Francesqa - All I Had

What this video is

Released on Valentine's Day 2011, 'All I Had' arrived at the apex of Francesqa's rapid ascent through the UK alternative rock press ecosystem. The band had recently been voted Best New Band by Kerrang! Magazine and Best British Band by Rock Sound, and were completing a near-sold-out headline UK tour. The single was tied to the deluxe reissue of the 'We Lived' EP and achieved BBC Radio 1 airplay, placing the band at…

Why it matters

Represents the early-2010s UK post-emo and indie rock movement that emerged in the orbit of Kerrang! and Rock Sound press culture. Francesqa occupied a transitional space between emotionally confessional songwriting inherited from mid-2000s emo and the cleaner, anthemic production of mainstream…