Fickle Friends - 92

Name: Fickle Friends - 92
Uploaded: 2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Released on 16 October 2020 during the second wave of COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK, '92' emerged from a period when Fickle Friends had consciously embraced self-sufficiency after parting with Polydor Records and signing to Cooking Vinyl. Unable to tour or access professional studios, the band produced the entire Weird Years EP…

2020 · Pandemic DIY Indie-Pop Era (2020) · music video

2020Pandemic DIY Indie-Pop Era (2020)UK DIY Indie-Pop / Lockdown-Era Self-Production (2020)

What this video is

Released on 16 October 2020 during the second wave of COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK, '92' emerged from a period when Fickle Friends had consciously embraced self-sufficiency after parting with Polydor Records and signing to Cooking Vinyl. Unable to tour or access professional studios, the band produced the entire Weird Years EP themselves. The video's use of personal VHS childhood footage shot in Switzerland in the…

Why it matters

Fickle Friends occupy a lineage of Brighton-born UK indie-pop acts blending synth-pop architecture with emotionally direct songwriting. '92' marks a sonic maturation toward cinematic electro-pop, with the VHS video strategy reinforcing their DIY-dream-pop identity and signalling the band's…

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