Debby Friday is sharing the official video for “Bet On Me,” a new single from The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life.
“Bet On Me” is a pulsating alt-pop breakbeat anthem that echoes with ambition and conviction. Part battle cry, part lyrical confessional, it’s a genre-blending manifesto where Friday’s falsetto floats atop glitchy, propulsive production - an ode to the thrill and terror of chasing greatness on your own terms.
As for the “Bet On Me” visual, it continues The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life narrative thread from each of the preceding singles and was filmed at Toronto’s Massey Hall, was co-directed with frequent collaborator Kevan Funk, and stars Friday (see Rolling Stone interview July 9th).
Of the track, Friday says, “Life can be so dizzy and it’s easy to spiral into living a reality that you don’t actually want. This song is an ode to intuition and raw self-belief, to betting on yourself.”
“Bet On Me” follows the release of the electro rap track “Lipsync,” dance pop single “All I Wanna Do Is Party,” and the anthemic and salacious jam “1/17,” and is another fantastic entry in The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life’s universe.
The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life will be out August 1st, 2025, worldwide through Sub Pop and in Canada from Royal Mountain Records. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com in the US, MegaMart 2 in the UK and EU, Royal Mountain in Canada and your local record store will receive the following limited color vinyl versions: the Sub Pop Loser editions on Graphite (US) and Bio Light Blue (EU/UK), and Royal Mountain’s edition on White (Canada) (All vinyl colors whilst stock lasts!).
Hot off her EU and UK tour supporting SPELLLING, Debby Friday is announcing more North American headlining shows in the fall of 2025. The new shows include San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences on Thursday, September 25th; Brooklyn’s Public Records on Thursday, October 30th; Los Angeles at the Moroccan Lounge on Friday, November 7th; And Chicago’s Schubas on Friday, November 21st. She’ll also appear at Montreal’s Osheaga Festival on Sunday, August 3rd, and at Mexico City’s Corona Capital on Friday, November 14th. Debby has also scheduled two album listening parties for fans in Toronto (July 31st) and Montreal (August 3rd). Please find a complete list of dates below.
Thu. Jul. 31 - Toronto, ON - Standard Time - (Album Listening Party) Sun. Aug. 03 - Montreal, QC - Osheaga Music and Arts Festival (2 pm) Sun. Aug. 03 - Montreal, QC - Le Systeme - (Album Listening Party - 8pm) Thu. Sep. 25 - San Francisco, CA - California Academy of Sciences Thu. Oct. 30 - Brooklyn, NY - Public Records Fri. Nov. 07 - Los Angeles, CA - The Moroccan Lounge Fri. Nov. 14 - Mexico City, MX - Corona Capital Festival Fri. Nov. 21 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
What People Are Saying About Debby Friday: “The Toronto-based vocalist and producer Debby Friday won the Polaris Music Prize for her sharp 2023 debut album, Good Luck. She returns with the euphoric electro-pop single ‘1/17,’ a dance-floor confessional that shows off yet another side of her multifaceted talent. “I swear you’re a sign,” Friday sings in an airy atmosphere punctured by percolating synths. The track builds layer atop gauzy layer until it explodes in a burst of club-ready catharsis.” The New York Times
“The song brings back some of that old PC Music feeling. It’s a euphoric, unapologetically cheesy trance-pop confection. As synth-bloops whirl all around her, Friday chants, “Poetry and nude selfies, love the way that you know me.” It feels like it’s heading toward a climactic beat-drop…the drums do eventually arrive, and that moment is awesome. Friday co-directed the bare-bones ‘1/17’ video with Kevan Funk, and it makes a great case for her as a performer.” STEREOGUM
“Last time we heard a single from Debby Friday, the Toronto artist was commanding girls to the dance floor on a minimal club track co-produced by Detroit rascals HiTech. She’s in a totally different headspace on the hyperpop ballad ‘1/17,’ singing about love and sensuality over bubbling synths which eventually give way to a euphoric trance finale.” THE FACE
“It’s a banger” [“All I Wanna Do Is Party”] BROOKLYN VEGAN
“…fully three-dimensional in intent and tone, it finds Debby Friday severing herself from the past. Carnal and exultant…” [“All I Wanna Do Is Party”] CLASH
“Brooklyn drag queens and music directors of upcoming all-female action films: There’s a new irresistibly catchy, dark-pop song for your consideration.” [“Lipsync”] NYLON
“The song is a bubbling electro-rap cut with half-spoken words from the Toronto-based songwriter, going full rave banger during the chorus. It almost makes me—who never wants to dance—wanna dance.” [“Lipsync”] FLOOD
Debby Friday The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life
Tracklisting: 1. 1/17 2. All I Wanna Do Is Party 3. In The Club feat. HiTech 4. Lipsync 5. Alberta 6. Higher 7. ppp (Interlude) 8. Arcadia 9. Leave. 10. Bet On Me 11. Darker The Better
“…The close quarters echo the intimacy of Kline’s early bedroom recordings, but a decade removed from her debut, her twee quirks have hardened into revealing idiosyncrasies… Singing with a sweet weariness, Kline can seem bemused by her melancholia, her resigned acceptance given an appealing warmth by a band whose gentle sway lends her pop miniatures depth.” - [4 out 5] MOJO Magazine
“Greta Kline’s four-piece continue to mature on this thoughtful sixth album, which sees the songwriter wrestle with the growing challenges of life as she enters her early thirties… These issues, dramatic or otherwise, unfold against an exquisitely cute jangle-pop backdrop, where simple, pure melodies meet bracingly short and uncluttered arrangements.” - Uncut Magazine
“Leaning in to the band’s strengths, you can hear aspects of Guided By Voices in their stubborn unwillingness to conform to the rules.” - [“Vanity”] Clash
“Kline’s oeuvre chronicles over a decade’s worth of personal and professional growth, neatly packaged into light-hearted ditties and passionate rock songs” - The Line of Best Fit
“Different Talking brings together soft indie rock influences and sways like the wind on a summer’s day.. An elaborate and well produced collection of songs. Seventeen tracks of hazy alternative anthems” - [4 out of 5] Narc Magazine
Today, June 27th, