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9.1
144410
9.1 |
Paste Magazine
Evokes the a nostalgic ache of a childhood bicycle, the escapist vision of a hot-air balloon, a classical piano, a string quartet, and the heart-tugging ruckus of a sweaty indie-rock quartet screaming their heads off
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9.0
144398
9.0 |
DIY
A record that leaves the kind of impression more associated with acts with far lengthier histories
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9.0
144399
9.0 |
Exclaim
Friko play with more lift and propulsion, creating songs that sprint and bloom with a confidence their debut, 2024's Where we've been, Where we go from here, only hinted at
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8.3
144450
8.3 |
Northern Transmissions
Friko found themselves negotiating within a creative paradox. Something Worth Waiting For neither abandons what came prior nor strays too far from it, carving out a theme entirely its own. The sophomore record has a different groove, but veers toward what Friko offers without fail — unwavering promise
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8.0
144426
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Something Worth Waiting For is an album of good songs with some sequencing and balance issues. Its problems have nothing to do with quality in the traditional sense, but Friko will need to temper some of their maximalist tendencies if they want to seize the indie rock throne
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8.0
144403
8.0 |
PopMatters
Buzzy Chicago band Friko go harder and prettier on their latest album, Something Worth Waiting For. It’s destined to be loved by their ever-expanding fanbase
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8.0
144412
8.0 |
NME
A dynamic musical accomplishment laced with an inescapable feeling of heavy melancholy in the face of their breakout success
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8.0
144422
8.0 |
The Skinny
A euphoric, breakneck adventure towards a promised land
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8.0
144423
8.0 |
Under The Radar
It’s hard to replicate the joy of discovery that was had with Friko’s debut, but rounding out the band and taking things up a notch make perfect sense. Not leaving their heart behind in the process, makes Something Worth Waiting For exactly that
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7.8
144400
7.8 |
Pitchfork
For its second record, the Chicago band adds sprawling arrangements to its homespun sound, reaching for the theatrical maximalism of its millennial indie-rock forebears
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7.0
144401
7.0 |
Uncut
Friko's second is sonically ambitious but just as immediate. Print edition only
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7.0
144425
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Chicago’s Friko has traded much of the symphonics of their incendiary debut for insistently straining, freewheeling indie rock riffs
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6.0
144402
6.0 |
Record Collector
It's not as immediately brilliant as its predecessor, but still possessing some fine moments. Print edition only
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6.0
144404
6.0 |
Far Out
The fuller sound also demonstrates another attempt to push the band in another direction, and the production of John Congleton has introduced more lavish arrangements that weren’t explored to the same extent in their previous work, but at times, this can also turn itself into one too many coats of polish for a band that was always best when unrestrained
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