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Make Friends- “Maybe Tomorrow”

“Maybe Tomorrow” is the latest single from English four piece, Make Friends, off of their Loaded Fun EP. The guitar intro gave me Sting and the Police vibes, and while it keeps that vibe, it throws in horn accompaniment and keeps things interesting with a solid smattering of sounds. Clean guitars with a strong-yet-subtle bass track that pops up drive this track forward – think shoegaze without the effects. The inspiration from Foals is easy to see, but I also felt a connection to Vampire Weekend… But only if they slowed down a bit and instead of singing about Oxford [commas] they lived closer to Oxford. You can hear the track below from Soundcloud or add it to your indie Brit pop playlist (brindie pop?) on Spotify. Don’t feel like it right now? Maybe tomorrow. (but seriously, just go check it out it’s literally embedded below)      

Make Friends – “I Lose, You Lose”

Make Friends brings us their latest with “I Lose, You Lose.” The band is a group of friends who started out six years ago, inspired by indie-dance punk of Foals and Bombay Bicycle Club. The track itself is a tight mix of keys, drums, bass, and guitar with the rhythm section doing a lot of the heavy lifting and driving the track forward. The vocals are appropriately treated as another instrument; falling mostly in an upbeat, singsong, falsetto-adjacent range. The beats are undeniable and you can help but at *least* bop your head along, if not break out into dance. Fans of Hot Hot Heat or of Montreal would find a lot to enjoy here, as would anyone with ears. You can hear “I Lose, You Lose” on the band’s Soundcloud, Spotify, or the YouTube embed down below. I won’t spoil if it’s an actual actual music video, so I’ll[...]