http://www.itsatrap.com/ Scandinavian music news, daily mp3 downloads, reviews, interviews and more Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:57:06 -0700 2026 http://www.itsatrap.com/images/logo.png http://www.itsatrap.com/ 137 141 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/26118-the-friend-sports-teosto http://www.itsatrap.com/n/26118-the-friend-sports-teosto http://www.itsatrap.com/n/26118-the-friend-sports-teosto#comments New Decade (Interpol, et al.) except that The Friend keeps everything under strict control to the point of tedium. Every edge, every sharp word, sanded down to dull dull dullness. Practice makes perfect makes me lose interest. Big aspirations toward arenarock grandeur don't help either, as it only serves to highlight how long the road truly is. I suspect they do well within their own local Turku scene, but when it comes to the world stage, The Friend are small fish in a big, big pond.]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 reviews