EP Review: Fast Friends – HI T LO IQ

Fast Friends (Tom Peyton, Ryan Spraker and Frederik Thaae) refer to themselves as being ‘very honoured and shocked’ that Dine Alone Records wanted to ‘put out their jams’, despite a musical pedigree (producers for Panic! At The Disco, X Ambassadors and Weezer amongst others) that suggests that they know how to craft a tune or two..that they hope will ‘make you feel uncomfortable’.  The Bay Area/Boston/Denmark trio, collectively based in LA, have been hanging out since 2015 and started making music together in early 2017 (all available through Bandcamp); though this self-produced EP is their first ‘official’ release.   Downer anthem ‘Everybody Will Be Forgotten’ opens up the EP with immediacy and irresistibility. A wonderfully fuzzy chorus implores gang melodies and even bell chimes. It’s f...

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