aaamusic | On 16, May 2012

Friends unveil the video for their new single Mind Control today, exclusively on the Noisey YouTube channel.

Shot by Hiro Murai (St. Vincent, Scissor Sisters, Usher), the clip combines band performance, action footage, and special effects, in a rhythmic montage cut to the Paul Epworth mixed track. The band pay reverent homage to dystopian Sci-Fi films from the ‘80s (‘They Live,’ ‘Brainstorm,’ ‘Scanners’).

The single will be released on May 28th 2012 while the debut album ‘Manifest’ will be released on June 4th 2012 via Lucky Number.

Friends will follow their sold out show at London Scala and road-blocked Great Escape appearances with more UK dates in June, including Field Day and Parklife Festivals, a free Rough Trade East In-store and a very special album release show at Dingwalls.

Upcoming Live Dates:

Jun 2nd – Field Day, London
Jun 2nd – Dot to Dot, Bristol
Jun 3rd – Dot to Dot, Nottingham
Jun 4th – Rough Trade East Instore, London
Jun 6ht – Dingwalls, London
Jun 8th – The Kazimier, Liverpool
Jun 9ht – Parklife Festival, Manchester
Aug 17th – Summer Sundae, Leicester
Aug 19th – Greenman Festival, Glanusk Park
Aug 24th – Reading Festival, Reading UK
Aug 25th – Leeds Festival, Leeds UK
Sep 6th – Bestival, Robin Hill Park, Isle of Wight