Guardian Music — This Brighton band's brand of brainiac indie recalls the math-rock of Foals and the indie-funk of FutureheadsHometown: Brighton.The lineup: Ric Phethean (guitar, vocals, synths), Matt Parker (bass, sampler), Jamie Bush (drums, bass).The background: T... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Friendly Fires' forthcoming second album 'Pala' is released on May 16. Here's our track-by-track response upon hearing it for the first time Everywhere they go, they take the weather with them, and as if to herald the first fumbling fingers of sprin... more info

DrownedInSound — This week on DiS as a playlist. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — Earlier this week, DiS founder Sean Adams, got a sneaky first listen of Pala, the forthcoming album from Friendly Fires.. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Abeano — Perhaps it was fear of being outdone by Friendly Fires’ Jimmy Fallon performance from a week ago but The Strokes seemed a little more ‘up for it’ when they visited the show to play You’re So Right last night. The angry track was... more info

NME — Noah And The Whale, Panic! At The Disco and Magnetic Man also join bill more info

Abeano — Kode9 dropped by the Benji B show with some new material from Burial. Fans declared it “better than Thom Yorke, Four Tet and Burial” and “quite like old Burial”. Tyler, The Creator and Hodgy Beats rubbed themselves down with bacon fl... more info

Guardian Music — The first taster from the band's second album Pala is funky, summery pop with a spot of hands-in-the-air rave actionHailing from St Albans and looking like three Uniqlo-sponsored librarians, it was something of an incongruity to witness their 2009 NM... more info

Abeano — Between them they have two new albums, two TV show appearances and two frontmen with very different approaches to performing. There can only be one winner (because we say so). Friendly Fires – Live Those Days Tonight The Strokes ... more info

Nialler9 — The first single ‘Live Those Days Tonight’ from Pala, Friendly Fires‘ new album was premiered on Zane Lowe last night. The album will be released on May 13th through XL. Judging by this, the band are pushing further into dance territory. The ba... more info