LISTEN / SHARE “HOT LOVE” HERE
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DEBBY FRIDAY’S FORTHCOMING ALBUM, GOOD LUCK, OUT MARCH 24
PRE-SAVE GOOD LUCK HERE
INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES CONTINUE IN CANADA ON MARCH 24
Photo: Chinelo Yasin // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
Today, DEBBY FRIDAY shares the propulsive, bass-heavy electro single “HOT LOVE”, a new offering from GOOD LUCK, her full-length debut, out Friday, March 24 worldwide from Sub Pop.
FRIDAY offers this of the single, “The song itself is about the karma of relationships. You meet someone and you idealize them, you project onto them and they do the same to you and it’s all fun and games until it isn’t. This way of loving is so intoxicating and combustible and so hot it burns you right up.”
LISTEN / SHARE “HOT LOVE” HERE
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DEBBY FRIDAY’s previously announced international headlining tour dates and festival appearances supporting GOOD LUCK will begin later this month, with multiple performances at SXSW in Austin, TX March 16th-17th, and stops throughout Canada.
Her upcoming short film GOOD LUCK is a pseudo-autobiographical tale, largely drawn from FRIDAY’s own life and experiences growing up as a zillenial anti-heroine. A surrealist reflection on the tumultuous whirlwind that is the end of adolescence and the emotionality of youth, GOOD LUCK is co-directed by FRIDAY and Nathan De Paz Habib (Chino Amobi’s Eroica, and The Bicycle).
“Good Luck” Short Film Poster // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
GOOD LUCK features “SO HARD TO TELL”, “I GOT IT”, “WHAT A MAN”, and “HOT LOVE”, was co-produced by DEBBY FRIDAY and Graham Walsh (METZ, Holy Fuck) at Candle Recording Studio in Toronto, and mastered by Heba Kadry in New York.
“SO HARD TO TELL” and “I GOT IT” have earned DEBBY FRIDAY early praise from the likes of New York Times, Pitchfork, NPR Music, The FADER, Billboard, Nylon, FLOOD, Cool Hunting, Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum, Treble, Dork, DIY, CLASH, Our Culture and more.
WATCH / SHARE “I GOT IT FEAT. UÑAS” HERE
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MORE ABOUT DEBBY FRIDAY’S GOOD LUCK:
The usual boom-and-bust cycles of growing up -- breaking down, gathering the strength to get up, fumbling hard, doing it all over again - can feel unmooring, to say the least, but, and according to DEBBY FRIDAY, its tragedies and glories need savoring. Losing illusions, gaining expectations; getting deep into the private, soupy kaleidoscope of what’s possible and what’s futile -- GOOD LUCK, her debut, and supernovic, full-length album, is built on welcoming the journey’s complicated drops and mountain highs with something more like grace.
WATCH / SHARE “SO HARD TO TELL” HERE
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Nigerian-born, then an emigré to bits of Canada - from Montreal to Vancouver to Toronto - DEBBY FRIDAY’s roamings through space and time really began when the sun fell. Nightlife was her emancipation from the toughness of home life, and she fell into it, body and soul, totally seduced. Raves til sunrise; house music in unknown basements and warehouses -- the lure of the party was the perfect escape. “I was like a little club rat,” she laughs. Her adoration of the world that it opened for her came in “almost in a sensual way.”
PRE-SAVE GOOD LUCK HERE
PRAISE FOR DEBBY FRIDAY
“With her rave days behind her, the multi-dimensional experimentalist folds her previous lives into a compelling story for a stunning debut” RANGE Magazine (Cover Story)
"In contrast to the pulse-quickening tempos and noisy synths of her past music, her production is deft and graceful, with a skipping beat and cascading backing vocals. 'Lady Friday/All you do is rеbel,' Friday chastises herself—tough talk against a fragile, gorgeous sound."
["SO HARD TO TELL"/ "Best New Track"] - Pitchfork
“Trading her hard raps for a natural falsetto, something she notes she has never done on record like this before, the track veers toward a soft pop/R&B sound, swelling around Friday like a warm, radiant aura as she comforts her younger self: "You're just a young girl/ all alone by yourself in the city." Whether she's shielded up or baring her emotions, consider us intrigued and excited to hear more in the coming months. [ SO HARD TO TELL / ‘Songs You Need To Hear’ ] - CBC Music
“One of the young year’s most audacious bangers” [“SO HARD TO TELL”] - Billboard
“Intoxicating…” [“SO HARD TO TELL”] - Stereogum
“Hyperpop can sometimes come off as abrasive but in the hands of Canadian singer DEBBY FRIDAY it’s soulful, even elegant.” [“SO HARD TO TELL”] - NYLON
“A graceful entrance into yet another territory: lush R&B”[“SO HARD TO TELL”] - NPR Music
“If you’ve ever deep-dived into Debby Friday’s discography, you’ll know she slammed this single into left field, but man is it a hit! This edgy extraordinaire has taken a dip into the darkside via falsetto pop.” ” [“SO HARD TO TELL”] - MTV
GOOD LUCK TRACKLIST
1. GOOD LUCK
2. SO HARD TO TELL
3. I GOT IT (feat. Uñas)
4. HOT LOVE
5. HEARTBREAKERRR
6. WHAT A MAN
7. SAFE
8. LET U DOWN
9. PLUTO BABY
10. WAKE UP
TOUR DATES
Thu. Mar. 16 - Austin, TX - SXSW
Fri. Mar. 17 - Austin, TX - SXSW
Fri, Mar. 24 - Montreal, QC - Phi Centre
Sat. Mar 25 - Toronto, ON - Garrison
Wed. Apr. 12 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
Thu. Apr. 13 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
Fri. Apr. 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon
Sat. Apr. 15 - Vancouver, BC - Cobalt
Wed. Apr. 19 - Brooklyn, NY - Babys Alright
Thu. Apr. 20 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
Tue. May 02 - Bristol, UK - Crofters Rights
Wed. May 03 - London, UK - Corsica Studios w/ Grove
Fri. May 05 - Krems, AT - Donau Festival
Fri. May 12th- Manchester, UK - The White Hotel