We're a nice and generous band...
Yeah, right. *sticks finger down throat*
You could add naive and potentially desperate to the list too, but to prove that we really are nice and generous (kalau boleh taknak la naive and potentially desperate sangat kot?), all our songs are fully
DOWNLOADABLE. For
no charge at all.
It's simple. Tak payah add the band kat MSN dah. Just:-
1) Get to our myspace page
2) Scroll down to the discography section.
3) Right click on any song you want and
'Save Target As'.
Some of you have pointed out that Myspace's player wasn't working. Well, while Tom works on rectifying that, you guys can listen to our songs on the player below. Might be a bit odd-looking and slow, but just press play and let it load...it works fine.
I made this music player at MyFlashFetish .com.
What people have said about The Fridays:-
"Gila lebat...macam bagus jer..." -
Our friends
"...lu sek2 emola brader.boleh masuk geng2 The fridays la.hahahahaha....fuck emo..." -
One of the little charmers at Valentine's@Havana. We find this remark very, well, amusing! I mean, us? Emo? LOL
"Ini band lima bintang!" -
Fathullah Luqman Yusuf
Perhaps in my view The Fridays display music which represents the voice of triumphed rejects, out casted, those who live in the corner of the class, those who don't give a fuck about the system...average daily heroes facing the already fabricated, plastic and materialistic world." -
Stalin Mark of UnderOneLabel Webzine
"What the fuck is this band hanging around in i-bands? They could be the next OAG..." -
Siang, Umbrella Records exec, meaning NO disrespect at all for www.i-bands.net
"One of the many promising young bands on MySpace which have really snagged my ears. An almost perfect balance of great indie melodies, with some jangle and bits of punkish barre chords for a bit of dirt. Also blessed with confident singing and songwriting (a rare quality amongst new local bands)." -
Joe Kidd, RICECOOKER
"Who the hell are these guys?" -
Half the crowd at I-bands Music Showcase 2, Tunestone Studio Klang, Aug 2006
Here are the young men...
Why
The Fridays?
The very essence of The Fridays as a name is simply an unassuming, practical name that
works.
Coming to life out of sheer boredom in the somewhat transition periods of their lives,
The Fridays, the main nucleus featuring socially impaired dork
Acap F, local pinup boy
Adib Azhari, the 'sixth Stroke'
Syn Zulkifli (soon to leave in 2006 to attend college) and 'son of Mike Joyce'
Abdul Azim, powered by bags and bags of
Chilli Cheese Corntos and a steady diet of
Yasmin Ahmad movies, started out playing the
most idiotic and absurd rock & roll to ever come from an Ampang band. A few years down the line, nothing much has changed. The band
still plays idiotic, absurd rock & roll with the addition of guitar anti-hero
Yan Jimbit on guitars and mild mannered suburban punk rocker turned avantgarde minimalist
Chey Bacteria replacing Azim (currently with pop combo Apple Juice).
Basically the music can be described as
bad-pop-music-played-by-easily-satisfied-simpletons, but
indie pop/indie rock with punk rock leanings in all the right places is obviously a better description.
Indie pop/indie rock laced with ironic optimism.
Upcoming Shows...
None at the moment.
Vid Of The Moment...
The band performing
FM, Nirvana's
About A Girl and
Girl On Fire live at
A Tribute To Nirvana, Paul's Place last February.
Discography...
"With her dozen cats and her Haagen Dazs..."
2005 - Bigger Than The Both Of Us EP (Self Released)
Release Date: April 16th 2005
Siang's (Umbrella Records exec) favourite Friday record. The band's first foray into the whole recording thing, Bigger Than The Both Of Us was recorded in 2 hours on April 15th 2005 at ArtXCite Studio and two singles were released online on i-bands.net the following day.
Track Listing
1. Slingshot
2. Art School Cool
3. Lisa Simpson
4. Cheque
5. Leaving
"Long rainy nights across November, stand in the shade..."
2006 - Love, Hate And Other Four Letter Words EP (Self Released)
Release Date: January 20th 2006
The sophomore slump =P. Most tracks have since been consistently featured in live performances. Love, Hate And Other Four Letter Words was recorded in a week at ArtXCite Studio and was released on January 20th 2006 and went on sale at Acoustic Music Station, Pertama Complex and Perfect Music, Campbell Complex on the same day.
Track Listing
1. Intro
2. White Socks & Dirty Clothes
3. I'm (Not) Over You
4. These Are The Days
5. Sundae
6. Turn Around
"Steal your sister's babydoll dress and let's rock out like it's 1994..."
2006 - My Blur Baby EP (Self Released)
Release Date: August 5th 2006
The 'cute one'. Comments include "Treading dangerously between painfully sweet pop melodies and driving rock & roll..." and "A guilty pleasure...". My Blur Baby was recorded at ArtXCite Studio in one night on July 9th 2006 and was released on August 5th 2006 at I-bands Music Showcase 2 at Tunestone Studio Klang.
Track Listing
1. Farting In A Car Full of People Isn't Rude, It's Screwed Up
2. Mr Biggles
3. Wondermilk
4. Mocha
5. Dancefloor
6. My Blur Baby
"I wanna try and date Natalie and Serena C..."
2007 - Underdosing EP (Self Released)
Release Date: Feb 15th 2007
"Rapid growth..." "Mellow, very uncharacteristic of the band..." "Controversial...". FM, When We Win Blast Off and Altantuya were banned from radio while at the same time remaining favourites at live shows. Underdosing was recorded at ArtXCite Studio over three days starting from Jan 27th 2007, enjoyed a launching at MMU Malacca on Feb 13th 2007, and was released on Feb 15th 2007.
Track Listing
1. FM
2. Girl On Fire
3. When We Win Blast Off
4. Innocent
5. Free
6. Mad Pash
7. Altantuya
Compilations:2006 - Come Together (Umbrella Records)
"Slingshot"
2006 - Revenge Of The Independents CD Sampler (Umbrella Records)
"Sundae"
2006 - Free Your Mind (ChaoticHeart Records)
"Mr Biggles"
Videography:
2007 - Valentine's Gig, Live At Little Havana (Zero Studios)
"Sundae" and "Slingshot"
Links...
- The Fridays strongly
detest any sort of violence or discrimination against women. Check out the Women's Aid Organization of Malaysia
- The ultimate
Edie Sedgwick site, Edie: Girl On Fire Official Site
- The Official Site of Douglas Coupland
- Our favourite filmmaker, Yasmin Ahmad
- Spiritual home of the underground, GIGGERS
- Big Boss, Umbrella Records
- Dance, dance, dance to the radio! In particular, TraxxFM's Alternation
- Less-than-dynamic duo, The Auroras
- New wave pop Malaya, Apple Juice
- Everybody's favourite electro-poet, Adam Kasturi
- Jangle pop dolls of Subang Jaya, Boneca
- Aggressive youth, Civil Disorder
- The rebirth of Limited Garden, Elektro
- Scorching siblings, ASNA
- Lush, smooth, indulging, Cloudburst
- Borneo pop with attitude, Radiogravity Lamepost
- Indie rock, Lembah Keramat-style, Faraday
Contacting The Band...
email:
[email protected]
phone: 0163037308 (Acap) or 0122383014 (Yan)
Don't worry. We play for
FREE. If we are absolutely skint we might ask you for some gas and food money but in normal situations consider us there to rock out and have fun.
Spiritual Home 1:- CDM XCite Studio
Edie Sedgwick.
(1943 - 1971)
Muse, Goddess, The Original It Girl.
Ciao baby.
RIP
