Friendly Fire Recordings

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FRIENDLY FIRE T-SHIRTS

shirts

We're proud to present our very own Friendly Fire t-shirts! These shirts are printed on soft unisex Alternative Apparel cotton and are guaranteed to make you the coolest person in your township or locality. Two colors available: red on white, or black on heather grey. They're both stylish and comfy, and everybody will know what good musical taste you have.

Choose your color and size below:

GRAY - $14

WHITE - $14


$18

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ASOBI SEKSU
Citrus Vinyl LP
FFR-011

This is our first vinyl release and we couldn't be happier with how it's turned out! Asobi Seksu's already-classic sophomore album is now available on 180-gram vinyl with a stunningly beautiful gatefold sleeve. It Includes a download card for the entire album PLUS bonus remixes from CSS and Ulrich Schnauss. "Citrus" contains eleven slices of guitar-swirling, sweet-and-sour, bilingual dream pop. Frontwoman Yuki's voice is more assured than ever, swinging from a girlish falsetto to plaintive laments and switching effortlessly between Japanese and English lyrics, all the while anchored by the lush, turbulent guitar of James Hanna. This is the sound of a band coming into its own, and having fun doing it. Released November 25, 2008. PRE-ORDER NOW!

1. Everything is On
2. Strawberries
3. New Years
4. Thursday
5. Strings
6. Pink Cloud Tracing Paper
7. Red Sea
8. Goodbye
9. Lions and Tigers
10. Nefi and Girly
11. Exotic Animal Paradise
12. Mizu Asobi


$10

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WINDMILL
Puddle City Racing Lights CD
FFR-010

A heady distillation of US indie (think Built To Spill, Guided By Voices, Mercury Rev and Flaming Lips), early ‘70s melancholia and twisted folk-pop, Windmill's " Puddle City Racing Lights" is an accomplished debut album and completely the vision of one man. Born and raised in a small town in Southern England and now residing in London, Matthew Thomas Dillon possess a distinctive voice that sounds like Neil Young on a helium comedown and his lyrics speak to the detritus of modern life – airport lounges, plastic chairs, flourescent lights. Dillon produces songs that swell with bruised emotions, fragile melodies and bombastic orchestration. Released July 22, 2008.

1. Tokyo Moon
2. Boarding Lounges
3. Fluorescent Lights
4. Newsflash
5. Plastic Pre-Flight Seats
6. The Planning Stopped
7. Asthmatic
8. Fashion House
9. Plasticine Plugs
10. Tilting Trains
11. Fit
12. Replace Me
13. Racing
14. Shutters


$10

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CAMPHOR
Drawn To Dust CD
FFR-009

Camphor's Drawn to Dust offers up a dark but catchy listening experience reminiscent in flashes of artists like Beck, Nick Cave, Sufjan Stevens, Sparklehorse, Brian Wilson, Calexico, Wilco and late-era Talk Talk. Features contributions from members of Beirut and Mercury Rev - this is absolutely lovely, stunning stuff. Released April 1, 2008.

1. Daybreak
2. Deconstructed
3. The Sweetest Tooth
4. Button Up
5. Tired Light
6. Immolation
7. Beauty in Ruins
8. Castaway
9. Bones
10. So Lucky...
11. Confidences Shattered
12. Mistakes
13. Sundown


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THE WHITSUNDAYS
S/T CD
FFR-008

It could just as easily be 1967. But no matter the year, Edmonton, Alberta's the Whitsundays certainly have a knack for writing yellowed, reverb-wrapped pop music, borrowing from the grand tradition of English psychedelia, garage, and vintage organ rock. With reverent nods to the flower-picking whimsy of the Zombies, the red-faced bluster of the Animals, and the delightful inanity of Syd Barrett, the Whitsundays' self-titled debut is a vintage gem, and a charming hodgepodge of '60s musical ephemera. Featuring members of Faunts and Shout Out Out Out Out. Released January 22, 2008.

1. Loralee
2. Falling Over
3. I Want It All
4. It Must Be Me
5. Antisocial
6. Sorry James
7. The Ways of the Sweet Talking Boys
8. Already Gone
9. Bring It On Home
10. Whitsunday Morning Theme


$7

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FAUNTS
M4 Digital EP
FFRD-001

Originally written for a live performance hosted by the Film And Video Arts Society, M4 (which includes the song "M4 Part II," as featured in the video game "Mass Effect") is composed of scores originally created to accompany three independent short films. Harnessing the use of electronics and synthesizers, Faunts have gathered material that is more ambient and atmospheric than their previous work, but still demonstrates their love for layered melodies and sparkling electronics. This is a nearly album-length digital EP - we have a VERY LIMITED quantity of physical copies and will not be repressing them, so if you want a CD copy, order now! Released January 7, 2008.

1. M4 (Part II)
2. Sleepwalker
3. M4 (Part I)
4. Meno Mony Falls
5. Of Nature


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THE OLD SOUL
S/T CD
FFR-007

Deep-fried Grandaddy rock, horn-led Elephant 6 pop and zydeco stomps all find a home in the warmth of the Old Soul's three-minute ditties - the Canadian band's self-titled debut album is a vast collection of pop, calypso, folk, rock, country & western and gypsy exotica, like some sort of genre-ignoring modern Frankenstein. Released April 17, 2007.

