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On the eve of the release of the much anticipated debut album (Manifest!, out June 4^th) Brooklyn party starters Friends now share the offbeat, effervescent album track ‘Home’, as premiered by Lauren Laverne on 6Music.

Manifest! is available to pre-order from Rough Trade (with a bonus disc), iTunes, Amazon and all retailers.

We are thrilled to share the debut European tour dates for the incredible Reptar, ahead of the release of debut album “Body Faucet” on July 2nd. This will be the first time the band tour the UK/Europe – with noted support slots with Friends in London and Liars in Berlin as well as their debut headline show in London at Birthdays and a headline show at David Lynch’s new club du jour Silencio in Paris. All tour dates and ticket links can be found below.

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Friends will perform a very special in-store at Rough Trade East on Bank Holiday Monday June 4th starting at 5pm. Wristbands for the show will be allocated to those who purchase debut album ‘Manifest!’ on CD or LP vinyl at Rough Trade East on the day of the in-store, with any remaining wristbands to be given out 1 hour prior to the stage time. Wristbands are strictly limited to one per person. More details can be found here.

Every album purchased from Rough Trade will be accompanied by a limited edition bonus disc which is exclusive to Rough Trade.

Pre-order ‘Manifest!’ from Rough Trade here

Reptar have unveiled the video for their new single Sebastian directed by Deadhorse, Ben Fries and Jesse Cain – who have also created memorable promos for the likes of Kindness, Holy Ghost, and Theophilus London.

The clip combines performance footage of Reptar’s lead singer Graham Ulicny , shot from several angles simultaneously to create a surreal and cubistic effect, with living tableaus. The tableaus depict the story of Saint Sebastian, the Christian saint and martyr and earliest gay icon, who was tied to a tree and shot with arrows before ultimately being clubbed to death for his criticism of the Emperor.

Friends have unveiled the video for their new single Mind Control. Shot by Hiro Murai, the clip combines band performance, action footage, and special effects, in a rhythmic montage cut to the Paul Epworth mixed track.  The band pay reverent homage to dystopian Sci-Fi films from the ‘80s (‘They Live,’ ‘Brainstorm,’ ‘Scanners’).  But the members take themselves less seriously in various roles in an apparently sinister brainwashing plot, evocative of the song’s over-the-top lyrical message (“Hold holy only what you want/Mind control everywhere/Is trying to keep your brain washed”).

Mind Control is guaranteed to be unlike anything else you’ll watch this year.  It’s Friends’ most ambitious video to date, following the lower-budget viral sensations for their singles Friend Crush and I’m His Girl.