Friendly Fires - Pala

by Alison on May 14, 2011

      Since I've moved to New York, there has been only one band that I've had issues with finding someone to go to their concert. That band is Friendly Fires. I don't know why people haven't heard them or don't want to go, but after the release of their second album, Pala, I'm sure I will never have a problem with getting people to see them with me ever again.

SIDENOTE: For the record, I finally went to a Friendly Fires concert and IT WAS EPIC. Lead singer Ed MacFarlane is the best dancer I have ever witnessed. 

    Anyway, Pala is a perfect followup to their self-titled debut; it shows progression and full-development of their sound. I honestly like every track on the album and had a hard time deciding which one to include for y'all. Their first single "Blue Cassette" is such a strong track and is best listened to at loud decibels. I literally said aloud to myself "THIS IS AWESOME" when I first heard "Hurting." "Chimes" might be my favorite--after 16 listens of the album, I'm 85% sure of this--but then I get another track stuck in my head and I question myself. I chose to include in this post "Pala," the title track. "Pala" is the slowest, but overall sexiest song on the album. "Pala" is a reference to the island in Aldous Huxley's novel, Island,  which is the utopian counterpart to Brave New World, making "Pala" the most intellectual/hipster-cred song as well. Pala will be released in the US on May 24, but full streams of the album are available online for those who can't wait. As a heads up, if you want to accompany me to their free show this summer at Central Park, let me know! I wish I was half-kidding... 

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