FRIGS

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FRIGS
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genresindie rock
Years active2013 - present
LabelsArts & Crafts
MembersBria Salmena
Duncan Hay Jennings
Lucas Savatti
Kris Bowering

FRIGS are a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario,[1] whose 2018 album Basic Behaviour was longlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.[2] The band members are vocalist Bria Salmena, guitarist Duncan Hay Jennings, bassist Lucas Savatti and drummer Kris Bowering.[3][4]

History[]

The band performed live shows in the Toronto area,[5] and produced and released a self-titled EP under the name Dirty Frigs in 2014[6] before signing to Arts & Crafts, which released their second EP, Slush, in 2016.[7][8]

Basic Behaviour, the band's first full-length album, was released in 2018,[9] with cover art by Olenka Szymonski.[10] To support the album, the band set out on a 37-day tour.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Frigs: Basic Behaviour". Pitchfork, February 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "A list of the 40 albums on the Polaris Music Prize long list". Victoria Times-Colonist, June 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Frigs is ready to move on from Toronto’s ‘Seattle moment’". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Local noise-rock foursome FRIGS delivers a nasty classic". Toronto Star, By Ben Rayner, April 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Album Review: FRIGS – Basic Behaviour". BeatRoute, 26 February 2018
  6. ^ "FRIGS Basic Behaviour". Pitchfork, Madison Bloom, February 28, 2018
  7. ^ "FRIGS: Slush EP". Exclaim!, June 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Frigs: Slush". NOW Toronto, by Benjamin Boles, June 8, 2016
  9. ^ "FRIGS Unveil Debut Album 'Basic Behaviour'". Exclaim!, January 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "FRIGS Basic Behaviour". Exclaim!, Cosette Schulz, Published Feb 23, 2018
  11. ^ "Frigs' slow-release fury". Now, April 4, 2018.
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