It's truly adorable when musicians have their own fan-girl/boy-moments admiring music made by someone else. While watching today's birthday-wish-video you can tell how enthusiastic Taylor from brand new friend is about their cover of one of Arcade Fire's compositions. Let's see if you have a fan-girl/boy-feel too when listening to the foursome's take on 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)' ....
Back when carpe carmina turned 3 years old ...
... the four musically-gifted millennials that form brand new friend had just released their debut EP 'American Wives' (out since May 18 in 2016) to high acclaim; fancied for its charmingly raw and uplifting, smart sound, it soon got airplay on RKC (both carmina suavia and Ralph's Indie Show championed it) and caught the attention of BBC Radio as well (carpe carmina, among others, saw the indie-pop-outfit's huge potential early on and was lucky to premiere one of their demo recordings ('Forgetting Your Birthday') in july 2016). After a constant current of covers and demos had been uploaded to their soundcloud, the young foursome set out on their first tour – and that at the 'band age' of one year only. Building quite the momentum throughout, sessions with Ping Music Shop and gigs all over ireland were booked, a cool merchandise line was established and the keen adolescents eventually signed with Strange World Management; however, the quartet took time, too, to support charities (Help Musicians NI) and fellow northern irish bands (The Winter Passing, Little Arcadia) alike. As brand new friend recently put a brand new single out there (get a physical copy of 'Your Friends Hate Me' at bnf's live shows or download the song from their bandcamp), performed at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend (on the 'BBC Introducing' stage; check on the footage here) and confirmed a festival slot at Sea Sessions later this month, it couldn't look any brighter for them right now. And that surely is well-earned.
Music well worth listening to ...
... as even in their covered songs the characteristic raw charm and infectious energy of brand new friend's music is showing. This one merges the best of contradictions – what keeps it exciting and fresh: it's delightful and sad at the same time, blissful and vibrant at once. Now always remember, kids – with good reason, castlerock lo-fi pop rolls off your tongue as smoothly as brand new friend's sound is likable.
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