Franc Moody joins Shelf

Hello gorgeous! Today we’ve got another exciting feature for you at ShelfMag…Boasting over 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, London-bred duo Franc Moody are here to share some of the different media that’s shaped them into the passionate creators behind their many "funk-infused disco relicts.” While their new record, Chewing The Fat drops March 7th, Franc Moody’s latest single, “Space Between Us,”—a funk-fueled cavalry charge drawing on elements of psychedelia, pub rock and space exploration—is out now! Be sure to listen and follow Franc Moody on Shelf for real-time updates into what they’re consuming.

ShelfMag: What album soundtracked your adolescence?

Jon: Spem In Alium by the iconic Thomas Tallis springs to mind…a 40 part choral masterpiece which undoubtedly would have made the 'Now That's What I Call Music' compilations had it been written 400 years later.

ShelfMag: What musical artist has had the biggest impact on your career or relationship to music?

Jon: Seeing LCD Soundsystem last year at the Rose Bowl in LA was a game changing moment for us. We'd always been fans but seeing the way they put their show together and built the energy in a live capacity was immense. Raucous, chunky, full of grit and energy, all the while it felt ice cool and effortless. Definitely the best record to live translation we've ever seen. The experience certainly linguired with us during the creation of this album!

ShelfMag: What song would wake you up if you were in a coma?

Jon: “Staying Alive” by the Bee Gees would do it. That or the Antiques Roadshow theme tune.

ShelfMAG: Who was the first movie or TV show character you resonated with as a kid?

Ned: Tricky one this. Possibly Professor Emelius Browne from Bedknobs and Broomsticks; can hold a tune quite well, check out his number “Eglantine”, absolute banger.

Him or Marty McFly from “Back To The Future”. When he played guitar at the high school prom and ripped one of the greatest solos of all time it genuinely changed my life, no joke. It’s partly what made me want to be a musician.

ShelfMAG: The item on your shelf most likely to stay there forever?

Ned: Probably dust. But if not dust then I’d say this...a friend once left a Soreen Maltloaf (I’ve never seen one before or since) on top of one of my highest shelves and I didn’t notice it for years. When I finally set eyes upon it, it was in such a state of decay that I daren’t touch it. Needless to say I left it there to decay further, or possibly for sentimental value, either way I feel somewhat loathe to let the old mouldy loaf go…

Curious about what else Franc Moody is into? Get real-time updates at shelf.im/francmoody