Franz Nicolay News: Franz Nicolay - Major General (2009)
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Major General is the debut solo album from The Hold Steady's mustachioed piano minstrel Franz Nicolay. The first major indie rock release of 2009, the album will be available on January 13th.Many of the songs on Major General feature the power pop structure that Nicolay's full-time band has perfected. Franz's 'whooooas, whooooas' on songs like "Jeff Penalty" and "Quiet Where I Lie" coupled with the prominent keyboard would be worthy of any Hold Steady record. "This World Is An Open Door" in all its hand-clapping, riff happy glory is the best example of this.Power pop numbers aside, Major General is much more diverse sounding than...
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