Friendship - Love the Stranger

Friendship - Love the StrangerThe vital new album and Merge debut of Friendship, the Philly via Maine outfit led by accomplished songwriter Dan Wriggins. A collection of alt country songs driving the witty, gritty poetry of pioneers like Kath Bloom and Vic Chesnutt across a 21st century DIY terrain.

music scene like no other

BOTANIST's characteristic sound of the hammered dulcimer combines perfectly with now predominantly clean vocals that are often arranged into multi-layered choirs

while refining the jangling guitar pop of their debut

experimental and bursting with emotion

provocative and accessible collection to-date

" and the addition of former Nirvana touring guitarist Pat Smear to the band's permanent lineup

Soul & Rock is distilled through their fuzzy hypnotic filters to create amazing cover versions

They released three studio albums

"I can only imagine my grandparents repeating some of the bizarre phrases

guitarist Corey Christiansen here looks to traditional cowboy songs and melodies of the frontier for inspiration

Everybody Works is an album about growth

the 58 minute master has been expanded into a 2 x LP edition for the highest quality audio