As everyone's writing their end of year lists, it seems fitting to revisit Friendly Fires, who - in Pala - delivered one of the finest LPs of the year. New single Blue Cassette stands as a well-rounded representative of the record as a whole, no surprise then that they offered it earlier this year as a free download on iTunes.
Revolving in a twitchy vortex of reversed noises and click-beats, the track boasts all the hallmarks of the bouncy, 80s-inspired synth drive that powers Pala's heart.
What Friendly Fires proved with the album was that they were the indie sweethearts with the intelligence to not be afraid of writing bloody brilliant pop hooks, and Blue Cassette stands as one of the finest examples of that.
Anyone who flicked on the TV over summer will have probably seen some of the band's impressive Reading & Leeds sets, and with tracks like these - the epitome of crowd pleasing hooks paired with slick, trendy coolness - it's plain to see why the band commanded such ecstatic crowds.
Blue Cassette is released on the 12th December.
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