Unlike some, Friends’ sassy and audacious brand of Rn’Pop wasn’t something that grabbed me from the beginning. Their early tracks, Feelin’ Dank and Friend Crash seemed thin in terms of vocals and lacked that punchy groove that I was looking for. Still, I felt alone, isolated even, so it was a great relief when the band dropped I’m His Girl about a week ago. The track is perhaps one of the most boisterously street smart and gloriously empowered pieces of pop I’ve heard in a long time. The bass line pumps and bops, while the actually pretty intricate vocal arrangements flirt and dictate to the listener, “when you see me walking around with him/I’m not just some other chick”.
The single’s B-side compliments I’m His Girl Perfectly. The cover of Ghost Town DJs’ My Boo isn’t exactly the most polished cover ever, yet it’s fun and adventurous, two words that sum up the band perectly.
Stream the 2 tracks below and check out the band in London on the 27th (The Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen) and 28th (The Shacklewell Arms) of September.