; shamelessly strident, stentorian and more than a little sentimental. more at www.brooklynvegan.com
about 1 year ago.