The Franklin Electric are a Canadian indie folk collective formed by singer-songwriter Jon Matte from Montreal, Quebec,[1] most noted for receiving a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018.

[2] The band's core member is singer and guitarist Jon Matte, with a rotating line up of supporting musicians that currently includes Paul Lucyk on bass and keyboard, Pete Pételle on drums and James Clayton on guitar.

[3] The Franklin Electric's debut album, This Is How I Let You Down, was self-released in 2013 before being reissued in 2014 by Indica Records.

[1][4] The album was supported with a cross-Canada tour, as well as several dates as an opening act for other bands in Europe.

[8] They toured in Canada and Australia in support of the album,[3] and then went on to perform in Germany in April.