Friko share new single 'If I Am', announce expanded edition of debut album

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Following the release of their debut album 'Where we've been, Where we go from here', Chicago’s Friko — led by vocalist/guitarist Niko Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger — announce an expanded edition, due out November 22nd on ATO Records. The new release will see a monstrous collection of demos from the Where we've been, Where we go from here sessions, eleven bonus tracks including today’s new single, 'If I Am', live tracks from a sold-out hometown Metro show, and a cover of My Bloody Valentine’s 'When You Sleep'. “‘If I Am,’ along with the rest of the other new songs on this expanded edition, go back as far as 2019,” Friko explain. “They were some of the first songs we played at DIY and small club shows in Chicago. They kind of got left behind after we had written the songs for the record but we’re so glad they're getting to see the light of day because they were some of the first songs we wrote as a band.” Coinciding with the news the band will also embark on a huge 2025 North American headline tour. Full tour dates and their new single can be found below. Pre-Order Where we've been, Where we go from here (Expanded Edition).

Live Dates
Nov 2nd | Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet
Nov 3rd | Brussels, BE - Les Nuits Weekender
Nov 5th | Rennes, FR - L'Antipode
Nov 7th | Paris, FR - Pitchfork Avant Garde
Nov 8th | Brighton, UK - Mutations Festival
Nov 9th | London, UK - Pitchfork Festival London
Nov 10th | Bristol, UK - Louisiana
Nov 12th | Manchester, UK - YES
Nov 13th | Glasgow, UK - King Tuts
Nov 14th | Dublin, IE - Workman's Club
Nov 16th | Weissenhäuser Strand, DE - Rolling Stone Weekender
Nov 19th | Osaka, JP - Umeda Club Quattro
Nov 21st | Tokyo, JP - Tokyo Kanda Square Hall
Dec 27th | Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
Feb 25th | St. Louis, MO - Atomic
Feb 26th | Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
Feb 27th | Nashville, TN - The Basement East
Feb 28th | Atlanta, GA - Smith's Olde Bar
Mar 1st | Raleigh, NC - Kings
Mar 3rd | Washington, DC - Union Stage
Mar 4th | Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
Mar 7th | Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Mar 8th | Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
Mar 10th | Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz
Mar 11th | Toronto, ON - The Great Hall
Mar 13th | Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch
Mar 14th | Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar
Mar 15th | Indianapolis, IN - Turntable
Apr 30th | Boise, ID - Neurolux
May 2nd | Vancouver, BC - The Pearl
May 3rd | Seattle, WA - Madame Lou's
May 4th | Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
May 7th | San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
May 9th | Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room HLP
May 10th | San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
May 14th | Las Vegas, NV - Swan Dive
May 18th | Denver, CO - Marquis
May 20th | Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge
May 21st | Des Moines, IA - xBk
May 22nd | Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line

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