San Francisco Franc Timmerman Utrecht Having served as a bass player in the background for Blaudzun, Lenya and other artists for nearly ten years, Franc Thomas Timmerman (1987) now takes the stage as SAN FRANCISCO, presenting a tempestuous repertoire from his debut album the ghosts of san francisco (due Oct. 8 2018). Wielding guitar and a desperate determination in his voice, San Francisco goes head-to-head with his greatest enemy - apathy - evident in his angst-ridden, though never hopeless lyrics. With the enemies of his enemy as his friends, anything goes: “noir” string arrangements with menacing bass clarinets, 90’s alternative rock, explosions of noise and near metal chaos, majestic folk. A cloudy brew reminiscent of later Bright Eyes, early Arcade Fire, The Cure and Radiohead.
