Friendly Fires Confirm US Tour 27 Aug 2008

FRIENDLY FIRES CONFIRM U.S. TOUR
Set To Suport Lykke Li
Self-Titled Debut Will Be Out October 7 on XL Recordings

Friendly Fires have confirmed a U.S. tour supporting Lykke Li.  The tour kicks off October 19 in Washington, DC and ends in Los Angeles on November 3.   The bands debut album, Friendly Fires is due out September 23 on XL Recordings.  

Friendly Fires are one of the most exciting new bands coming from the UK.  Last year, a super limited seven-inch, "Paris," was judged to be the single of the week in both the NME and The Guardian.  The buzz is growing on this side of the Atlantic as well - the band recently played to packed houses in both NYC and LA.  And if you think you've never heard them before but kind of recognize the sound it might just be from a Wii Fit ad that was recently ruling the airwaves here.

It’s not hard to see what all the fuss is about. The aforementioned "Paris" is a deft combination of clattering percussion and a blissed out, hum-along hook, "In The Hospital" combines a driving punk funk groove with an unstoppable pop melody and Macfarlane’s joyous vocals in the chorus of "Skeleton Boy" give the song such a lift you could dust under the band’s amps. Then there’s the brilliantly wonky waltz-like rhythms on "White Diamonds," which point to their love of German techno label Kompakt, while the Paul Epworth-produced first single "Jump In The Pool "is an inspired collision of loose Liquid Liquid drums and My Bloody Valentine atmospherics. It’s all the more impressive when you consider that they recorded it entirely themselves on a laptop, laying down one instrument at a time and using a “crappy microphone gaffer taped to a mic stand”.

Friendly Fires tour dates can be found at http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/tour/

Friendly Fires are Ed Macfarlane, Edd Gibson and Jack Savidge.