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@ FRIENDSHIP IS FREQUENCY

Self described 'hyperfolk' duo @, made up of musicians Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak, began collaborating remotely over lockdowns and today announce their debut album Mind Palace Music with new single 'Friendship Is Frequency'. It's a woozy acoustic number with layered vocals and flutes that has a folky 60s psychedelic vibe and a sort soothing of lullaby quality. Filipczak explains the tracks genesis and lyrical meaning here: "I had just been on a run with an older friend of mine and was complaining about how hard it is to make friends (it was about 6 months into the pandemic so lots of people were probably feeling that way). He said something about how friendship is all about frequency, you have to see people often in order for that familiarity and trust to form. I thought that sounded cool and started to conceptualize a double-entendre using the word frequency in its musicological sense. I imagined a visual waveform representing two people’s lives and that’s where the heart of the song comes from." Mind Palace Music is out on 17th of February on Carpark records, check out Clara Murray's animated video for the track here. -Toby Evans-Jesra

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