Tour Dates
7/1 - The Hope - Brighton, UK *#
7/2 - The Victory - London, UK *@
7/3 - Leamington Assembly (Basement) - Leamington Spa, UK *!
7/4 - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds, UK *$
7/5 - 13th Note - Glasgow, UK *
7/6 - Sneaky Pete's - Edinburgh, UK *
7/7 - Upstairs of Slug and Lettuce - Milton Keynes, UK *
7/8 - Buffalo Bar - Cardiff, UK * %
7/9 - Plan B - London, UK *&
7/11 - Prince Albert - Brighton, UK *^
7/14 - OT301 - Amsterdam, Netherlands *
* w/Cold Pumas
# w/Speak Galactic & special guests
@ w/Rory Attwell DJ set
! w/Pale Horse, Pale Rider, People Persons
$ w/Idea Shower
% w/Saturday's Kids
& w/Future Islands
^ w/BRAIDS
"They manage to do a solid job of mining the lo-fi aesthetic and mixing it with their own little twists, most notable the unsteady guitar riff playing through the whole track and the half spoken, half sung lyrics found on the tune. That gives this track it’s own personality and we happen to be enjoying what they’re doing with it".
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"Friendo capture so gracefully that hazy, other-worldly quasi-spiritual tone that made me so obsessed with Panda Bear’s Young Prayer at the time, elevated here by the contrast with the sparse rhythm section that reminds me somewhat of Slint in its foreboding guitar tones" - Dont Die Wondering
"Call this lovely slow-burner another fruit fallen from the season of summery Baeleric music, or just call it pretty and supple, that works too. You may also recognize the smoke-covered dude in the photo above as one of the members of Women, one of the best noise and psychedelic rock alchemists on either side of the 49th parallel" - Impose Magazine
"The recording of these songs giving them a timeless-yet-dated feel, where you can't help but feel like you've already fallen in love with these songs and they are coming back into your life at the exact right time. A stunning debut if there ever was one" - Weird Canada
"At times hazy and ethereal... other times recalling lo-fi pop from the '90s... Friendo have created a warm, familiar-yet-fresh recording." -Devin Friesen, Beatroute Magazine
Friendo is a three-piece, guitar-driven band largely inspired by ‘90s experimental rock, ‘70s punk and ‘60s pop. Their songs range anywhere from breezy, effortless jams, to pulse-pounding post-punk gems. The multi-instrumentalist members love to mix harmony with noise, creating their own seasonal landscape.
Michael (Women, Azeda Booth, Monkey) has been drumming since he was a child, playing in bands, and eventually wanted to explore the melodic side of music and songwriting on the guitar. Nicole (Puberty, Hunter-Gatherer, Topless Mongos), an avid music lover and collector, began to teach herself various instruments after being inspired by other musicians in her life. Henry (Beija Flor, Monkey), a polished bassist and guitarist, has taken on the role of drumming for the first time. The group has subsequently swapped roles from their respective instruments, becoming total amateurs creatively tapping into uncharted spaces.
The band chose to self-release Cold Toads on a limited run of unmastered cassettes, providing the perfect format for their intangible sound. Cold Toads is a home-made recording project, using whatever they could get their hands on; tape decks, 4 tracks to cassette, hand held portable recorders and built-in computer mics. The sound that emerges is a soothing lo-fi odyssey that transcends time and will only get better with each listen.
Through the St Ives label, run by the folks at Secretly Canadian, Friendo is releasing 200 limited edition, hand crafted vinyl albums to run alongside the digital itunes release. Cold Toads is also available on cassette.
http://www.myspace.com/friendomusic
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