 | Friko Where We've Been, Where We Go from Here
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| 4.5 superb | ajcollins15 | February 28th 24 |
The debut album from Chicago-based band Friko shows a significant promise in crafting noisy and expansive indie rock. Much of the album embraces the noisy and grand style reminiscent of 2000s indie rock anthems, such as those by Neutral Milk Hotel and The Microphones. The combination of bittersweet lyrics with anthemic instrumentals creates a potent listening experience. "Where we've been, Where we go from here" particularly brings to mind the promise demonstrated by Remo Drive on their own debut album many years ago, albeit without the overt emo influence. Overall, Friko delivers an anthemic and breathtaking indie album that has the potential to become one of my favorites of the year.
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| 3.6 great | Erwann S. STAFF | March 6th 24 |
Friko's debut testifies to a surprising maturity. They nail the noisy indie rock sound they're going for (much less the more somber chamber pop one), with the hard-hitting tracks especially shining thanks to their tight balance between dynamic rhythms and catchy melodies.
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| 4.5 superb | hiryu14 | March 3rd 24 |
i dont like music like this at all but i love this album for some reason?
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| 3.5 great | cjbizzlebizzle | July 28th 24 |
'Crashing Through', 'Chemical' and 'Get Numb To It!' are standout tracks noisy indie rock project. Nice things include the high and varied energy, the tasteful use of noise and at times instant catchiness. One thing that keeps it from going to year-end consideration is anthemic feel of a lot of the choruses, that element becomes a bit overused.
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| 3.4 great | A.R.O. STAFF | April 15th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | TwigTW | January 7th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | BeeRyan | December 5th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | mttgry | August 12th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | tancrni | June 16th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | jlsg | April 29th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | lurxy | March 30th 24 |
| 3.5 great | alamo | March 5th 24 |
| 2.5 average | HugoG | March 2nd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | February 27th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Prancer | February 26th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Handers | February 25th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Sowing STAFF | February 24th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | sncold | February 23rd 24 |
| 5.0 classic | Mser94 | February 22nd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | mallen- | February 21st 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lacking | February 21st 24 |
| 3.0 good | bmelt | February 20th 24 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | February 20th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Emo | February 20th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | anat | February 19th 24 |
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