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| current_members = Bria Salmena<br />Duncan Hay Jennings<br />Lucas Savatti<br/>Kris Bowering
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'''FRIGS''' are a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[indie rock]] band from [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]],<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/frigs-basic-behaviour/ "Frigs: Basic Behaviour"]. ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'', February 28, 2018.</ref> whose 2018 album ''Basic Behaviour'' was longlisted for the [[2018 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref>[http://www.timescolonist.com/a-list-of-the-40-albums-on-the-polaris-music-prize-long-list-1.23335805 "A list of the 40 albums on the Polaris Music Prize long list"]. ''[[Victoria Times-Colonist]]'', June 14, 2018.</ref> The band members are vocalist Bria Salmena, guitarist Duncan Hay Jennings, bassist Lucas Savatti and drummer Kris Bowering.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/frigs-is-ready-to-move-on-from-torontos-seattle-moment/article38222352/ "Frigs is ready to move on from Toronto’s ‘Seattle moment’"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 8, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/opinion/2018/04/06/local-noise-rock-foursome-frigs-delivers-a-nasty-classic.html "Local noise-rock foursome FRIGS delivers a nasty classic"]. ''Toronto Star'', By Ben Rayner, April 6, 2018.</ref>
'''FRIGS''' are a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[indie rock]] band from [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]],<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/frigs-basic-behaviour/ "Frigs: Basic Behaviour"]. ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'', February 28, 2018.</ref> whose 2018 album ''Basic Behaviour'' was longlisted for the [[2018 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref>[http://www.timescolonist.com/a-list-of-the-40-albums-on-the-polaris-music-prize-long-list-1.23335805 "A list of the 40 albums on the Polaris Music Prize long list"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717070731/http://www.timescolonist.com/a-list-of-the-40-albums-on-the-polaris-music-prize-long-list-1.23335805 |date=2018-07-17 }}. ''[[Victoria Times-Colonist]]'', June 14, 2018.</ref> The band members are vocalist Bria Salmena, guitarist Duncan Hay Jennings, bassist Lucas Savatti and drummer Kris Bowering.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/frigs-is-ready-to-move-on-from-torontos-seattle-moment/article38222352/ "Frigs is ready to move on from Toronto’s ‘Seattle moment’"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 8, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/opinion/2018/04/06/local-noise-rock-foursome-frigs-delivers-a-nasty-classic.html "Local noise-rock foursome FRIGS delivers a nasty classic"]. ''Toronto Star'', By Ben Rayner, April 6, 2018.</ref>


==History==
==History==
The band produced and released a self-titled [[extended play|EP]] under the name Dirty Frigs in 2014<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/frigs-basic-behaviour/ "FRIGS Basic Behaviour"]. ''Pitchfork'', Madison Bloom, February 28 2018</ref> before signing to [[Arts & Crafts Productions|Arts & Crafts]], which released their second EP, ''Slush'', in 2016.<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/frigs-slush_ep "FRIGS: Slush EP"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', June 8, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/frigs-slush/ "Frigs: Slush"]. ''NOW Toronto'', by Benjamin Boles, June 8, 2016</ref>
The band performed live shows in the Toronto area,<ref>[http://beatroute.ca/2018/02/26/album-review-frigs-basic-behaviour/ "Album Review: FRIGS – Basic Behaviour"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091609/http://beatroute.ca/2018/02/26/album-review-frigs-basic-behaviour/ |date=2018-10-14 }}. ''BeatRoute'', 26 February 2018</ref> and produced and released a self-titled [[extended play|EP]] under the name Dirty Frigs in 2014<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/frigs-basic-behaviour/ "FRIGS Basic Behaviour"]. ''Pitchfork'', Madison Bloom, February 28, 2018</ref> before signing to [[Arts & Crafts Productions|Arts & Crafts]], which released their second EP, ''Slush'', in 2016.<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/frigs-slush_ep "FRIGS: Slush EP"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', June 8, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/frigs-slush/ "Frigs: Slush"]. ''NOW Toronto'', by Benjamin Boles, June 8, 2016</ref>


''Basic Behaviour'', the band's first full-length album, was released in 2018,<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/frigs_detail_debut_lp_basic_behaviour "FRIGS Unveil Debut Album 'Basic Behaviour'"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', January 9, 2018.</ref> with cover art by Olenka Szymonski.<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/frigs-basic_behaviour "FRIGS Basic Behaviour"]. ''Exclaim!'', Cosette Schulz, Published Feb 23, 2018</ref> To support the album, the band set out on a 37-day tour.<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/frigs-band-interview/ "Frigs' slow-release fury"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', April 4, 2018.</ref>
''Basic Behaviour'', the band's first full-length album, was released in 2018,<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/frigs_detail_debut_lp_basic_behaviour "FRIGS Unveil Debut Album 'Basic Behaviour'"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', January 9, 2018.</ref> with cover art by Olenka Szymonski.<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/frigs-basic_behaviour "FRIGS Basic Behaviour"]. ''Exclaim!'', Cosette Schulz, Published Feb 23, 2018</ref> To support the album, the band set out on a 37-day tour.<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/frigs-band-interview/ "Frigs' slow-release fury"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', April 4, 2018.</ref>

Since 2019, Bowering, Hay Jennings, and Salmena, along with Toronto bassist [[Kyle Connolly]], have been members of [[Orville Peck]]'s touring band.<ref name=Toronto>{{cite journal |url= https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/frigs-orville-peck |title= Frigs' Lessons from Orville Peck |journal= [[Now (newspaper)|Now]] |date= December 11, 2019 |last= Rancic |first= Michael |accessdate= April 3, 2022}}</ref> Savatti played on Peck's ''Pony'' album, along with Bowering and Hay Jennings.<ref name=Toronto/>

Salmena has also released two [[extended play|EP]]s of country music covers as a solo artist, ''{{notatypo|Cuntry}} Covers Vol. 1'' (2021) and ''{{notatypo|Cuntry}} Covers Vol. 2'' (2023).<ref>Ian Gormely, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bria_cuntry_covers_vol_2_album_review "Bria Plays with the Past on Fiery 'Cuntry Covers Vol. 2'"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', February 23, 2023.</ref>


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Latest revision as of 10:27, 27 September 2024

FRIGS
Background information
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

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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]

Since 2019, Bowering, Hay Jennings, and Salmena, along with Toronto bassist Kyle Connolly, have been members of Orville Peck's touring band.[12] Savatti played on Peck's Pony album, along with Bowering and Hay Jennings.[12]

Salmena has also released two EPs of country music covers as a solo artist, Cuntry Covers Vol. 1 (2021) and Cuntry Covers Vol. 2 (2023).[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Frigs: Basic Behaviour". Pitchfork, February 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "A list of the 40 albums on the Polaris Music Prize long list" Archived 2018-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. 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" Archived 2018-10-14 at the Wayback Machine. 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.
  12. ^ a b Rancic, Michael (December 11, 2019). "Frigs' Lessons from Orville Peck". Now. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  13. ^ Ian Gormely, "Bria Plays with the Past on Fiery 'Cuntry Covers Vol. 2'". Exclaim!, February 23, 2023.
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