Friko
Where we've been, Where we go from here
AllMusic 80点相当
Paste 89点相当
サビになると、エモーショナルな感じになり
盛り上がる。
そのあたりの曲構成と、きれいなメロディからすると、
JJ72 とか Kean とかを思い起こす。
米国の声を震わすタイプの2000年代が旬のSSWのだれか忘れたｗ も
思い起こした。
英国かと思ったら、米国発だった。
https://www.allmusic.com/album/where-weve-been-where-we-go-from-here-mw0004126654
A project launched in Chicago in 2019, Friko's profile rose steadily through bookings at famed local venues, festival appearances including Bonnaroo, prominent playlisting, and favorable press coverage on the strength of their early short-form releases. The band's debut album, Where we've been, Where we go from here, manages to live up to the hype thanks to consistently vulnerable, impassioned material that oscillates between desperate ballads and cathartic rockers with memorable choruses. This effect is maximized by the high-strung delivery of bandleader Niko Kapetan, who effortlessly navigates the album's high-contrast sequencing. Where we've been, Where we go from here was produced by Friko (the duo of Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger) and Scott Tallarida and recorded mostly live in the studio -- and sounds like it. One of the more striking aforementioned contrasts occurs with the midway pairing of "For Ella" and "Chemical," in which "For Ella" is a ghostly, half-whispered, strings-accompanied piano ballad with a classical-romantic vibe and dramatic musical twists (sudden crescendos, close-harmony backing vocals, atmospheric noise) that, collectively, could pass for a timeless movie theme.
シカゴで立ち上げ
創設メンバーのNiko Kapetan（ボーカル、ギター）と Luke Stamos（ベース）は幼稚園からの友人で、シカゴ郊外で育ち、その後高校時代にBailey Minzenberger（ドラム）と出会う。
1st
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