[Cover photo credit to Janell Shirtcliff]

Orchestral Pop singer/songwriter L.C. Franke has shared his new Bossa-Nova ballad, “Wish the World.” The new single, which channels “existential disappointment” and is inspired by the likes of Leonard Cohen, is available via Side Hustle Records.

Franke describes the song as:

…kind of a French Pop meets Sexy Spy Movie Tango about a person who wants so badly to see the good in people that they often blind themselves to reality. The song was written one afternoon in Nashville with Bill Reynolds (ex-Band of Horses) and Matthew Ryan and then recorded with a full live orchestra.

“Wish the World” is the third single from the upcoming debut album Still In Bloom, out July 19, 2024. The tracks were inspired by the Jazz-club mood of artists like Frank Sinatra, Scott Walker, and Ella Fitzgerald.

L.C. Franke & The Best Little Orchestra in Texas recently performed in Los Angeles, CA, and is now confirmed to play at Pangea in New York City on July 25, 2024 at 7pm, and The State Theatre in Austin, TX on August 3, 2024.