Fickle Friends
Sun-drenched indie pop with a heavy 80s heartbeat. Shimmering synths and funky basslines for when you need to feel like the lead in a coming-of-age movie.
Sun-drenched indie pop with a heavy 80s heartbeat. Shimmering synths and funky basslines for when you need to feel like the lead in a coming-of-age movie.
Fickle Friends create music that feels like a permanent summer vacation, even when the lyrics are wrestling with the anxieties of early adulthood. Their sound is a meticulously crafted blend of 80s synth-pop nostalgia and modern indie sensibilities, characterized by bright, crystalline production and rhythms that demand movement. It is the sonic equivalent of a neon sign flickering in the dusk: vibrant, catchy, and slightly restless.
What sets them apart is the interplay between Natassja Shiner's airy, effortless vocals and a rhythm section that leans heavily into funk-inspired basslines and palm-muted guitar work. While many of their contemporaries lean into the 'dream' part of dream-pop, Fickle Friends stay grounded in a sharp, percussive energy. Every track feels engineered for a festival crowd, utilizing high-fidelity 'snap' and layered harmonies to create an immersive, feel-good wall of sound.
Start with their debut album, 'You Are Someone Else'. It is a masterclass in modern British indie-pop, containing their most essential hits like 'Glue' and 'Swim'. It perfectly captures the band's ability to turn internal overthinking into an external dance party, making it the ideal gateway into their neon-soaked discography.
Fickle Friends are an English indie rock band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The band formed in 2013, and is made up of Natassja Shiner (vocals, keyboard), Harry Herrington (bass, backing vocals), Sam Morris (drums) and Jack Wilson (keyboards). Natassja met Sam at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and met Harry, Jack, and former member Chris the following year in BIMM Brighton. After two years touring the UK and Europe without a label or publisher and playing 53 festivals across 2 years, Fickle Friends signed to Polydor Records. The band recorded their debut album in Los Angeles with Mike Crossey and it was released on 16 March 2018 during a promotional UK tour. Fickle Friends' debut album You Are Someone Else was released on 16 March that year, and entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 9.
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