female vocals on their tracks = <3 <3. love this air france remix of "skeleton boy".
― Pacey Twitter (Roz), Saturday, 21 February 2009 13:55 (fifteen years ago) link
^yeah this rmx is great stuff
― w/ sax (electricsound), Friday, 6 March 2009 23:36 (fifteen years ago) link
much like the aeroplane one it's more like a cover though
― w/ sax (electricsound), Friday, 6 March 2009 23:38 (fifteen years ago) link
so i bought this album without hearing it a couple weeks back. i'm now playing it everyday as it really is getting into my head. i'm loving it, as of now, and i hope it continues as it's a nice short album that seems perfect for the start of summer.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 27 May 2009 23:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Saw them at Leeds festival last year when I was just getting into them and I'm so glad I did as when I got their album it was an instant favourite, listened the hell out of it. Their return to the festival this year should be huge. To me they have more immediacy than Cut Copy. FF impressed me in the first round of hype when they explained in the NME how they were keen on Kompakt's smoother, craft-focussed approach to house music, as opposed to the distorted maximalist blog-house that seemed everywhere at the time.
― lucas, Thursday, 28 May 2009 00:02 (fourteen years ago) link
of course there is also this:
― Bee OK, Thursday, 28 May 2009 01:54 (fourteen years ago) link
I should get this, right?
― I can't make my face turn into a heart (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 23 July 2009 10:20 (fourteen years ago) link
whoa "jump in the pool" is pretty damn sweet :-/
slept on these guys
LOTP still winning
― Michael Philip Philip Philip philip a hoy hoy (country matters), Thursday, 23 July 2009 10:25 (fourteen years ago) link
WFANFC also still winning if we're in the same vague ballpark
but well done FF, you are definitely not shit
― Michael Philip Philip Philip philip a hoy hoy (country matters), Thursday, 23 July 2009 10:26 (fourteen years ago) link
oh
so these guys frontloaded their best track
:-/
"on board" is quite good i guess
― Michael Philip Philip Philip philip a hoy hoy (country matters), Thursday, 23 July 2009 10:51 (fourteen years ago) link
really really like this cd, best brit debut in a few years imo (aside from los campesinos of course)
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Nick I'm pretty sure it's on Spotify. You'd definitely like 'Strobe', which is a bit like how Bloc Party might have sounded if they'd taken the softer side of Silent Alarm in a dance rock direction, instead of the awful route they actually took.
― Desmond Decca Aitkenhead (Matt DC), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Nick doesn't believe in Spotify
― Michael Philip Philip Philip philip a hoy hoy (country matters), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:11 (fourteen years ago) link
"Ex Lover" is pretty good. Basically there's a good opener, a good closer, and smatterings of good stuff in between. Tends to work...
― Michael Philip Philip Philip philip a hoy hoy (country matters), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:12 (fourteen years ago) link
I listened to Paris on, ahem, last.fm, but then it tried to play me Passion Pit or something afterwards, rather than another FF track. I enjoyed it, and it's like £4 on Amazon at the moment, so I think I'll get it, and another Necks album.
Louis, do you like The Necks?
― I can't make my face turn into a heart (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Don't know them at all. Would your discerning (ex-)critic's brain deem it suitable LJ fodder?
― Michael Philip Philip Philip philip a hoy hoy (country matters), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Fuck me.
― I can't make my face turn into a heart (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:17 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-necks/drive-by.htm
― I can't make my face turn into a heart (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:18 (fourteen years ago) link
ooooooh
― Michael Philip Philip Philip philip a hoy hoy (country matters), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:24 (fourteen years ago) link
I've just ordered Chemist and Hanging Gardens on CD.
― I can't make my face turn into a heart (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:36 (fourteen years ago) link
will check
― Michael Philip Philip Philip philip a hoy hoy (country matters), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:38 (fourteen years ago) link
you're really promoting Drive By atm
― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:49 (fourteen years ago) link
what the fuck do the necks have to do with friendly fires, man
― cutty, Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Just that I put Chemist in my shopping basket the other day and then put FF in, and it struck me that Louis would love The Necks.
I think the end-of-decade AOTD thinking is propelling me towards Drive By. It's an awesome piece of work.
― I can't make my face turn into a heart (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 23 July 2009 11:59 (fourteen years ago) link
so this has become my summer album this year. i actually think after around 25 listens that this album gets better towards the end. my very favorite song is the innocent love song that is "Photobooth," which is so good i hope it becomes their next single. also a huge highlight is "Lovesick" which reminds me of Studio. you also have the excellent single "Skeleton Boy" which is better than the great "Paris" single. end it with "Ex Lover" and under 38 minutes, is almost perfect.
