Friko - "Crashing Through"
Photo by Pooneh Ghana Chicago's Friko are set to release their debut album in early 2024, and you're going to want to join us on the ground floor with these folks. Their new single, "Crashing Through," is just a burst of pure indie rock joy. The song has nearly whispered gang vocals over guitars that seem to meander around without any real destination, and then it has these crashing moments with guitar bursts that we haven't heard since they heyday of Sonic Youth. And then there are vocal moments that recall The Polyphonic Spree where there's nearly an entire choir singing. "Crashing Through" is the kind of song that will make you wonder what you just heard, and then want to immediately hear more. Vocalist/guitarist Nico Kapetan says of his band's upcoming album: “It wasn’t intentional for us to have group vocals all over this record. It just happened naturally because we all kept singing along.” You can watch the video for "Crashing Throug...