- Best Fwends
Infobox musical artist
Name = Best Fwends
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Origin =Fort Worth, Texas
Genre =Punk rock
Years_active = 2004–present
Label =Moshi Moshi Records V2 Records
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URL = [http://www.myspace.com/bestfwends Best Fwends at Myspace]
Current_members = Anthony Davis Dustin Pilkington
Past_members =Best Fwends are a
musical group from Fort Worth,Texas . [Citation |last=Dorr |first=Nate |title=Parts and Labor + Matt and Kim + Best Fwends + Deathset 261 Moore Street, Brooklyn, NY 06.22.07 |url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/?p=1142 |publisher="Impose Magazine" |date=2007-06-26 |accessdate=2007-12-08] All but unknown in theUnited States , the duo have attracted much more notice inEurope , having been featured in aBacardi commercial in theUnited Kingdom [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbmkDl3Sa0Y Youtube - Best Fwends Bacardi Commercial ] ] [Citation |last=Scroeder |first=Audra |title=Daniel Francis Doyle, Best Fwends |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/AMDB/Profile?oid=oid:315166 |publisher="Austin Chronicle " |date= |accessdate=2007-12-08] and performing with bands such asBloc Party , Grizzly Bear,of Montreal ,!!! ,Deerhoof ,Trentemøller ,Annuals ,Buck 65 ,Loney Dear , Jenny Wilson,Chromeo ,Late of the Pier ,Lali Puna ,Heavy Trash ,Ms. John Soda ,The Duke Spirit ,Prinzhorn Dance School , andSmoosh , among others, atIceland Airwaves inReykjavík . [Citation |last=Thompson |first=Paul |title=Bloc Party, Of Montreal, Deerhoof Hit Iceland Airwaves |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45498-bloc-party-of-montreal-deerhoof-hit-iceland-airwaves |publisher="Pitchfork Media " |date=2007-09-17 |accessdate=2007-12-08] [Citation |last= |first= |title=Icelandic Airwaves festival kicks off |url=http://www.nme.com/news/bloc-party/31896 |publisher="NME " |date=2007-10-19 |accessdate=2007-12-08] The song featured in the Bacardi ad is "Bedroom Music" and was the first song the group ever recorded.Citation |last= |first= |title=Best Fwends interview |url=http://chiefmag.com/issues/5/profiles/Best-Fwends/ |publisher="Chief Magazine " |date= |accessdate=2007-12-08] They have also been featured atSXSW . [Citation |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Pete Wentz Clones Descend, Lily Allen Warbles As SXSW Gets Under Way |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554647/20070314/razorlight.jhtml |publisher="MTV " |date=2007-03-15 |accessdate=2007-12-08] They have released one full-length album and two EPs onMoshi Moshi Records .When performing live, they use only their voices and an
iPod .Citation |last=Kelley |first=Shanon |title=The Death Set: Rejuvenating Punk Rock! |url=http://www.papermag.com/blogs/2007/07/the_death_set_rejuvinating_pun.php |publisher="Papermag Magazine" |date=2007-07-02 |accessdate=2007-12-08] [Citation |last=Dorr |first=Nate |title=Death Set + Best Fwends + Team Robespierre + Pterodactyl Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 5.25.07 |url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/?p=763 |publisher="Impose Magazine" |date=2007-05-28 |accessdate=2007-12-08] Difficult to categorize, their music is often compared to earlyBeastie Boys , [Citation |last=Alcxxk |first=Christopher |title=Best Fwends: Alphabetically Arranged |url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2116951 |publisher="Drowned in Sound " |date=2007-06-22 |accessdate=2007-12-08] and has been called punk. [Citation |last=Abramson |first=Will |title=F*ck Yeah Fest IV |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/bestofthefests/19/fck-yeah-fest-iv |publisher="Yahoo! Music " |date=2007-09-04 |accessdate=2007-12-08] The band, however, claim to not be talented enough to have a "sound."References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/bestfwends Best Fwends at Myspace]
* [http://www.moshimoshimusic.com/artists/best-fwends Best Fwends at Moshi Moshi]
* [http://www.supmag.com/checkit/archives/2005/12/best_fwends.html Interview with 'Sup Magazine]
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