by Petyr Campos
Francis of Delirium (FoD) was the headliner Monday night at the Brick & Mortar Music Hall located in the Mission. Francis of Delirium is a Luxembourg-based indie rock band and the brainchild of Canadian Jana Bahrich and American Chris Hewett. Though Chris is no longer an official band member, he is still her producer and studio drummer. Bassist Jeff Hennico and drummer Denis Schumacher perform with Jana during live shows. San Francisco was FoD’s second to last stop on their US tour promoting Jana’s much-anticipated debut album ‘Lighthouse’, released this past March.
When thinking of international music hubs, the country of Luxembourg, with a population smaller than San Francisco, doesn’t necessarily come to mind for most folks, but 22 year-old Jana has already become a familiar face in the European touring circuit and has toured with likes of ‘The 1975’ and ‘Soccer Mommy’ in her short musical career thus far.
Though FoC is only a three piece band, Jana’s hypnotic gentle voice and echoing guitar sound filled every corner of the room with songs such as ‘Blue Tuesday’ and ‘Who Are You’ and got the room dancing playing ‘Funhouse’. FoD closed the night with the slow building crescendo song ‘Give It Back to Me’ with the audience singing along during the refrain.
Prior to FoD performance, I had inquired about Francis of Delirium merchandise. Unfortunately, FoD had already sold out of merchandise. However, the ever resourceful Jana ran out to an art store prior to the show and created ‘one-of-kind’ album cover like art which also quickly sold out. It’s one thing to buy a concert t-shirt, it’s quite another thing to buy autographed DIY art created by the artist themselves on the spot. FoD is definitely making a spot for itself on the Indie music scene and I look forward to seeing it grow.
Francis of Delirium Playlist
Alone Tonight
Blue Tuesday
Let it Go
Red Love
Circles
Never Love
Funhouse
Cliffs
Losing
Who You Are
First Touch
Something’s Changed
Give it Back
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