Photo Credit: Alice Avery
Friko have released a video for their new single Where We’ve Been, taken from their upcoming debut album Where we’ve been, Where we go from here.
“Where We’ve Been has sort of become the Friko theme song for the band,” says vocalist/guitarist Niko Kapetan. “Recording it was kind of the moment where it felt like the band really took on what it represents to all of us now.
“When we recorded it in the studio it was one rotation shorter and didn’t have the ending group vocal refrain, ‘Where we’ve been where we go from here, take your weight and throw your arms around me. It kind of just fizzled out. After completing a few takes, Scott Tallarida (the producer of the record and our friend) took us aside and basically told us the song wasn’t finished. We were already in an emotional state from not getting the take we wanted and hearing that the song IS NOT FINISHED while recording it is kind of crazy.
“Bailey had the idea to go to a straight-ahead beat and I said that I would just start screaming whatever came to mind. We recorded it fully through and once we were done we were all sobbing. And that’s the take on the record. We knew having it be the opening track was a bold choice but it felt necessary because of how much the song means to us.”
Where we’ve been, Where we go from here is due for release on 16th February via ATO Records, available to pre-order HERE.