1. P is for Protein
2. River of Daughters
3. Boobie Trap
4. Robert Wyatt
5. Fuck It
6. Nectar of the Nitwit
7. Vege-Tables
8. All My Godz
9. Better B Good
10. Take Care & Brush Your Hair
11. Wives & Losers
12. Shotgun Wedding
13. & a Mexican Divorce
14. I'd Love You in the Haystack


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ELK CITY
New Believers CD
FFR-006

On their third and best album, Elk City (which features guitarist Sean Eden from dream-pop pioneers Luna) calls upon a wide palette of influences: 1960's psychedelic bands such as Love, the girl group sounds of classic Motown, 1970's proto-punk heroes John Cale and Television, and 1980's alternative rock such as The Smiths and The Pixies. Released April 17, 2007.

1. Cherries in the Snow
2. Little Brother
3. Silver Lawyers
4. Los Cruzados
5. White Walls
6. Totally Free
7. You Got Me
8. My Type of Criminal
9. Melody
10. Nighttime
11. Magic Door


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DAVID & THE CITIZENS
Until the Sadness is Gone CD
FFR-005

A truly remarkable album: jubilant, melodic, and intelligent. Lovingly arranged, lyrically moving, and distinctively Scandinavian. Heartstring-tugging, but still a hell of a lot of fun. From the whooping klezmer clarinet on opening track “The End” (which works surprisingly well in the context of an indie pop song) to the bouncy harmonies of “New Direction,” “Until the Sadness is Gone” is a confident and catchy release from one of Sweden’s greatest exports since Ikea. Released October 31, 2006.

1. The End
2. Graycoated Morning
3. Until the Sadness is Gone
4. Never A Bottom
5. New Direction
6. Long Days
7. Sore Feet & Blisters
8. On All American Winds
9. Let's Not Fall Apart
10. Silverjacketgirl
11. As You Fall (I Watch With Love)


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ASOBI SEKSU
Citrus CD
FFR-004

Twelve slices of guitar-swirling, sweet-and-sour, bilingual dream pop. Frontwoman Yuki’s voice is more assured than ever, swinging from a girlish falsetto to plaintive laments and switching effortlessly between Japanese and English lyrics, all the while anchored by the lush, turbulent guitar of James Hanna. This is the sound of a band coming into its own, and having fun doing it. Released May 30, 2006.

1. Everything is On
2. Strawberries
3. New Years
4. Thursday
5. Strings
6. Pink Cloud Tracing Paper
7. Red Sea
8. Goodbye
9. Lions and Tigers
10. Nefi and Girly
11. Exotic Animal Paradise
12. Mizu Asobi


$7

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DAVID & THE CITIZENS
S/T CDEP
FFR-003

Six-song EP featuring some of the best songs from the band's history, including several that are difficult to find even in their home country of Sweden. Catchy, propulsive indie-pop, recommended for fans of Neutral Milk Hotel. Released March 7, 2006.

1. Graycoated Morning
2. Now She Sleeps in a Box in the Good Soil of Denmark
3. Big Chill
4. Let Me Put It This Way
5. Summer In No-Man's Land
6. Let's Not Fall Apart


$10

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FAUNTS
High Expectations/Low Results CD
FFR-002

Debut release from Canada's Faunts. Shimmering walls of pink noise with dreamy, languorous guitar, gently-treated vocals, and swimmingly beautiful melodies. Recommended for fans of Mogwai, Sigur Rós, and Slowdive. Released October 18, 2005.

1. High Expectations
2. Instantly Loved
3. Memories Of Places We've Never Been
4. Place I've Found
5. Parler De La Pluie Et Du Beau Temps
6. Will You Tell Me Then
7. Twenty-Three
8. Gone With The Day
9. Low Results


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ASOBI SEKSU
S/T CD
FFR-001

Self-titled debut release from one of NYC's most talked-about indie bands. Asobi Seksu melds a pop sensibility with the mighty guitar squalls of James Hanna and Yuki Chikudate's gorgeous, English/Japanese vocals. The result is a truly awesome album. Released May 18, 2004.

1. I'm Happy But You Don't Like Me
2. Sooner
3. Umi De No Jisatsu
4. Walk On The Moon
5. Let Them Wait
6. Taiyo
7. It's Too Late
8. End At The Beginning
9. Asobi Masho




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VARIOUS ARTISTS
Friendly Fire Recordings 2007 Sampler

Free with every order while supplies last.

Friendly Fire's first sampler features two tracks each from each of our
artists: Asobi Seksu, David & the Citizens, Elk City, Faunts, the Old
Soul, and new signings the Whitsundays. Good stuff! This sampler is FREE
with any order, or just $1 (to cover postage) if ordered on its own.

1. Elk City - Cherries in the Snow
2. David & the Citizens - Now She Sleeps in a Box in the Good Soil of Denmark
3. Asobi Seksu - Thursday
4. The Whitsundays - It Must Be Me
5. The Old Soul - Nectar of the Nitwit
6. Asobi Seksu - I'm Happy But You Don't Like Me
7. Faunts - Memories of Places We've Never Been
8. Elk City - Los Cruzados
9. The Old Soul - River of Daughters
10. The Whitsundays - Sorry James
11. Faunts - Will You Tell Me Then
12. David & the Citizens - The End


$13

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ASOBI SEKSU
Spaceland Presents: Asobi Seksu
[at the Echo – October 6th, 2006]

Asobi Seksu’s first live album captures the wild energy and pop bliss that has brought the band international acclaim. It includes “I’m Happy But You Don’t Like Me,” “Thursday,” “New Years” and a great cover of The Crystals’ “Then He Kissed Me.”

1. Intro
2. New Year
3. Strawberries
4. Pink Cloud Trading Paper
5. Strings
6. Nefi & Girly
7. Sooner
8. Thursday
9. Goodbye
10. I'm Happy But You Don't Like Me
11. Red Sed 7:49
12. Then He Kissed Me

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