Tagged: Gentle Friendly
Video: Gentle Friendly, “Real Fighters”
Even though Gentle Friendly basically make noise music, there’s still something sentimental about it. You can listen to their songs and imagine simultaneously thrashing around in some dude’s grimy basement just as easily as you … read more »
Video: Gentle Friendly, “RIP Static”
So maybe we’re not particularly psyched on creepy stop motion animation first thing in the morning (seriously music video dudes, it was bad enough having to stomach Tool videos where sand people got plates of … read more »
Gentle Friendly, “Clean Breaker” MP3
If Gentle Friendly were a car, they’d be the Ghostbusters ectomobile, which was basically a vehicle with a bunch of rickety junk attached to it—though they’re playing guitars and drums, “Clean Breaker” sounds like it … read more »
RCRD LBL: Gentle Friendly, “Ride Around Shining”
After spending 3+ months with an assortment of Gentle Friendly songs, our favorite thing about them is how they take a bunch of weird noises—lasers, flutes, shitty drum machines—and turn the whole mess into exuberant … read more »
Exclusive Freeload/Q+A: Gentle Friendly, “Five Girl Night”
London’s Gentle Friendly—like No Age (but also nothing like No Age)—make rudimentary and noisy pop songs. They use old keyboards, potentially broken samplers and a drum kit to create songs like “Ride Symbols”, a mess … read more »
