| Friendly Fires | |
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| Background Information | |
| Origin | St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Genre | Dance-Pop Indie Pop Shoegazing |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Label(s) | XL Recordings People In The Sky |
| Website | http://www.wearefriendlyfires.com/ |
| Members | |
| Ed Macfarlane Jack Savidge Edd Gibson Rob Lee (live only) | |
Friendly Fires is an English band from St Albans, Hertfordshire. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008.[1]
History[]
Friendly Fires met at St Albans School. Aged 14 they formed their first band, a post-hardcore outfit called First Day Back[2][3] which existed until they began university. During this time lead singer Ed Macfarlane released his own music (under his own name) through the electronica label Skam, and Precinct Recordings. Upon leaving university they formed a new band inspired by dance music, "lush shoegaze melodies"[4], and classic pop songwriting[4]. The name Friendly Fires originates from the opening track of the Section 25 LP Always Now. The band consider German techno label Kompakt, Carl Craig and Prince to be their greatest influences.
In late 2007, they became the first unsigned band to appear on Channel 4's Transmission programme[5]. Their single Paris achieved 'Single of The Week' in the Guardian and NME newspapers, and also on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show. They have toured extensively through the UK, Europe, Japan, Canada and the USA. In May 2008 their song "On Board" was featured in North American television commercials for Nintendo's Wii Fit. "On Board" is also featured in the trailer for the upcoming PlayStation 3 game Gran Turismo 5. While "White Diamonds" is featured in one of the episodes in the second season of the hit TV series, Gossip Girl.
Discography[]
EPs[]
- Photobooth EP (People In The Sky, 2006-11-01)[6]
- A) Photobooth (3:25)
- B1) It's Over Now (4:12)
- B2) Your Love (4:45)
- Cross The Line EP (People In The Sky, 2007-06-11)[7]
- A) On Board (3:47)
- B1) Strobe (3:09)
- B2) Bring Out Your Dead (2:12)
- The Remix EP (People In The Sky, 2007-10-05)[8]
- A) On Board (Nightmoves Mix)
- B1) Photobooth (Mock & Toof Mix)
- B2) Bring Out Your Dead (Clark Mix)
Singles[]
- Paris (Moshi Moshi, 2007-12-10)[9]
- A) Paris (4:00)
- B) Ex-Lover (3:52)
- Paris (2008) #13 UK Indie Chart [11]
Albums[]
- Friendly Fires (2008) UK #38[12]
References[]
- ↑ Drowned In Sound Friendly Fires announce debut album details
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ El Naaqib, Sofi. Disorder Magazine (2007) Friendly Fires
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hampson, Simon. Fact Magazine (2006) Friendly Fires (Google cache result)
- ↑ T-Mobile Transmission: Friendly Fires - Paris
- ↑ Discogs.com: Friendly Fires - Photobooth EP
- ↑ Discogs.com: Friendly Fires - Cross The Line EP
- ↑ Discogs.com: Friendly Fires - The Remix EP
- ↑ Discogs.com: Friendly Fires - Paris
- ↑ "The Official Singles Chart for the week ending 13 September 2008." ChartsPlus (Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd) (368) 1–4
- ↑ [2] Accessed 2008-11-23
- ↑ "The Official Album Chart for the week ending 13 September 2008." ChartsPlus (Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd) (368) 5–8
External links[]
- Official site
- Friendly Fires at MySpace
- Friendly Fires On The NME Tour
- Friendly Fires Clwb Ifor Bach live review
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