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The Extra Lens
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The Extra Lens Live at KEXP on 2010-10-22

Origin

California

Genres

Lo-Fi, Bi-Fi, Country, Indie, Indie Rock

Years Active

Before 1991, 1992-1996, 1998, 2000-2004, 2010

Labels

Shrimper

Harriet

Absolutely Kosher

Merge Records

Members

John Darnielle, Franklin Bruno

The Extra Lens, originally The Extra Glenns, is the side project of both John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats and Franklin Bruno of Nothing Painted Blue. They have 2 released albums, a 7", and multiple compilation appearances. They played together often in the early to mid 90s, and early 2000s, and early 2010s.

Discography[]

Studio Albums[]

Name Date Label Format
Martial Arts Weekend (as The Extra Glenns) 2002 Absolutely Kosher CD
Undercard 2010 Merge Records CD/LP

EPs and Singles[]

Name Date Label Format
Infidelity 1993 Harriet 2 7"

Other Appearances[]

Name Date Label Song contributed
High Fly Graveyard 1992 Shrimper "Badger Song" and "That"
Biographer's Ruse 1994 Car in Car "Ribdate"
Abridged Perversion 1994 Shrimper "Badger Song"
Fantasy Band 1994 Shrimper "I Hear the Planets"
The Long Secret 1995 Harriet "Process of Elimination"
Sidereal Rest 1996 Scratch "Sure"
Extra Walt 1996 Walt "Gravedigger"

Live Appearances[]

1990-1999[]

2000-2009[]

2010-[]

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