A full-time ferry master, Brisbane’s Franks hopes to make us swoon with his debut single “Heart Wants.”
Its release has been a long time coming. Franks wrote the track nearly 20 years ago about a young man running away to the sea. The song celebrates having the courage to follow through on your instincts. He penned the track while at sea, sailing around Great Keppel Island, then the seas off Alaska on a salmon fishing boat.
I love the simplicity of this song. The melody isn’t elaborate and the lyrics are so straightforward, but there’s nowhere to hide here. After discovering Franks’ music, I can’t wait to hear more.