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Friendly Fires

24 July 2008 :: posted by Travis :: add to favs

friendly fires

I was just sitting around wondering out loud, “Whatever happened to Friendly Fires? I super loved their first couple eps/single.” So I jumped on the MySpace, and sure enough their debut album is right around the corner. Good news.

That said, I’m not sure I am totally sold on “Jump In The Pool”… it’s kinda missing the addictive groove of their previous songs (i.e. “Paris” or that excellent Nightmoves remix of “On Board”), but maybe it’s just not what I was expecting? I’m pretty sure after a few more listens I’m gonna fall hard for it. I hope. I do enjoy how the song jumps between thick and layered and then straight forward and kinda simple… it is an interwoven song that builds into something kinda lovely. But I worry it might eventually fall onto a blandish playlist of forgotten mp3s. Ohemgee.

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Friendly Fires – “Jump In The Pool”

Friendly Fires’ self-titled debut will hit store shelves in September on XL. Can’t wait.

And we’ve posted this video before. But it was so good the first time I wanna enjoy it again. Paris:

Philly, NYC, LA dates

7/25 transit philadelphia, PA (dave p / making time night)
7/26 santos party house new york, NY (dave p / making time night)
7/28 mercury lounge new york, NY (opening for modey lemon)
7/29 mayan theater los angeles, CA (opening for bloc party)
7/30 spaceland los angeles, CA (club NME night with the virgins)
8/1 echo los angeles, CA (w/pop levi)

11 Comments:

well i love it lol

Anonymous
July 25th, 2008 at 12.36 am

Ooh, this is cool. I like them.

ELECTRO VIENNA
July 25th, 2008 at 1.16 am

I’m feeling this too, but I guess I hear what you’re saying. Even if I forgot about this song, I’d be very happy rediscovering it a few weeks or months later. It’d be like finding a $20 in the pocket of that coat you never wear, you know?

JJS III
July 25th, 2008 at 1.15 pm

Hi! It’s The Lemur over @ The Lemur Blog http://thelemurblog.blogspot.com/
Sunday July 27 is my birthday and I’m reaching out with this mass-created message to all 100-something blogs in my blogroll asking them to send me a nice birthday track! I would like a track to thelemurblog@hotmail.com by Sunday, when I will be posting all tracks in a nice mix – of course linking to the blogs by their respective tracks! Thanks in advance!

Yours sincerely, The Lemur

The Lemur
July 25th, 2008 at 4.17 pm

very tasty

ama
July 26th, 2008 at 11.54 am

I actually really love this song, and I’d hope it doesn’t get lost by the wayside. Along with bands like The Whip, I think Friendly Fires are keeping the Rapture-era dancepunk vibe alive, which can only be a good thing. I’d say this song is as anthemic as anything I’ve heard here, and if Paris Is Burning can break through then so should this!