― Bee OK, Friday, 24 July 2009 02:38 (fourteen years ago) link
new single is dope imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK0H3jEwUYc
― meme-first attitude (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 22:29 (fourteen years ago) link
lyrics are a bit corny but this stuff is so blissful imo - watching dude dance brings mad lols too so there's that
― meme-first attitude (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 22:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Friendly Fires the album will be re-released on August 31, 2009. It will contain an additional double-sided disc featuring 3 new tracks; "Relationships", "Bored of Each Other", and the forthcoming single "Kiss of Life". It will also feature 4 remixes and a DVD of their performance at the London Forum:
Dual Disc (Deluxe Edition)
CD
Kiss of LifeBored of Each OtherRelationshipsSkeleton Boy (Paul Epworth Version)Paris (Aeroplane Remix)Jump in the Pool (Thin White Duke Remix)White Diamonds (Ray Mang Remix)Skeleton Boy (Air France Remix)PhotoboothEx Lover
DVD
Live At The London's Forum (15th May 2009)Kiss of Life (music video)Jump in the Pool (music video)Skeleton Boy (music video)Paris (music video)
― Bee OK, Sunday, 23 August 2009 02:41 (fourteen years ago) link
would like to have, but not re-buying just for it. maybe a standalone release?
― self-fufilling rofflecy (haitch), Sunday, 23 August 2009 08:39 (fourteen years ago) link
hey did anyone hear their essential mix? tracklist looks fantastic.
― Korg Boy Polysix (haitch), Thursday, 27 August 2009 15:08 (fourteen years ago) link
i love that Wild Geese mix of Jump In The Pool (much more than the JLC one) altho they should've kept a bit more of the original there esp. the "chorus"
― unban dictionary (blueski), Thursday, 27 August 2009 15:13 (fourteen years ago) link
ehh i thought the JLC remix was pretty uninspired tbh
― king boy pamito (electricsound), Thursday, 27 August 2009 22:57 (fourteen years ago) link
seeing them tonight - homecoming gig at St Albans Bowl (yes they have one!). can't wait, not seen them since they played the Luminaire like 2yrs back...
― Background Zombie (CharlieNo4), Thursday, 3 September 2009 16:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Crikey, it really was nearly 2yrs ago.
http://www.theluminaire.co.uk/live-music/November/2007/651/AIR%20TRAFFIC%20+%20FRIENDLY%20FIRES%20+%20LIGHTSPEED%20CHAMPION
supporting Lightspeed Champion and ahem Air Traffic, no less! bless 'em.
― Background Zombie (CharlieNo4), Thursday, 3 September 2009 16:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Is their Bugged Out mix any good? http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=330551
― Neil S, Sunday, 26 September 2010 20:32 (thirteen years ago) link
The track with Azari & III is great. Tracklist looks pretty tasty overall.
― Matt DC, Monday, 27 September 2010 11:35 (thirteen years ago) link
it is good. i mean, it doesn't exactly subvert any assumptions of what a mix by FF would sound like, but it's pleasant enough. I hadn't heard Tensnake's Coma Cat until I heard this mix.
― village idiot (dog latin), Monday, 27 September 2010 13:32 (thirteen years ago) link
I like it
― Jack BS, Monday, 27 September 2010 13:34 (thirteen years ago) link
So here's this, then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N9yLr2VmAY
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 20:11 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe they'll make the record that cut copy was supposed to make
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 April 2011 19:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Cut Copy suck
― JLB Credit (Jack BS), Saturday, 2 April 2011 20:04 (thirteen years ago) link
http://fourfour.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b8c369e2014e8620565e970d-800wi
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 April 2011 20:16 (thirteen years ago) link
ho ho
― JLB Credit (Jack BS), Saturday, 2 April 2011 20:26 (thirteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/FriendlyFiresPala.jpg
Pala is the second album from Friendly Fires. It will be released on May 24, 2011 on XL Recordings.
Track listing
1. "Live Those Days Tonight" 5:022. "Blue Cassette" 3:323. "Running Away" 3:024. "Hawaiian Air" 4:175. "Hurting" 5:036. "Pala" 4:017. "Show Me Lights" 3:368. "True Love" 3:159. "Pull Me Back To Earth" 3:3010. "Chimes" 4:3711. "Helpless" 4:30
― Bee OK, Saturday, 7 May 2011 05:00 (twelve years ago) link
i actually really like the single and am secretly crossing my fingers that this will be substantially better than the cut copy album
― teledyldonix, Saturday, 7 May 2011 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
This has leaked and its... okay. Not as good as the first album, better than the new Cut Copy. Terrific drums (think there might be a funky influence in there although it's difficult to tell whether that's second or third hand), songwriting a bit meh. They've gone a bit overboard with the 360-degree Kompakty glaze they used on Jump In The Pool and Paris, and now it's over almost everything, to the extent the album's a bit samey. Be interested to find out who produced it.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 10 May 2011 10:49 (twelve years ago) link
"(think there might be a funky influence in there although it's difficult to tell whether that's second or third hand)"
not sure what you mean by this, but the drummer has long been into ukg and grime, and djs house-y stuff so it's not exactly a major leap
― Snámh dá Én (missingNO), Tuesday, 10 May 2011 10:59 (twelve years ago) link
same as the last one - them and paul epworth xpost
― Let me help you with your URL problems (blueski), Tuesday, 10 May 2011 11:00 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGbNm4pIkY
― school of seven bellhops (blueski), Tuesday, 10 May 2011 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
This has grown on me quite a lot actually, first four or so songs in particular. Wish they'd gone for a bit more diversity of sound though.
