Friendly Fires

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St Albans, England (2006 – present)

Friendly Fires is a dancepunk band which formed in 2006 in St Albans, England. They consist of Ed MacFarlane (vocals), Edd Gibson (guitar) and Jack Savidge (drums). The band released their self-titled debut album on 1 September 2008. It contains the singles “Paris”, “Jump in the Pool”, and “Skeleton Boy”.

Formed out of the ashes of First Day Back, the St Albans, United Kingdom hardcore band they formed while still at school, Friendly Fires make razor-sharp post-punk that burns through the memories of all the dismal, skinny jeaned ‘80s revivalists you’ve been hearing these past few years. Sounding brittle, knotty and urgent, Friendly Fires are the real deal. With no fat or padding on them at all, their songs possess an elegant sparseness. As guitarist Edd Gibson notes: “The hardest thing I think is to know what to leave out, to know when something is enough.” But amongst all the stripped-back twists, there are also moments full of deep, blissed-out melodies. “I love lush, massive, tingly chords; the My Bloody Valentine sound,” says bassist and singer Ed MacFarlane.

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electronic, indie, new rave, indietronica, dance
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1	Photobooth full track	6,506
2	Paris	4,236
3	Jump In The Pool	4,059
4	Skeleton Boy	3,876
5	In The Hospital	2,688
6	White Diamonds	2,543
7	Lovesick	2,413
8	Strobe	2,380
9	On Board	2,360
10	Kiss Of Life	1,964
11	Ex Lover	1,739
12	Bring Out Your Dead full track	1,433
13	Paris (Aeroplane remix)	1,419
14	Photobooth (Mock & Toof Mix) full track	545
15	Jump In The Pool (Thin White Duke Remix)	378

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coldyellows wrote:
5 hours ago

Wow!, this video is awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE

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pliniobuzato wrote:
yesterday afternoon

so fuck*** addicted ¬¬''

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laquitaluv wrote:
Tuesday evening

I'm so sad there aren't more tracks on here-- these guys are amazing! Nothing gets my foot tapping faster!

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africancaribou wrote:
Tuesday evening

I'm listening to their selftitled CD for the first time in a while and it brings back such good memories. I can't wait for the new stuff.

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photo__op wrote:
Monday afternoon

COME BACK TO BRAZIL :( [2]

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Beatriciukas wrote:
Saturday evening

I LOVE EDWARD!!! ;>

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manau-says-hy wrote:
Friday afternoon

jealous??? :D

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1226 wrote:
Thursday afternoon

i hate his dancing. wtf man

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chio94 wrote:
last week

=)

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Asaldivi wrote:
last week

Brilliant

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jonpovey1989 wrote:
11 days ago

jump in the pool!!!! saw this band when they 1st started out, stil awesome

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besodeplata wrote:
12 days ago

Si tanto dicen que se han inspirado/se van a inspirar en la música peruana, ¿por qué no vienen? L-I-A-R-S!

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ryanisanasshole wrote:
13 days ago

Every song is different to me... it's pretty fucking awesome<3

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charlois wrote:
15 days ago

Great band name, great music and great dance!!! really....come back to brazil!!

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carolpd wrote:
16 days ago

COME BACK TO BRAZIL :(

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LikeACarillon wrote:
20 days ago

Great band name, great music.

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VitareLibitina wrote:
20 days ago

I need more FF O_o

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Paul-Nic wrote:
22 days ago

They've already completed 4 new songs for the second album and plan to record in January and release in May. I'm impressed! :)

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MattKumori wrote:
24 days ago

I think I love them.

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ThiagoLoureiro wrote:
24 days ago

addicted.

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Nov 26 Friendly Fires + The XX Venue, 881 Granville Street, Vancouver, Canada
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Nov 26 Friendly Fires, The XX Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver BC, Canada
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Nov 27 Friendly Fires Neumo's, Seattle WA, United States
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