Frances Quinlan

Frances Quinlan Born Christine Frances Quinlan On 7 May 1986 Is An American Singer-Songwriter Guitarist And Visual Artist Best Known For Fronting Philadelphia Indie Rock Band Hop Along. Quinlan Was Raised North New Jersey And Quakertown Pennsylvania Outside Philadelphia And Was An Active Reader In Their Youth. They Began Songwriting As A Teenager With Their Brother Andrew Who Introduced Them To Women Musicians Including Ani DiFranco Fiona Apple And Lauryn Hill. In The Mid-2000s Quinlan Began A Solo Acoustic Project In College At Maryland Institute College Of Art. They Used Digital Audio Workstation Software To Record Songs Of The Sea An EP That Introduced Them To Long Island. They Credit The Suburbs' DIY Punk Community With Affirming Their Confidence And Place In The Industry. Quinlan Recorded Their First Solo Album Freshman Year Under The Name Hop Along Queen Ansleis In 2005 Between Their Freshman And Sophomore Years. They Distributed The Album On Burned CDs. After Graduation Another Brother Mark Joined Them On Drums As They Continued The Project Which Was Renamed Hop Along. Quinlan Is A Guitarist And Lead Singer In The Indie Rock Band. Hop Along's 2015 Studio Album Painted Shut Was Widely Praised By Critics For Its "immediacy And Emotional Depth" Led By Quinlan's Voice. They Lived In Philadelphia In The Mid-2010s Where They Wrote The Lyrics Of The Band's Next Album Bark Your Head Off Dog. Likewise Their First Eponymous Solo Album Was Recorded With Hop Along Bandmate Joe Reinhart And Expands Beyond The Indie Guitar Sound Adding Strings Autoharp And Synthesizers. Quinlan Also Created The Album's Cover Art. The Album Was Released By Saddle Creek Records On January 31 2020. read less