Fran Minney
Fran Minney creates a dreamy indie electronica soundtrack to the colourful woodland world she mentally inhabits. Minney’s songs are inspired as much by her mental health and the people she’s interacted with as they are by the daily paintings that the world makes for her. Though deeply personal, her songs have an ability to be felt and understood by almost everyone. Much of this comes from rich, honest vocals which manage to be haunting, powerful and intimate all at the same time.
Live performances are also inspired by nature, but this time by the octopus; Fran uses the limbs at her disposal to create a full band sound as a soloist by use of Ableton, looping and midi controllers.
Fran’s music has been featured on Spotify Editorial playlists ‘Easy’, ‘Frühlings Chillout’ and ‘Winter Chillout’. Minney has been featured on the cover of The Crack magazine, received support from Help Musicians UK; performed live on BBC Yorkshire; and also performed on Made in Leeds (TV). She performed at Thomann’s Music Never Stops Festival 2020, Long Division 2019, has headlined 360 Club, Leeds twice and supported Lyves.
“You connect with the songs on an emotional level; they go straight to your heart, your soul… [on ‘Normal’] It’s perfect, there’s nothing else left to say.” - Local Sound Focus
“Dreamy, magical indie electronica… sublime music gold” - The Unsigned Guide
“discovering Fran Minney’s beautiful songs has amazed and delighted me… Fran has such succulent husky vocals… This dreamy indie-electronica singer/ songwriter has me hooked” - Reyt Good Magazine
“what a voice she has. It’s a voice that’s quietly emotional, with a tone that is full of beauty.... This song is beautiful. It’s voice, words and music melding into something wonderful, something that you want to submerge yourself in and never come out.” - Local Sound Focus’ Frank Roper
“this talented singer-songwriter creates dreamy and delicate music, with earnest lyrics set against bubbly, poppy electronic production work... incredibly lush voice and style” - Richer Unsigned
“beautiful music... brilliant lyrics” - Alan Raw, BBC Introducing
“she creates a beautiful atmosphere by weaving her synth-pop magic...she delivers a captivating emotion which flows naturally with her music” - Indie Band Guru
[on ‘Sirens’] “This track is just utterly breathtaking. When you’re listening to this you really need to take some time to just sit back and listen to the lyrics and just hear the heartache. I really love this tune.” - Emily Pilbeam, BBC Introducing
“a dreamy slice of indie-electronica that she manages to imbue with real emotion” - The Crack Magazine