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(2004 – present)

Equally at home strumming alongside melodic pop bands and invading the occasional crusty punk show, The Besties wore their inclusiveness like a badge of honor. Like Talulah Gosh with an Athens party twang, The Besties punched out fun, loud songs high on smarts and low on snot. After touring the US and Europe several times over, the band preparesd for the release of their sophomore effort, Home Free, on Hugpatch Records. Home Free was the follow-up to the Besties’ well-received debut album, Singer (Skipping Stones Records) and Rod N Reel 7” (both of which sold out). The band also released The Bone Valley Deposit 7” on Hugpatch as a prelude to Home Free .

The Besties came together in 2004 sort of by accident, when an inherited organ became the catalyst for songwriting collaborations between new Florida-to-Brooklyn transplants Marisa Bergquist and Kelly Waldrop , lifelong friends who, despite a shared upbringing in the fist-pumping Florida punk scene, somehow never really thought about playing music together. Their earliest songs featured pop-hooks and harmonies, but most importantly, an uncommon musical chemistry. Rikky Walsh ‘s catchy guitar playing was the perfect addition to the band. The three recorded these early songs against a drum machine for their Singer album.
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