Hello there

Last night we entered the high-pressure world of national radio deejaying. Despite Edd's misguided Zane Lowe impression and my endless repetition of the word 'er', I think we fared pretty well- you can judge for yourselves HERE. After we'd finished, broadcasting titan The Big Dawg came into the studio to tell us how much he enjoyed the show, and we were lucky enough to catch it on camera.



We gave our new single, Skeleton Boy, its exclusive first spin during the takeover. Its a re-recorded version that we did with Paul Epworth with more synths and bounce than the album version. If you hate us for changing it from the album version, we don't really care that much- listen to whichever one you like best. Or both; its not a contest. The single comes out as a 12" and a download on 2nd March, but we will be selling it as an extremely limited and remarkably desirable etched one-sided 7" on the NME Tour. Fill your boots, future eBay millionaires!

Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy


We made this video for the song just before Christmas. As you can see, it involves us dressing up as nihilist street mimes and playing black instruments in a completely black studio. Millions of polystyrene balls flew around as if propelled by poltergiest, forcing their way into our mouths, ears, sinuses and navels. The little blighters were still emerging from our bodies some weeks after the shoot. Hope this doesn't gross you out too much as you watch it.

Enjoy, possums!

J