{"id":28932,"date":"2018-04-22T12:30:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T16:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28932"},"modified":"2019-05-31T15:03:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T19:03:44","slug":"frigs-share-video-for-talking-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28932","title":{"rendered":"FRIGS share video for &#8216;Talking Pictures&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN\">Fresh off the release of their amazing debut album &#8216;Basic Behaviour&#8217;\u00a0(Feb 23 via Arts &amp; Crafts), rising Toronto post-punks FRIGS today share the fragmented and kaleidoscopic new video for standout track \u0093<em>Talking Pictures.<\/em>\u0094 Of the video, the band says &#8220;<i>Talking Pictures relies not on narrative, but on evoking a sense of disillusionment. We wanted a video that similarly eschewed narrative in order to portray this feeling through distorted perspective, overlapping subjects and a black-and-white pallet.&#8221;<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"EN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\"><i><span lang=\"EN\">&#8220;The camera seems to be broken in a glitchy, 360 degree virtual space filled with multiple exposures of FRIGS, occasionally, and inadvertently disrupted by glitchy abstract shapes, in this dark, and moody portraiture,&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN\"> explains director <\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0012VZ9xiz6yAxMnHdWv1HVIJpI6WuatP8NW4Bc8Du1wWA7WRP57dBaLOTCvqu27EAjEsZDUwsorovoWE5Qq4HPyD41JtG3vzhwggU7mV6RY9yjKxPcMsbUbKRTBl2X9AxvS0BHbfKu_JJ0y5_pRrTdMcWhnSsaC8Lt6T4pvrvWXXwz33KmOYVjAw==&amp;c=-XjZZ2EzCzbxtyN8t62pTUvuG5drfCgyqCtbG-F3rz9N40uGPdc89A==&amp;ch=C5QkLGoJ8BbdM-HUl3FfeaZ4oq0QOgVEY1a17Hkz4XQ57o1gZ6jpSw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christopher Mills<\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN\">. <i>&#8220;For me this song is like what Mazzy Star would play before a street fight,&#8221;<\/i> he continues. &#8220;<i>The toughness of this music evokes images of Ponyboy Curtis, with all his friends running around the perimeter of town, looking for trouble. FRIGS were a big part of the editing process on this collaboration and I was honoured by the invitation to work with this music.&#8221;<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check it out via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jHpYpG5GjtU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\"><span lang=\"EN\">&#8216;Basic Behaviour<\/span><span lang=\"EN\">,&#8217; FRIGS&#8217; debut, self-produced full-length, was written and recorded over a 16-month period, split between two locations: the band&#8217;s home studio and Union Sound Company in the east end of Toronto. As much as the lyrical subject matter within the record reflects personal experiences of frontwoman Bria Salmena, the album is a product of years of self discovery as a unit. Recording at home allowed the band to take the time to explore their sound, experimenting with sonic textures and production, and meticulously re-working their material. These sessions proved to be invaluable in creating a sound unique to FRIGS. However, a degree of positive urgency was deemed necessary in order to finalize the process. Working with engineer Ian Gomes, FRIGS embraced the limitations of third-party studio time and completed the record with a sense of immediacy. The resulting contrast between these two approaches in recording creates an end product that is at once stark, chaotic, reflective, and manic, ultimately forming the core of <i>Basic Behaviour<\/i>&#8216;s identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>FRIGS is made up of Bria, Duncan, Lucas, and Kris. The band pairs the raw, emotional grunge of PJ Harvey with the immersive, psychedelic post-punk of early Sonic Youth. With each member bringing a unique set of influences, FRIGS create a sound that is hard to pin down and an impression that\u0092s unshakable. Led by the force of Bria&#8217;s vocals, the band has earned a reputation for putting on a hypnotic and visceral live performance. Embracing the mercurial and experimental, their shows are built upon instinct; a vocal growl can unexpectedly give way to a hushed whisper; languid drones boil over into guttural and searing tones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/848\/41565157541_db6af59770_o.jpg?resize=431%2C431&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"431\" height=\"431\" border=\"0\" \/><span lang=\"EN\"><br \/>\n<b>FRIGS &#8211; &#8216;Basic Behaviour&#8217;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tracklist<\/b>:<br \/>\n1. Doghead<br \/>\n2. Talking Pictures<br \/>\n3. Waste<br \/>\n4. Solid State<br \/>\n5. Gemini<br \/>\n6. I<br \/>\n7. II<br \/>\n8. Heavyweights<br \/>\n9. Chest<br \/>\n10. Trashyard<\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN\">Upcoming shows:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN\"><br \/>\n5\/11 &#8211; Distortion Psych Fest &#8211; Montreal, Canada <\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0012VZ9xiz6yAxMnHdWv1HVIJpI6WuatP8NW4Bc8Du1wWA7WRP57dBaLOTCvqu27EAjBOWIVnu0bdHUVzVxRuXIJcGG5mRpwxihfjV_WAMU9Np0vw8gWAa7Yn8IC-2zyrVYb6kSY9TYigEa7qA0jPQwjMpj36kOM5jkxic_E5OM4SHpYJ-jVw5IGzddpvs5KcRqsQKqO71-LbQ=&amp;c=-XjZZ2EzCzbxtyN8t62pTUvuG5drfCgyqCtbG-F3rz9N40uGPdc89A==&amp;ch=C5QkLGoJ8BbdM-HUl3FfeaZ4oq0QOgVEY1a17Hkz4XQ57o1gZ6jpSw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TICKETS<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN\">5\/12 &#8211; Red Dog &#8211; Peterborough, Canada <\/span><span lang=\"EN\"><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0012VZ9xiz6yAxMnHdWv1HVIJpI6WuatP8NW4Bc8Du1wWA7WRP57dBaLOTCvqu27EAj--yJs7ps5PPK_VvTv4N6684otgpUUMhDlWbzdatbAh0wcLbdNYrlS6jjJBuq1EUiiA8zuYZt_zswBHRuF6oMNojJJj9ylNz7HlE7-lOkU9jcGbVOVDWybthqYhgHyD77KTiSY00FdFk=&amp;c=-XjZZ2EzCzbxtyN8t62pTUvuG5drfCgyqCtbG-F3rz9N40uGPdc89A==&amp;ch=C5QkLGoJ8BbdM-HUl3FfeaZ4oq0QOgVEY1a17Hkz4XQ57o1gZ6jpSw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TICKETS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Fresh off the release of their amazing debut album &#8216;Basic Behaviour&#8217;\u00a0(Feb 23 via Arts &amp; Crafts), rising Toronto post-punks FRIGS today share the fragmented and <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28932\" title=\"FRIGS share video for &#8216;Talking Pictures&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28933,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,28,29,30],"tags":[4724,7060],"class_list":["post-28932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-frigs","tag-talking-pictures"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/39756794450_085cc4d210_o.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-7wE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27806,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=27806","url_meta":{"origin":28932,"position":0},"title":"FRIGS announce debut LP &#8216;Basic Behaviour&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"January 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Toronto post-punk four-piece FRIGS have announced their debut full-length album, 'Basic Behaviour,' which is due out February 23, 2018 via Arts & Crafts. 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