Welcome to the world of L.C. Franke, an Austin, TX-based vocalist that makes easy listening for anxious times—sophisticated jazz-pop that smolders with woodwind trills and orchestral swells, surrounding a worldly croon that harkens back to an age of barstool balladeers like Frank Sinatra, Scott Walker, and Blossom Dearie. Franke sings sentimental, smoke-gets-in-your-eyes songs that are rendered …