The Front Bottoms

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The Front Bottoms - I Hate My Friends

Favorite Track: “Be Nice to Me”

The Short:

Pure TFB sound

Great lyrics

Brian Sella’s untrained vocals

Low-fi

Not entry level

9/10

The Long:

I Hate My Friends is the first studio album released by The Front Bottoms. It’s an absolute classic and has the quintessential sound TFB are known for. From the prominent acoustic guitar, bright piano, to Brian Sella’s raw vocals, this has it all. From Brian’s opening vocals it’s clear this is a low-fi record. This album shows great insight into how far TFB has come, from the basic music arrangements and simple lyrics, to their more complex and formulated work they put out today. But by all means simple DOESN’T mean bad. In fact I think that the simplicity of the songs adds to overall greatness of the album. The unpolished and raw feel of this album leaves me uneasy recommending it to anyone not already in love with TFB. But if you’re already a fan, then this is a MIST listen to. There is no official place to get this album so just check it out on YouTube here.