Friedberg share their wild new single, ‘Midi 8’ (Marathon Artists)

Friedberg

Share new track ‘Midi 8’

Taken from the debut EP

‘Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah’

out March 19th

(Pre-save / pre-order HERE)

(credit: Henry Gorse)

Hot on the heels of their brilliant recent single ‘Lizzy’, Friedberg – one of the UK’s most exciting all female four-pieces – today share their new track ‘Midi 8’ accompanied by an endearingly trippy video. ‘Midi 8’ is taken from the band’s debut EP ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah’, coming March 19th on Marathon Artists.

Buzzing with a frenetic immediacy, energised by synth and insistent drums, and spotlighting Anna Friedberg’s distinctive, edgy vocals, ‘Midi 8’ is proof of a band willing to push their sound into exciting new realms. The track was born out of a wild studio session Anna had with Daniel Brandt in Berlin, shouting the same 4 lines through the simmering summer heat until they “got manifested in my brain and I started to believe them myself”, Anna explains. The track is dropped alongside a magnetic, mind-bending visual directed by Max Parovsky, set against a sky-blue backdrop, creating the illusion of the band hovering in space.

There is a captivating theme of cowbells running through all of Anna’s music, and in the ‘Midi 8’ video her fascination with them is taken to new heights, as she plays and surfs on a giant cowbell: “My fantasy of surfing a gigantic cowbell finally came true. I’ve waited all my life. Maybe I wrote the song for that mere reason. My wildest dream came true. I think I’m in heaven. Finally!”

Watch ‘Midi 8’ HERE / Listen HERE

Friedberg was born out of a vision to create a totally new sound for London-based Anna Friedberg (writer, vocals, cowbell, guitar, and more cowbell) and backed by a stellar cast of musicians, Emily Linden (guitar, vocals), Cheryl Pinero (bass, vocals) and Laura Williams (drums), they are developing exactly that. Music that is both immediately familiar but also like nothing you’ve ever heard before.

Friedberg, when literally translated, means “peaceful mountain”, but this is far from the frenetic and feisty sound of Anna’s colossal new project and her debut EP ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah’. The full EP’s duality of upbeat, dance-inducing songs and emotionally heavy lyrics on topics of fear, insecurity and the breakdown of a codependent relationship, feel like an all-night party that ends up with new friends on the roof in fuzzy conversation, content in life’s mysteries. Friedberg first released music under this new incarnation in 2019 with the successive release of two stand-out singles, catching the imaginations and attention of everyone and anyone who heard them.

The last year has seen Friedberg grow together, experimenting with all the different skills and talents available to them, refining their distinctive sound and honing their already highly praised live show.  With European headline shows and festival slots already under their belts (Reeperbahn, Eurosonic, BBC Introducing etc), Friedberg have already earned a reputation as one of the most exciting new bands around right now. Simultaneously, they’ve been receiving very impressive amounts of support on the radio across Europe including over 6,000 plays (and a number of playlist additions) including Radio 1, 6 Music, Radio X in the UK while amassing over 6.5 million streams to date. Friedberg’s debut EP is available to pre-order now along with a pre-order of the transparent 12″ vinyl of ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah’. Pre-order here.‘Midi 8’ artwork ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah’ EP Tracklisting:1. Pass Me On2. Lizzy3. Yeah4. Midi 85. Your HollywoodWatch ‘Midi 8’ HERE / Listen HERE Check out ‘Lizzy’ HEREPre-save EP HEREFOLLOW FRIEDBERG : Facebook | Instagram | Spotify