Artist	Song
Friendly Fires	Jump In the Pool
from Friendly Fires (2008)
Friendly Fires	Paris
from Friendly Fires (2008)
Friendly Fires	In the Hospital
from Friendly Fires (2008)
Friendly Fires	Skeleton Boy
from Friendly Fires (2008)
Friendly Fires	White Diamonds (Ray Mang Remix) [Bonus Track]
from Friendly Fires (Deluxe Version) (2009)
Friendly Fires	On Board
from Friendly Fires (2008)
Friendly Fires	Kiss of Life
from Friendly Fires (Deluxe Version) (2009)

Comment:

St. Albans trio Friendly Fires have propelled themselves, over the course of two excellent albums and a fecund bunch of groove-inducing tunes, into that mystical golden zone that unites leftfield and mainstream, loose-cannon electronica and straight-up pop, sweaty dancefloor and pub jukebox. The band's self-titled 2008 debut album generated enough interest to pick up a Mercury Prize nomination, as the world woke up to the astral escapism of "Jump in the Pool" (their first hit), the big-dreaming charm of "Paris" and the rocked-up funk of "In the Hospital". It was like filtering the '80s through two decades of Ibiza: their sound retained the crispness of the new, and was fleshed out in impressive style on fizzing follow-up album Pala (2011) which boasts too many highlights to mention — we'd pick out "Hawaiian Air" and "Blue Cassette" as the ideal means to get acquainted.

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