By the way, you know that the Holy Ghost! album is really great, right?
― Matt DC, Sunday, 5 June 2011 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMiHXIllrHY
I don't remember them ever sounding this much like Cut Copy but it really works and his voice sounds much better on this
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 11:56 (six years ago) link
new single, produced by disclosure
https://open.spotify.com/album/1m5zUaXLDZwXzLmwswrPAi
― monotony, Monday, 15 October 2018 23:43 (five years ago) link
they are still good
― dyl, Sunday, 4 August 2019 18:06 (four years ago) link
Um, hi. This new record is banger after banger after banger and I’ve fallen in love with it on first listen. I think it’s major.
― josh winters (josh), Friday, 16 August 2019 05:46 (four years ago) link
Also a major breath of fresh air via familiar sounds
― josh winters (josh), Friday, 16 August 2019 05:48 (four years ago) link
yeah this is all hits
― ufo, Friday, 16 August 2019 14:39 (four years ago) link
I had no idea they got back together. Looking forward to hearing this
― Bee OK, Friday, 16 August 2019 21:39 (four years ago) link
this is brilliant, the first four tracks feel like an endless night out in the best way
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 17 August 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
this feels like pretty easily their best album, they've shed a lot of their indie-isms and just made a really good dance-pop album. much nicer production and he's improved a lot as a singer too, less yelpy
― ufo, Sunday, 18 August 2019 14:46 (four years ago) link
Wow, excited to listen to this. The first two albums were easy to compare with other indie-dance albums of that era, but I always thought their approach to rhythm (e.g., the polyrhythms of "Jump in the Pool") made them stand out.
― jaymc, Sunday, 18 August 2019 14:54 (four years ago) link
this record is straight up an 80s r&b album
― Carisis LaVerted (m bison), Sunday, 18 August 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
also theyve been listening to todd terje
― Carisis LaVerted (m bison), Sunday, 18 August 2019 21:18 (four years ago) link
interested to hear this now, always liked that first record but not quite enough to Follow them
― ciderpress, Sunday, 18 August 2019 21:21 (four years ago) link
more than anything this sounds like the disco-house revival that feels all over clublife in 2019, which seems odd given how long this seems to have been gestating
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 18 August 2019 21:47 (four years ago) link
I’ve been listening to the record nonstop all weekend, it’s so good! It’s so nice to hear new vocals from Ed. He’s one of my favorite male singers in music today, and he’s never sounded better.
― josh winters (josh), Monday, 19 August 2019 19:11 (four years ago) link
i didn't like this at all. maybe i just wasn't in the right frame of mind to listen to this or i just don't like this direction. i'm a huge fan of those first two albums but think i'm skipping this one. i will give it another go however and see if it appeals to me in the future.
― Bee OK, Monday, 19 August 2019 23:27 (four years ago) link
unfriendly fires
― Carisis LaVerted (m bison), Monday, 19 August 2019 23:54 (four years ago) link
― Carisis LaVerted (m bison), Sunday, August 18, 2019 2:07 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
hello
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 20 August 2019 01:58 (four years ago) link
I must have been in a bad mood this morning as this album did nothing for me. I read this thread at work which encouraged me to give it another go. Sounded glorious on my way home. It feels quite similar in atmosphere to the last Cut Copy album which was really underrated.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 02:53 (four years ago) link
i get george michael vibes from it. the first two tracks are the best, i'll persevere with the rest
― monotony, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 05:32 (four years ago) link
I can imagine the strobelight intensity here requiring a certain mindset to approach but it is so gloriously blissful, it gets better each time I play it
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 06:50 (four years ago) link
This is an odd one, all the right sounds in all the right places, straight out of the Tim Sweeney toolbox, but sort of emotionally enervating at the same time. It feels like looking through someone else's holiday photos.
Better songwriting would probably help.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 10:10 (four years ago) link
Also I dunno it feels like the kind of record that should have come out in 2013 but now there's been such a glut of stuff in this general vein that it feels both tired and trying too hard at the same time.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 10:12 (four years ago) link
Did the people saying they don't like it much like Pala?
― piscesx, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 11:15 (four years ago) link
Pala had its moments but was mostly pretty dull iirc.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 11:20 (four years ago) link
I really liked the debut, wasn't big on Pala, but love this
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 11:34 (four years ago) link