Friends (American band)

American indie band

Friends

Friends on-stage on 18 August 2012 at the Summer Sundae festival, Leicester, England, UK

Background information
Also known as| Perpetual Crush  (former name)
Origin| Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres|

* Dance-punk[1]
* indie pop[2]

Years active| 2010–2013
Labels| Lucky Number,  Fat Possum (2012–2013)
Members|

* Samantha Urbani
* Nikki Shapiro
* Oliver Duncan
* Lesley Hann
* Matthew Molnar
* V
* Etienne Pierre Duguay
* Sasha Winn

Website| aFriendsZone.com

Friends were a band from Brooklyn, New York formed in September 2010 and disbanded sometime in 2013. The band, originally named Perpetual Crush,[3] consisted of Samantha Urbani (vocals), Lesley Hann (bass, percussion, backing vocals), Nikki Shapiro (guitar, keyboards, percussion), Matthew Molnar (keyboards, percussion, bass, and brother of Charley Molnar, former head football coach at UMass) and Oliver Duncan (drums).[4]

The group released the singles "Friend Crush" and "I'm His Girl" in 2011.[5] On April 10, 2012, BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens selected the band's third single, "Mind Control", as his Hottest Record in the World.[6]

Friends were named one of NME's top 50 artists of 2011 and were nominated for the BBC's poll 'Sound of 2012'.[7] Their music has been described as eclectic; "One moment it's indie pop, the next it's mutant funk, then disco - something that sounds only of itself, even as the echoes of the past flit through the songs."[8]

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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Title  | Details

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Manifest! |

* Released: 4 June 2012[9]
* Label: Lucky Number
* Formats: LP, DL

### Singles

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Single  | Year  | Album

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"I'm His Girl"[10] | 2011  | Manifest!
"Friend Crush"[11] | 2012
"Mind Control"

## References

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1. ^ Caramanica, Jon (October 21, 2011). "In Friends' Suggestive Notes, Hints of Future Power". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
2. ^ Cherrie, Chrysta. "Biography - Friends". Allmusic. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
3. ^ Reiss, Jon (February 16, 2011). "With Friends Like These". New York Press. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
4. ^ "New Band of the Day: Friends". The Guardian. September 2, 2011.
5. ^ Hogan, Marc (October 19, 2011). "See a Contender for Best Retro-Chic Video of 2011: Friends' 'I'm His Girl'". Spin. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
6. ^ "Hottest Record - Friends". BBC. April 10, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
7. ^ "Sound of 2012: Friends". BBC. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
8. ^ "Friends: 'There's a lot of homosexuality amongst bedbugs'". The Observer. April 8, 2012.
9. ^ "Friends confirm debut album release". Clash!. April 13, 2012.
10. ^ "Friends - 'I'm His Girl' - Digital Download". Amazon (UK). Retrieved April 13, 2012.
11. ^ "Friends - 'Friend Crush' - Digital Download". Amazon (UK). Retrieved April 13, 2012.

## External links

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Official website

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