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Friendly Fires is a 3 member electro pop band from the UK.

The interview is with lead singer Ed Macfarlane.

Topics include:

his 1st impression of their hit “Paris”, how he describes their music, artists & music inspiring him these days, his experiences with producers and his future songwriting & production interests, the (!)1995 CD he bought the day of our interview, his take on live shows, and plans for 2010 & beyond – including a new CD!

During our interview Ed refers to 5 artists/bands. Here are the links if you’d like to learn more about them:

Chris clarke: http://www.myspace.com/throttleclark
DFA/Tim Goldsworthy: http://www.myspace.com/dfarecords
Mathew Jonson: http://www.myspace.com/mathewjonson
Big L: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L
chck chck chk: http://www.myspace.com/chkchkchk

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A side note:

Comparing some White Lies and Friendly Fires interview responses was interesting…eg, for Ed (Friendly Fires) catchy hooks is important, whereas Charles of White Lies sees hooks as rather short sighted road to creating music. I think both bands are talented, and are successful in their own rights.

Catchy hooks are great for their fun, and sometimes intentional lack of depth. This music is needed as a release, as a ‘joy’, and for something to sing along to, just as much as lyrics/music from a band like White Lies are needed for their full, complex sounds & lyrics & storylines. Thanks to them for including a 20piece orchestra for its beauty and richness, while thanks to Friendly Fires for the samba-ing and jangly beats..making us feel, on a few songs, that we’ve all flown to Rio for a few minutes.

So, unless your criteria is ‘longevity’ — who’s to say what’s better? Enjoy…

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