"A dressed-to-thrill slice of tuxedo-electro brilliance - Friendly Fires are a classy prospect" NME May 07
"The band to look out for next year" Vice
"Why can't all music be this good?" Fact
"Purveyors of the fineset funk-punk known to modern music" Clash
Pop. Funk. Shoegaze.
'One day we're going to live in Paris - I promise, I'm on it' The pledging vow of Friendly Fires on new single Paris.. whilst the talk on the band reaches fever pitch, Moshi Moshi snap them up for their next single, the delightful 'Paris' which will undoubtedly be all over the uk's dancefloors within due course. Moshi Moshi have had a trail of success with their singles club to date including, Kate Nash, Late of the Pier and Matt & Kim to name but a few..
Friendly Fires have had a storming summer; new management, sell out shows around the UK and a highlight set on Sunday night at Bestival.. all seeing their fanbase grow and grow, and soon they will have a finished album. The labels continue to fight over who will sign them.
The St Albans three piece (Ed Macfarlane, Ed Gibson, Jack Savidge) sit somewhere between the pop charm of Snap!, the funk allure of Prince, and the electronic patter of Daft Punk..all topped off with the unabashed charm of George Clooney. Oh yes. A winning combination, surely. It seems the general public agree, the band have been booked for a range of UK dates this Autumn, with Iceland Airwaves, Amsterdam's London Calling and Les Inrock, Paris, leading the charge. In addition they've acquired rather a large fanbase in Barcelona and will be headin back over there in November.
Friendly fires will be the first unsigned band ever to play Transmission on Channel 4 which airs 9th November.. they already have two Maida Vale sessions under their belt.
18th Oct Iceland Airwaves
19th Oct Sirkus (DJ set) Reykjavik
21st Oct Saki Bar Manchester
25th Oct Moshi Moshi night @ Hoxton bar and grill
26th Oct Korova Liverpool
1st Nov Jog On @ Amersham Arms London
2nd Nov London Calling! Amsterdam
10th Nov Bodytonic @ Pod Dublin
16th Nov Razmatazz Barcelona
23rd Nov Death to All Culture Snitches @ Neighbourhood, London
29th Nov Clockwork, Bristol
30th Nov Po Na Na, Brighton
1st Dec Bloomsbury Ballroom, London
6th Dec Bumper Liverpool
7th Dec Retro Bar, Manchester
8th Dec Cellar Bar, Oxford
Ed Macfarlane - Rhythm Guitar / Lead Vocals
Ed Gibson - Lead Guitar
Jack Savidge – Drums
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