Release: Fickle Friends - Are We Gonna Be Alright

Fickle Friends - Are We Gonna Be Alright

Release date: Friday, January 14th 2022

V2 Records

Fickle Friends are set to embark upon a huge reintroduction as they share their exhilarating new single ‘Love You To Death’. It’s the first track to preview their upcoming second album ‘Are We Gonna Be Alright?’, which will be released on January 14th via Cooking Vinyl. ‘Love You To Death’is a huge statement of intent for Fickle Friends’ second album. A natural modern evolution of the ‘80s sounds that they touched upon in  ‘Weird Years’, it’s first-rate, fun-fuelled funk that’s full of flavours that echo Prince - all the while keeping the killer hooks that infused the band’s original indie-pop sound. What’s more it gives every Friendthe chance to shine. Natti Shiner’s vocals are alive with confidence and charisma; punchy, choppy guitars from Jack Wilson heighten the Prince / Nile Rodgersenergy; and Jack Herrington and Sam Morris bring the tight, insistent rhythms.  

Tracklist:

 1. Love You To Death  1. Love You To Death  2. Not Okay  3. Write Me A Song  4. Alone  5. Glow  6. Pretty Great  7. Load On Your Mind  8. Yeah Yeah Yeah  9. IRL 10. Listen 11. Won't Hurt Myself 12. Are We Gonna Be Alright?   

The rest of ‘Are We Gonna Be Alright?’ matches the standard set by ‘Love You To Death’. ‘Not Okay’ does the unexpected in style, unpredictably leaping from hard-hitting beats to a downbeat croon in the blink of an eye. By contrast, ‘Alone’ is rousing, maximalist alt-pop - a pure-hearted celebration of being back with everyone who matters to you and getting lost in the moment. ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’ thrills with its visceral and angsty electro-punk, while three established fan favourites - ‘Pretty Great’, ‘IRL’ and ‘Won’t Hurt Myself’ - complement the set.  By the time Fickle Friends end with a rare slowburner with the title track, the ‘Are We Gonna Be Alright?’ album proves that they’ve exceeded all expectations. It’s especially remarkable given that the album tells stories of the band’s experiences over the past two years: from break-ups, sanity-questioning levels of anxiety, and the frustration of lockdowns, to the unadorned joy and celebration of being back together as a band again.  Natti adds, “Making this album helped us weather the storm of the last year. It held us together in a time of uncertainty. It gave us purpose when we felt forgotten. When (actual) therapy failed, these songs served as a way to process grief, depression, everything we go through as the anxiously minded creative people we are. This record has been a massive moment of growth for us and I hope you can hear that in the nuances of each song. We are truly excited to share it with the world.”