Friendly Fires from St Albans 
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Friendly Fires are an English dance punk band from St Albans, Hertfordshire.
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 the 2009 Mercury Prize on 21 July 2009.
Friendly Fires met at St Albans School. At age 14, the members formed their first band, a post-hardcore outfit called First Day Back which existed until they began university. During this time lead singer Ed Macfarlane released his own music (under his own name) through the electronica label Skam, and Precinct Recordings.
Upon leaving university they formed a new band inspired by dance music, "lush shoegaze melodies", and classic pop songwriting. The name Friendly Fires originates from the opening track of the Section 25 LP Always Now. The band consider German techno label Kompakt, Carl Craig and Prince to be their greatest influences.
In late 2007, they became the first unsigned band to appear on Channel 4's Transmission programme. Their single "Paris" achieved "Single of The Week" in The Guardian newspaper, NME magazine, and also on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show.
- Similar artists:
- Delphic
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- Miike Snow
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Spy__'s loved tracks on Last.fm
by spy__
on 2010-09-04 12:33:49315 tracks "a playlist with the loved tracks of 'spy__'. powered by last.fm"
featuring Goldfrapp, Hurts, Kids Of 88, Firefox AK, Calexico
tags mixed
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Britpop in the Noughties
by atzedevrieze
on 2010-09-01 19:55:3079 tracks "british guitar pop music from the first ten years of the century, dominated by bands like Franz Ferdinand and The Libertines."
featuring The Enemy, Franz Ferdinand, Archie Bronson Outfit, Pete And The Pirates, Sons And Daughters, Los Campesinos!, The Coral, Hard-FI, Milburn, Little Man Tate
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Tom & EL's 60th birthday party
by foxbase.alpha
on 2010-08-29 07:58:0537 tracks "The Sonic Jihad slot (11-3am), 31st July 2010"
featuring Hercules And Love Affair, Maps, Holy Fuck, David Bowie, Friendly Fires, LCD Soundsystem, Midnight Juggernauts, Beck, MGMT
tags pop alternative rock electronic indie shoegaze r&b/soul hip-hop/rap dance alternrock 20
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several songs 24.08
by cosbos
on 2010-08-23 17:21:24321 tracks "songs simular to these songs on last fm"
featuring Greg Laswell, Sara Melson, Brett Dennen, Angus & Julia Stone, The Rescues, Johnathan Rice, Ida Maria, Meaghan Smith, Erin McCarley, Missy Higgins
tags mix
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Filip933's loved tracks on Last.fm
by filip933
on 2010-08-17 23:19:12173 tracks "a playlist with the loved tracks of 'filip933'. powered by last.fm"
featuring The Cure, The Roots, Wavves, Chew Lips, Klaxons, Foals, Best Coast, Arcade Fire, Jenny Owen Youngs
tags poland
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by ageversluis
on 2010-08-17 13:22:01529 tracks "playlist with numbers from @de_mac"
featuring Various Artists - AC/DC Tribute, Animal Collective, Anne Soldaat, Arctic Monkeys
tags rock mac indie pop other dubstep drum bass alternative electronic world hard elektronisch alternatief folk country soul perfect music hip-hop general mainstream blues punk funk electronica/dance rock/pop punkrock oldies industrial electropop unknown techno soundtrack hip hop/rap andere vocal ska roll rap r&b noise metal lo-fi grunge fuzz-folk electro dance classic 131 www.house-maniacs.com unreleased trance styles rock/rap reggae psychedelic nederpop klassieke house heavy hardcore gabberpunk dutch americana alternrock akoestisch
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Most Played
by dirtyfrog
on 2010-08-16 23:04:10237 tracks "My most played tracks from iTunes"
featuring American Head Charge, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Arctic Monkeys, Auf Der Maur, Belleruche
tags rock pop styles indie punk miscellaneous soundtracks dance electronic music metal industrial imports hard country
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Pimms O'Clock
by adamrobertson1
on 2010-08-13 23:00:5249 tracks "I Make It Pimms O'Clock!"
featuring 808 State, The Beloved, Leftfield, Sneaker Pimps, Groove Armada, A Man Called Adam, Moloko, Kinobe, Aim, Mr. Scruff
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Barrewar01's loved tracks on Last.fm
by barrewar01
on 2010-08-12 00:10:39792 tracks "a playlist with the loved tracks of 'barrewar01'. powered by last.fm"
featuring Two Door Cinema Club, Best Coast, Röyksopp, The New Wine, Ginger Ninja, Go Back To The Zoo
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BBC 6 Music Playlist
by hidden/anonymous
on 2010-08-11 21:48:10446 tracks "6 Music Playlist"
featuring Vampire Weekend, Peter Bjorn And John, Friendly Fires, Pixies, MGMT, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Feist, LCD Soundsystem
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