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Friendly Fires – review

Heaven, LondonDespite a gold debut album and Brit and Mercury nominations, Friendly Fires are still a long way from household-name status – something the St Albans trio intend to rectify. Singer Ed Macfarlane recently claimed his band are "the new big headline dance act", the natural successors to the Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk. Unlikely as it sounds, he could be right. Though they cannot compete in terms of splashy visuals – those acts have dazzling graphics and crazed costumery, where...

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20:00 on May 9 2011

Friendly Fires: 'We don't know how long this band will last' - video

NME — Watch the trio talk about their new album 'Pala' on NME now more info

Friendly Fires

17:27 on May 10 2011

Friendly Fires – review

Guardian Music — Heaven, LondonDespite a gold debut album and Brit and Mercury nominations, Friendly Fires are still a long way from household-name status – something the St Albans trio... more info

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13:02 on May 10 2011

Album Stream: Friendly Fires - Pala

Persona Sauna — A week before the UK release of Friendly Fires’ second album Pala, the band has been made it available to the masses for streaming. How nice of them. How friendly.Sti... more info

Friendly Fires

16:48 on May 8 2011

Friendly Fires, Smashing Pumpkins, Suuns - 10 Best Free MP3 Downloads This Week

NME - The Daily Download — Here’s a fresh weekly serving of the ten best free downloads on the web this week. 1. Friendly Fires – ‘Blue Cassette’ NME cover stars Friendly Fires are gearing... more info

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