The song “SKELETON BOY” by FRIENDLY FIRES reminds me of the positive aspects of the Rapture & some of the best parts of the Shoes/Primary1 “Hold Me Down” remix.
I think FRIENDLY FIRES has been around for a long time (in blog years), but I never listened to them until they were blggd abt by hyperbole. For some reason, I assumed that they were PitchforkCore, or that they were the same as the FLEET FOXES because both of them have “FF” initials. I am scared of listening 2 new bands, yall–I feel comfortable listening to trivial electro where I don’t have 2 ever know who the musician is (trivial electro producers usually just have a graphic on their myspace that is retro and/or intergalactic).
Also, judging by their press photo, I would say that they are a band who was forced into a quirky personal brand by a major label marketing representative.
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Friendly Fires Skeleton Boy
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ghei. ghei voice
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naaaaawww thats just one more fggt band that i dont wanna kno w about i hope noone ever brings it up in a conversation in front of me or that they never come to my town and make me think theyr name sounds familiar n i should go see them im too oooold to assimilate n e more fggt bands
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Ohh yea good find (only not).
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the one in the middle is obviously the hawt non-awkward one that they need to feature.
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i feel bad for still liking ratatat, and checking horoscopes..
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hates it.
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They are like totally the opposite of ALT, good luck with the future dear fellow.
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Did you post this due to the kewl picture? I will admit that the picture is pretty kewl, too bad that is where it ends….
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I know nothing about this band but just becuase a band wants to make a “fun” cover or press photos doesn’t mean the label “forced” them into it or they arn’t alt. The true alts are the ones you never suspect. Stealth-alt.
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So you can be an alt musician and make sucky music and still be alt? This is just a search for alt and this has nothing to do with suck level?
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touchet. thats the last time I comment without listening to the track but in fairness this one is one of the BETTER tracks. but then again I only dabble in electronic, i hear it’s like the crack of alt music.
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bout time. thx carles
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this SUX.
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More proof that you should stop blogging :
http://www.cta-music.com/2008/08/friendly-fires.html
You aren’t coming up with fresh stuff you are simply copying others albeit on purpose or not.
get alt again please.
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