Tall Friend is an American
indie pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and sub ...
band from
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
.
History
Tall Friend released their first EP in 2016 titles Tawl Friend.
In 2017, Tall Friend follows up with the release of their debut full-length album titled Safely Nobody's on
Exploding in Sound
Exploding in Sound is an American independent record label started by Dan Goldin and Dave Spak while students at Northeastern University. It is based in New York City. The label was founded in 2011 and has released albums from Speedy Ortiz, Pile ( ...
.
Tall Friend's song ''Apoptosis'' was listed at number 8 in
Rolling Stone
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critic
Rob Sheffield
Robert James Sheffield (born February 2, 1966) is an American music journalist and author.
He is a long time contributing editor at ''Rolling Stone'', writing about music, TV, and pop culture. Previously, he was a contributing editor at ''Blen ...
’s list of the top 25 songs of 2017.
Discography
Studio albums
*Safely Nobody's (2018, Exploding In Sound)
EPs
*Tawl Friend (2017, self-released)
References
American indie pop groups
Musical groups from Philadelphia
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