Late Night Tales: Friendly Fires

Late Night Tales: Friendly Fires
Compilation album by Friendly Fires
Released	5 November 2012 (2012-11-05)
Genre	Electronic, pop
Length	1:13:51
Label	Night Time Stories
Producer	Ed MacFarlane, Edd Gibson, Jack Savidge
Compiler	Ed MacFarlane, Edd Gibson, Jack Savidge
Friendly Fires chronology
Pala (2011) Late Night Tales: Friendly Fires (2012)
Late Night Tales chronology
Late Night Tales: Metronomy (2011) Late Night Tales: Friendly Fires (2012) Late Night Tales Presents After Dark (2013)

Late Night Tales: Friendly Fires is a mix album compiled by Friendly Fires, released on 5 November 2012.^[1] It is the thirtieth album in the Late Night Tales series.^[2]

"...the perfect prescription of head, heart and footwork that defines ideal participants for constructing Late Night Tales"^[3]

Their compilation features tracks from artists such as SBTRKT, Bibio, Cocteau Twins, Laurel Halo and Stereolab. It also features an exclusive Friendly Fires' cover of Eberhard Schoener + Sting's song "Why Don't You Answer?" off the 1978 album Flashback.^[4]

History

In November 2012, a music video was released for Friendly Fires' cover "Why Don't You Answer?", directed by Fred Rowson for Colonel Blimp. It was premiered on The Guardian's new music blog.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Under the Sun"	Junior Boys	3:18
2.	"Change Your Style"	Renée	2:37
3.	"Love Vibration"	Joe Simon	4:53
4.	"Like an Eagle"	Dennis Parker	4:04
5.	"Carry On, Turn Me On"	Space	3:52
6.	"Attention Seeker"	Iron Galaxy	6:36
7.	"Don't Summarise My Summer Eyes"	Bibio	4:00
8.	"The Black Arts"	Stereolab	4:53
9.	"Hold On" (featuring Sampha)	SBTRKT	2:55
10.	"Why Don't You Answer" (Eberhard Schoener and Sting cover)	Friendly Fires	2:28
11.	"One Most Memorable"	Sonna	1:14
12.	"Embassy"	Laurel Halo	3:59
13.	"House Music Is a Controllable Desire You Can Own"	DJ Sprinkles	3:59
14.	"Invisible"	Grouper	2:46
15.	"Endless Shore"	Melody's Echo Chamber	3:31
16.	"Cherry-Coloured Funk"	Cocteau Twins	3:15
17.	"Shine"	Slowdive	5:03
18.	"Love Song"	Olivia Newton-John	3:39
19.	"Over There, It's Raining"	Nils Frahm	2:42
20.	"Flat of Angles (Part 1)"	Benedict Cumberbatch	6:24

References

1. [1] ^{[dead link‍]}
2. "Releases . Shop . Homepage . LateNight Tales". Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
3. "Friendly Fires . The Series . Shop . Homepage . LateNight Tales". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
4. "Friendly Fires Tackle 'Late Night Tales'". Clashmusic.com. 12 September 2012.
5. "New music: Friendly Fires – Why Don't You Answer?". TheGuardian.com. 20 November 2012.

External links

• Official Friendly Fires site
• Official Friendly Fires late Night Tales Page