Love The Stranger (LP)
Friendship
Amoeba Review
From the great tradition of deadpan Americana comes Friendship's first album for Merge Records, Love the Stranger. As unhurried and unwinding as a dusty country road, this collection of songs finds Dan Wriggins contemplating the deeper meaning behind quotidian joys and pains. The album feels instantly relatable, like a warm, wise old friend recounting their day-to-day struggles in a wry, plainspoken manner, all backed by some of the most subtly stirring melodies in recent memory. Love the Stranger calls to mind classic songwriting from some of the genre's most enduring artists and confirms that Friendship is one of the most interesting acts working in this space today.
Track Listing
Side A Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
St. Bonaventure
|
Friendship | 03:51 |
2.
What's the Move
|
Friendship | 02:49 |
3.
Blue Canoe
|
Friendship | 00:20 |
4.
Hank
|
Friendship | 04:22 |
5.
Chomp Chomp
|
Friendship | 03:52 |
6.
Love's
|
Friendship | 00:55 |
7.
No Way
|
Friendship | 03:49 |
8.
Alive Twice
|
Friendship | 02:49 |
Side B Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Quickchek
|
Friendship | 00:30 |
2.
Ramekin
|
Friendship | 03:38 |
3.
Mr. Chill
|
Friendship | 03:11 |
4.
UDF
|
Friendship | 01:04 |
5.
Ryde
|
Friendship | 03:44 |
6.
Season
|
Friendship | 02:49 |
7.
Kum & Go
|
Friendship | 00:43 |
8.
Ugly Little Victory
|
Friendship | 03:27 |
9.
Smooth Pursuit
|
Friendship | 03:07 |