Welsh based electro pop act Friends Electric( who we have previous called ‘Incredible’) release their new single ‘Fireworks’ on the 20th of June( listen to it below). They support it with a series of dates accross the UK.
Based in the former mining town of Neath – or about as far from the hip clubs of London as it’s possible to get without crossing water – Friends Electric are a quartet in their early 20s who formed their first band aged fourteen. Sneaking in to a Soulwax show a few years ago persuaded them to swap their guitars for synths, move together in to a terraced house and do jobs as diverse as delivering pizzas and engineering Abba Mania to fund the purchase of enough equipment to fill their front room.
Friends Electric’s infectious electronic-pop persuaded Frankmusik to snap them up for support and Noisettes to hire them for their first remix. Since then, the band has risen through the ranks with remixes for Kylie, Kelis, We Are Scientists and Ellie Goulding.
“These guys are incredible” – God Is In The TV
LIVE DATES:
10.05.11 – London, Barfly w/ MIAMI HORROR
11.05.11 – York, Stereo
13.05.11 – Sheffield, Bowery
14.05.11 – Radio 1 Big Weekend, Carlisle
21.05.11 – Bristol, Start the Bus
27.05.11 – London, Proud Galleries
29.05.11 – Southampton, Joiners
10.06.11 – Isle Of Wight Festival
17.06.11 – Peterborough, Met
18.06.11 – London, The Big Mix (Macmillan)
18.06.11 – Bournemouth, Champions
28.06.11 – Lancaster, University
09.07.11 – Wakestock Festival
13.07.11 – Somerset House, Blondie Support.
http://soundcloud.com/friendselectricmusic/friends-electric-fireworks
