Biography
Fran Lobo fuses soulful pop with gothic rock and pulsing alternative dance in her fractured, nocturnal club tracks. A London-based singer, songwriter, and producer, she surfaced during the mid-2010s through a sequence of hypnotic EPs, among them the 2015 release Beautiful Blood EP and the 2016 follow-up Surround EP, where she worked alongside several emerging electronic talents. Her debut full-length, Burning It Feels Like, surfaced in 2023 on Heavenly Recordings; engineered by Stereolab’s Andy Ramsay and marked by dramatic tension, the guest-laden album represented her first extended statement.
Born and raised in North East London to parents of Indian descent, Lobo absorbed her mother’s affinity for Bollywood, R&B, and pop alongside her father’s leanings toward rock and country, her brother’s enthusiasm for metal and nu-metal, and her personal attachment to Spice Girls material and shows such as Popstars: The Rivals. She channeled these varied influences into her own work, serving as conductor and composer for the London women’s ensemble Deep Throat Choir while contributing studio work to projects by artists including Lucinda Chua, Laura Misch, and Coby Sey. Her initial EP, Beautiful Blood EP, appeared in July 2015 and was recorded with assistance from Pascal Bideau, Conway Ellis, and Steve Weston. The November 2016 release Surround EP, supported by the PRS Women Make Music Fund and again featuring input from Bideau and Ellis, incorporated remixes by Auclair and Hannah Holland.
After issuing occasional standalone singles, Lobo unveiled her third EP, the darker and more industrial-leaning Brave, on Slow Dance Recordings in mid-2020; she produced the set herself, with engineering once more by Andy Ramsay. A deluxe edition containing remixes by Loraine James, Glows, Jnr XL, and Terror Peaks followed a year later. The project drew the attention of Heavenly Recordings, which issued the eerie, dystopian single “All I Want” in February 2023. Two months afterward, the collaborative track “The Beginning,” recorded with Blood Moon Project and Laura Groves, appeared on Amorphous Sounds. Heavenly then released her self-produced debut album, Burning It Feels Like, in August of that year. Ramsay returned as engineer while additional production came from Ramsay, Bideau, Sam Beste, and Jimmy Robertson; the record showcased vocalists such as Auclair, RAHEL, and Abimaro, whose choir-like harmonies helped define its larger- and witchier-than-life atmosphere.
Born and raised in North East London to parents of Indian descent, Lobo absorbed her mother’s affinity for Bollywood, R&B, and pop alongside her father’s leanings toward rock and country, her brother’s enthusiasm for metal and nu-metal, and her personal attachment to Spice Girls material and shows such as Popstars: The Rivals. She channeled these varied influences into her own work, serving as conductor and composer for the London women’s ensemble Deep Throat Choir while contributing studio work to projects by artists including Lucinda Chua, Laura Misch, and Coby Sey. Her initial EP, Beautiful Blood EP, appeared in July 2015 and was recorded with assistance from Pascal Bideau, Conway Ellis, and Steve Weston. The November 2016 release Surround EP, supported by the PRS Women Make Music Fund and again featuring input from Bideau and Ellis, incorporated remixes by Auclair and Hannah Holland.
After issuing occasional standalone singles, Lobo unveiled her third EP, the darker and more industrial-leaning Brave, on Slow Dance Recordings in mid-2020; she produced the set herself, with engineering once more by Andy Ramsay. A deluxe edition containing remixes by Loraine James, Glows, Jnr XL, and Terror Peaks followed a year later. The project drew the attention of Heavenly Recordings, which issued the eerie, dystopian single “All I Want” in February 2023. Two months afterward, the collaborative track “The Beginning,” recorded with Blood Moon Project and Laura Groves, appeared on Amorphous Sounds. Heavenly then released her self-produced debut album, Burning It Feels Like, in August of that year. Ramsay returned as engineer while additional production came from Ramsay, Bideau, Sam Beste, and Jimmy Robertson; the record showcased vocalists such as Auclair, RAHEL, and Abimaro, whose choir-like harmonies helped define its larger- and witchier-than-life atmosphere.
Albums
Singles
