Phriendly Phoes

Psychedelic, funk, hip-hop duo Phriendly Phoes released their debut album Harmless on November 20. The album is full of sultry, sleek songs with an irresistible groove. Infused with punk rock vocals and the duo’s funk essence, Harmless demonstrates Phriendly Phoes’ way of creatively stepping outside of the box. The band consists of Pete Schreiber on percussion, washboard, beatbox, and vocals, and Sean Thurman on guitar, drums, bass keys, vocals, and commanding all of the loops. They mix the live experimentation of a Jam Band with the party vibe of a DJ, playing a wide variety of genres and never playing the same set twice.

Over quarantine, Phriendly Phoes played weekly live stream shows and began developing what would soon turn into their debut album. “We basically took ideas from our improvised sessions and used them as jumping-off points to write new original songs,” says Sean Thurman, member of the band. Harmless formed out of those casual groove sessions and became the leading project for the duo’s big debut. Phriendly Phoes are in the midst of releasing a new lyric video for the tracks on the album every week.

Phriendly Phoes have done several theme sets (Halloween, 420, TV Theme songs, tributes to Prince, Talking Heads and more…) all of which are recorded and released on their Soundcloud page with 5K+ streams. They also have a monthly residency at The Ontario House aka “Stone Jug” in Youngstown, NY. During the first few months of quarantine, Phriendly Phoes did a weekly livestream on their Facebook page to their fans, and began to develop original music that would become their debut album Harmless. - The Hype Magazine

A tarde desta Segunda-feira chega luminosa e vibrante aqui ao blog, ao som de "Casino (Can't Dance Tomorrow)", o mais recente single do projecto norte-americano Phriendly Phoes, uma canção muito marcada pela multidimensionalidade e pelas camadas e energia da sua linha melódica muito intensa e sedutora e verdadeiramente especial. Ponham o som alto e carreguem no play, por favor.

Phriendly Phoes · Painting Scripture

Os Phriendly Phoes são o projecto do multi-instrumentista e produtor Sean Thurman e do percussionista Pete Schreiber, e o seu som é muito marcado pelo groove e pela energia da percussão, bem como pelas texturas das suas linhas melódicas, criando canções muito envolventes e verdadeiramente únicas.
Assim soa "Casino (Can't Dance Tomorrow)", uma canção cheia de harmonias e de groove, muito marcada também pela voz e pela sua forma tão única de soar, uma canção absolutamente magnética e muito imersiva, a que eu não consigo resistir.

Perfeita para andar a ouvir alto e em loop como as bas canções merecem, e também perfeita para dançar, "Casino (Can't Dance Tomorrow)" é uma canção verdadeiramente deliciosa, que me faz ter a certeza que o som único dos Phriendly Phoes nos vai voltar a fazer companhia, por aqui, mais vezes.
Palavra de Chavininha. - Phonograph Me

Phriendly Phoes´ “Casino (Can’t Dance Tomorrow)” sublimates tension and a need for immediate action while also hinting at the idea of looking forward to the future. They use contrasting phrases to add depth, expressing urgency and the ending of a task. With expressions like “Can’t dance tomorrow” and “Can’t wait away” the song conveys a message of not delaying important tasks. - Visual Atelier 8