Guardian Music — Dance-rockers lived it up at fashion parties, flew over Rio in a helicopter, then returned to the garage for follow-up to the Mercury-nominated Friendly FiresSee the feature as it appears in The Guide hereJack Savidge, the mild-mannered drummer of Fr... more info

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Guardian Music — The Friendly Fires feature as it appears in The GuideThe Guide more info

Guardian Music — (XL)The eponymous 2008 debut by St Albans' finest took them around the world, a voyage relived here in the outstanding Hawaiian Air's tale of take-offs, turbulence and touchdowns and "skipping the meal for a G&T". Otherwise, they build a more sophis... more info

Guardian Music — Wilton's Music Hall, LondonThere is dry ice everywhere and a real sense of occasion for this show to support Wild Beasts' third album – their potential commercial breakthrough following the critical triumph of the 2009 album Two Dancers. What with... more info

DrownedInSound — What we have in Pala is not some great band reinvention, or some desperately profound effort; it’s giant choruses, relatable lyrics, a million earworm riffs and 11 dance anthems. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Friendly Fires' Ed MacFarlane has provided us with a track-by-track guide to his band's latest album, 'Pala', due out on May 16th. Live Those Days Tonight I was looking at YouTube videos of raves from the ’80s, and they looked amazing, like a fa... more info

Let's Get Cynical — So this afternoon I finally stopped listening to Friendly Fires’ new album on repeat long enough to check out Route One Or Die, the debut album from London three-piece Three Trapped Tigers, courtesy of this stream on NME.com. They really … Contin... more info

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 intend to rectify. Singer Ed Macfarlane recently claimed his band are "the new ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Friendly Fires is an English dance punk band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008 and was announced as one of the shortlisted twelve for th... more info