Fickle Friends

Fickle Friends are an English indie pop band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The band formed in 2013, and is made up of Natassja Shiner (vocals, keyboard), Harry Herrington (bass, backing vocals), Sam Morris (drums) and Jack Wilson (keyboards). Natassja met Sam at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and met Chris, Harry and Jack the following year in BIMM Brighton.[2]

Fickle Friends
Background information
OriginBrighton, East Sussex, England
GenresIndie pop, synth-pop, pop
Years active2013–present
LabelsPalmeira Music
Websitewww.ficklefriends.co.uk
MembersNatassja Shiner
Jack Wilson
Harry Herrington
Sam Morris
Past membersChristopher Hall[1]

After two years touring the UK and Europe without a label or publisher and playing 53 festivals across 2 years, Fickle Friends signed to Polydor Records.[3] The band recorded their debut album in Los Angeles with Mike Crossey and it was released on 16 March 2018 during a promotional UK tour.[4] Fickle Friends' debut album You Are Someone Else was released on 16 March that year, and entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 9.[5]

History

2013-2014: Formation

The band formed in 2013.

2015-2018: You Are Someone Else

Fickle Friends debut studio album ‘You are Someone Else’ was released on 16 March 2018. On 14 June the EP ‘You Are Someone Else: Versions’ was released, featuring alternative versions of some of the singles off of the original album.

2019-2021: Weird Years

On 1 September 2020 they announced the structure and idea for their second studio Album ‘Weird Years’. Because they were unable to tour, they decided to release the album in separate EPs or ‘Seasons’, taking inspiration from television. ‘Million’ was released on 20 November. The first season was released on 15 January 2021.

Band members
  • Natassja Shiner – vocals, keyboard
  • Jack Wilson – keyboard, backing vocals, samples, programming
  • Jack 'Harry' Herrington – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Sam Morris – drums, percussion

Former members
  • Christopher Hall – guitar

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
You Are Someone Else[6]
  • Released: 16 March 2018
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD, LP, Digital, Cassette
 9
Weird Years -

Extended plays
List of extended plays
Title Extended play details
Velvet[7]
  • Released: 25 May 2015
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: Digital
Glue[8]
  • Released: 15 August 2017
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: LP, Digital
You Are Someone Else: Versions[9]
  • Released: 14 June 2018
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: Digital
Broken Sleep[10]
  • Released: 9 November 2018
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: Digital
Weird Years: Season 1
  • Released: 15 January 2021[11]
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl
  • Format: Digital, LP

Singles
  • "Swim" (2014)[12]
  • "Play" (2014)
  • "For You" (2014)[13]
  • "Could Be Wrong" (2015)
  • "Say No More" (2015)
  • "Swim" (2016)[14]
  • "Cry Baby" (2016)
  • "Brooklyn" (2016)
  • "Hello Hello" (2017)
  • "Glue" (2017)
  • "Hard to Be Myself" (2017)
  • "Swim" (2018) (re-release)
  • "Say No More" (2018) (re-release)
  • "Heartbroken" (2018) (featuring Amber Run)
  • "Broken Sleep" (2018)
  • "The Moment" (2018)
  • "San Francisco" (2018)
  • "Amateurs" (2019)
  • "Pretty Great" (2020)
  • "Eats Me Up" (2020)
  • "What A Time" (2020)
  • "92" (2020)
  • "Million" (2020)

References
  1. @ficklefriends (16 January 2019). "Change is never easy. We have had the most amazing 5 years working with Chris, it's with great sadness that we have decided to part ways. He is a true talent and amazing guy and we wish him all the best with his next project! Thank you for everything Chris 💕💕💕🎸🎸🎸💕💕💕" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Siema, Allan (27 October 2013). "5 Minutes with…Fickle Friends Leading Vocalist Natassja Shiner". On The Come Up Tv. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. Goodman, Jessica. "Fickle Friends sign to Polydor and "Swim" to success with new single". Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. Smith, Thomas (28 July 2016). "Under The Radar: Fickle Friends Are On The Pathway To Pop Perfection". NME. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. "Fickle Friends : You Are Someone Else". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  6. "You Are Someone Else | Fickle Friends". Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. "Velvet - EP by Fickle Friends on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. "Glue - EP by Fickle Friends on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  9. "You Are Someone Else (Versions) - EP by Fickle Friends on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  10. "Broken Sleep - Single by Fickle Friends on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  11. "Weird Years (Season 1) EP - Download — Kontraband". Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  12. St. Michel, Patrick. "Fickle Friends "Swim"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  13. Lipshutz, Jason. "Meet Fickle Friends, A Great New Pop Band Blowing Up The U.K. Blogs". Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  14. Taylor Bennett, Kim. "DON'T DROWN IN YOUR EMO: HERE'S FICKLE FRIENDS' VIDEO FOR "SWIM"". Noisey.
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