Friendship (band)

American indie rock band

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Friendship is an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band consists of Dan Wriggins,[1] Michael Cormier-O'Leary,[2] Peter Gill,[3] and Jon Samuels.

## History

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Friendship began in 2015 with the release of their first full-length album, You're Going to Have to Trust Me, on Burst & Bloom.[4] On August 8, 2017, the band premiered a song titled "If You See My Beloved" from their upcoming second full-length album.[5] They premiered another song on Stereogum in October titled "Skip To The Good Part".[6] Their second full-length album, and first on Orindal Records, titled Shock Out Of Season, was released later in 2017.[7] On September 11, 2019, Friendship once again premiered a new song through Stereogum titled "Clairvoyant".[8] One month later, Friendship premiered another song on Stereogum titled "You Might Already Know".[9] The album, Dreamin', was released on November 8, 2019.[10] On July 29th, 2022, the band released their fourth full-length album, Love the Stranger, on Merge Records.[11] Its fifth studio album, Caveman Wakes Up, was released in 2025.

## Discography

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### LPs

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* You're Going to Have to Trust Me (2015, Burst & Bloom)
* Shock Out of Season (2017, Orindal Records)
* Dreamin' (2019, Orindal Records)
* Love the Stranger (2022, Merge Records)
* Caveman Wakes Up (2025, Merge Records)

### EPs

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* F/V Hope (2017, Sleeper Records)

## References

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1. ^ Coyne, Nicholas. "Dan Wriggins (Friendship): 5 Albums That Changed My Life". Tidal. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
2. ^ Friedman, Solomon. "Michael Cormier of Hour and Friendship meditates on memories in "Dinners" from new solo album". WXPN. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
3. ^ "New Track: "Something I've been meaning to tell you" - Hour". The Deli. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
4. ^ "Introducing: Friendship's "You Might Already Know"". Talkhouse. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
5. ^ Rettig, James (August 8, 2017). "Friendship – "If You See My Beloved"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
6. ^ Rettig, James (October 24, 2017). "Friendship – "Skip To The Good Part"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
7. ^ Hojsak, Sarah (October 31, 2017). "Stream Friendship's Shock Out of Season". WXPN. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
8. ^ Rettig, James (September 11, 2019). "Friendship – "Clairvoyant"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
9. ^ Rettig, James (October 14, 2019). "Friendship – "You Might Already Know"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
10. ^ Yoo, Noah; Bloom, Madison (November 8, 2019). "6 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: FKA twigs, Mount Eerie, Moor Mother, and More". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
11. ^ Records, Merge, Friendship - Love the Stranger. Merge Records., retrieved August 30, 2022