Friedberg share video for new track, ‘Yeah’ & announce first European tour dates

Friedberg

Share the video for their new track,

‘Yeah’

(Watch here)

Announce 2021 tour dates

New EP – ‘YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH’

out now

(Listen here

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(credit: Henry Gorse)

“Brilliant, buzzy debut EP…this lot are going to be sensational live” – The Sunday Times“A gateway into the weird and wonderful world of one of the UK’s buzziest acts” – The Forty-FivePost the release of their greatly received debut EP, ‘YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH’’ last month,  Friedberg are pleased to share the video for featured track ‘Yeah’ whilst also announcing their hotly tipped European tour for November which includes their highly anticipated debut London headline show at Courtyard Theatre. With the imminent, long-awaited return of live music, the band can finally get back to doing what they do best – playing frenzied, raucous shows to packed venues. Pre-sale tickets are available today and general sale is on Friday HERE.

Watch the video for ‘Yeah’ here.

Animated by Patricia Luna and in true Friedberg-esque aesthetics, the visual for ‘Yeah’ is an all out trippy yet truly endearing experience. As frontwoman Anna Friedberg attends a dental appointment in vivid cartoon style, cut-out versions of her band perform alongside molars with legs in Anna’s mouth.

‘Yeah’ flows with the energy and euphoric relief of giving in and letting go, as Anna explains: “My personal anthem for letting go-of everything and anything. From voices in your head, pictures popping up and patterns you have learnt. When we wrote the song we were just dancing to the groove in the studio until all those voices and things disappeared and basically only the yeahs, the beat and bass line remained haha. Dancing yourself clean I suppose.”

Friedberg’s debut 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.

Since releasing the magnetic ‘Pass Me On’ last year, a tune inspired by a drama-filled relationship Anna had and an ode to moving on and moving up, the band have truly made their mark on the scene. Dropping the buzzy track ‘Lizzy’ soon after, this single showcased the band’s  blend of post punk, alt-rock doused in alluring pop sensibilities.

Charged with frenetic immediacy, energised by synth and insistent drums and Anna’s distinctive vocals, ‘Midi 8’ is the single on the EP that proves the band is willing to push their sound into exciting new realms. Born out of a vision to create a totally new sound, London-based, Austrian-born 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 booming sound of Anna’s colossal new project.

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 now along with a pre-order of the transparent 12″ vinyl of ‘YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH’. Listen here.

European tour dates

11th November 2021 – Courtyard Theatre – London

13th November 2021 – Paradiso (Upstairs) – Amsterdam

14th November 2021 – Blue Shell – Cologne

15th November 2021 – Badehaus Szimpla – Berlin

16th November 2021 – Nochtspeicher – Hamburg

18th November 2021 – TapTab – Schaffhausen

19th November 2021 – Humbug – Basel2

0th November 2021 – Kiff – Aarau

22nd November 2021 – Wuk Foyer – Vienna

‘Yeah’ video still

Watch the video for ‘Yeah’ HERE

Listen to the new EP HERE

Watch ‘Midi 8’ HERE

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