Friendly Fires Announce Their First New Album in Eight Years, Share New Song “Silhouettes”
Photo by Dan Wilton
Eight years after their last album, British indie-rockers Friendly Fires announced their third album on Monday afternoon. Inflorescent will be out on Aug. 16, and today we’re hearing a new taste of it.
“Silhouettes” is a bossa-disco boogie, textured with polyrhythmic drums and several layers of melody. Spaced synths flitter over a locked in bass groove, creating a vibrant palette for the propulsive tune. Ed McFarlane’s gauzy vocals glide over the track, sunnily singing of a revitalized former flame.
Inflorescent is said to be filled with summery tracks like “Silhouettes.” Per a press release, the album was inspired “by experiencing the here and now, by hanging out and dancing in clubs together as a trio again,” and is “very much about living in the present; about not being afraid, seizing the moment, casting aside doubts and pursuing the things you love.” The album was co-produced by Mark Ralph, James Ford and Disclosure across several London studios.
Inflorescent is due out Aug. 16 via Casablanca Records/Polydor. Listen to “Silhouettes” below, then keep scrolling to find the album’s details and a handful of Friendly Fires tour dates.
