Release Date: May 16, 2025
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Record label: Merge
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The Dan Wriggins-fronted ensemble Friendship is back for their fifth album and second since signing with Merge. Ever adjacent to his compadres at Dear Life Records, Jon Samuels (MJ Lenderman), Peter Gill (2nd Grade), and Michael Cormier (Hour) are the players that flesh out the sound on Caveman Wakes Up. And flesh it out they do. When the band fully gels on songs like the latter half of "Wildwood in January," "Resident Evil," and "Tree of Heaven," the album reaches its most elevated moments.
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