Brighton indie-poppers Fickle Friends have a spanking brand new single by way of jangly, beat-driven “Brooklyn”, it acts as an ear pleasing follow-up to “Cry Baby” the killer, funk grooved cut which saw them raise their game from those earlier tracks that they first threw online.
Lauding respectably high interest right from their beginnings, the outfit were left to simmer away and develop musically. Road testing their material out amongst the live arenas of festival crowds and such. Gleaning from the feedback they were receiving first-hand has definitely paid dividends as well as growing with their fans and ultimately the fans growing with Fickle Friends. If anything, since they’ve taken the plunge and signed with Polydor, the songs have become tighter mixed and the musicality within has increased suitably, reflecting this.
Fickle Friends have earned their stripes to earn major backing the results in singles “Swim”, “Cry Baby” and now “Brooklyn” speak volumes for themselves. The ability to bring about gently hooky melodies have become a mainstay of Fickle Friends signature sound. Infact it’s just this, that makes them stand out amongst the heavily produced R’n’B driven sounds which have been saturating popular music with a firm grip. What we love about “Brooklyn” is that it doesn’t pander to any pattern in current trends, it’s coolness comes from being genuine to the bands organic ethic which allows the true Fickle Friends authenticity shine out with an enjoyable burst of energetic, jangly pop presence.
Fickle Friends may have been fillers on the festival scene once, going forward with singles of this caliber and a debut album on the way, they’ll be securing the biggest main-stage spots on their own in 2017. Afterall the festival circuit can some way be regarded as their second home, as in effect they’ve been doing their growing up there.