{"product_id":"special-friend","title":"Special Friend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Friend have become the masters of weaving elegant and sophisticated pop musical webs while staying true to their low-fi indiepop roots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe French\/American duo (Guillaume on guitar and vocals, Erica on drums and vocals) manage to create a sound like no other band. When they play live, audiences marvel at the huge, intricate structures the band construct, while falling in love with the crystal-clear vocal melodies that are threaded in between the shards of guitar and the rattle of the drums. How can a duo achieve so much? UK audiences will be able to ponder this question in March: Special Friend are coming over from France to do a substantial tour of the UK. These shows are highly recommended!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album is more diverse that the last, with the high-tempo indiepop of first single ‘Breakfast’, the majestic, Yo La Tengo-like dreampop of ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eClipping\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ and the country-ish, gentle, homesick melancholy of ‘Isolation’. Final track, ‘OOO’, is a bold piece of Krautrock-inspired experimentation; ‘Mold’ is a beautiful slice of slowcore and opener, ‘Paint A Picture’, is modern pop at its catchiest and most direct.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eClipping\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’, the album title, refers to the discipline of pruning growth back, removing dead wood to create a perfectly shaped tree with abundant blossoms: an accurate description of the album, and of the songs that hang from its elegant branches. The album artwork is by Erica: Special Friend are in control of every aspect of this elegant artefact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skepwax","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":53321747038550,"sku":"MRM-04999","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/a86b402858f4e971672878d0c7620c54.jpg?v=1777394732","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/special-friend","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}