New York, NY (Top40 Charts) LA-based singer-songwriter Emmanuel Franco today shares a new video for his latest hit single "
Broken Man".
American Songwriter premiered the video and said "Spotify's New
Music Fridays have been a main source for discovering new talent since it began...that's where pop auteur Emmanuel Franco was found as his latest single "
Broken Man" gained over 100,000 streams and counting since it was released in late April, thanks to the mellow gold of the Los Angeles-based artist's distinctive sound.. surely appealed to younger fans weaned on
Ed Sheeran and
Lewis Capaldi and their
John Mayer loving parents alike."
The "
Broken Man" video is, reminiscent of home movies taken with a vintage video camera, that captures scenes from Emmanuel's everyday life, b roll that gives a glimpse into Emannuel singing live, hanging with his friends, and some other daily life stuff. The cinematography evokes a grainy, faded viewpoint.
The song, "
Broken Man" released in April, has over 150K streams on Spotify and has seen exposure on official Spotify playlists such as "New
Music Friday", "Fresh Finds", "Study Break", and more.
Emmanuel Franco is gaining traction with his fans as he steadily releases music, accumulating 55.7K monthly listeners on Spotify and 18K followers on Instagram.
With touring plans on hold due to the pandemic, Emmanuel is still finding ways to express himself creatively through this video and the release of more new music in the coming months.
He hopes to be on the road in early 2021.
Born in Dallas, and raised in Washington, Franco left home at 17 and moved to Hawaii. There he honed his craft as a songwriter, climbed coconut trees, and speared fish. Making his way to Los Angeles, where he became one of the original members of the esteemed Winston House in 2015. The Winston House is a musical think tank that has helped many emerging artists and has worked with some of the biggest acts in the world as they were starting out, including Billie Eilish, HAIM, Justin Bieber, and more.