Adam Franklin is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who has played in Swervedriver (1989-99), Shake Appeal (1984-89) and currently Toshack Highway (1999 to present day). He has also been a part of the Sophia collective for a long time now and keeps touring with Sophia until this day. Franklin released Bolts of Melody, his first album under his own name, on June 26, 2007.