Kicking off the month of June with a stellar, all-new edition of Artist Spotlight! Today, we check in with an emerging and promising young act emanating from right here in the Boston suburbs by the name of Friendly People. The band consists of Pat McCusker, Mitchell Stewart, Jeff Butcher, Matt Gerhard, Andrew Sarlo, Sebastian Modak, and Davis Rowan. The band's music is an organic mixture of ambient, homegrown instrumentation similar to the likes of Vampire Weekend with a strong musical outset, and a general idea of who they want to be as musicians as well. What really struck me about these guys is the overall simplicity of the music, and how easily identifiable and enjoyable it was, and it generated a sense of calm and relaxation within me, something that is very difficult for other bands to do, especially those who dabble in a wide variety of genres and wavelengths. The band has a really high likeability factor from the get go, and they stand out prominently from the other crop of Boston based acts. A great local band hanging on the outskirts that deserves to move up the musical pedestal. Some recommended tracks for you to have a listen at include "Here We Are" and "New York".
For more information on Friendly People, head on over to their Facebook page
here and get to know the guys better on a more personal level. You can also follow the boys on Twitter from right over
here and find out when the guys will be stopping by the Boston area with a concert appearance. Visit their official website
here for more wide ranging info pertaining to the band, and if you would like to check out their debut full length album "Shake", it's now available for streaming and purchase on their Bandcamp site located right
here.
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