Franz Nicolay Do The Struggle

For his third LP Do The Struggle, FRANZ NICOLAY worked with producer OKTOPUS, of the innovative New Jersey industrial/hip-hop group DALEK, to move beyond the singer-songwriter soundworld to create a dark, explosive, and cinematic opus of personal and political anger, and about balancing the impulse to run away from trouble and the reality that it is the terrible things that happen to us that shape our personalities. With the help of GUIGNOL rhythm section JOHN BOLLINGER (drums) and GEORGE RUSH (bass, tuba), and guests including EZRA KIRE (LEFTOVER CRACK, MORNING GLORY), Do The Struggle stitches together the anthemic Pogues-meets-Arcade Fire of "The Hearts Of Boston;" the Orson Welles-quoting pop-punk of "Frankie Stubbs' Tears;" the gorgeous country ballad "Take No Prisoners;" the showstopping orchestral march "Joy" and the Smithsian jukebox weepie "Did Your Broken Heart Make You Who You Are?." First pressing is on white vinyl; includes download code.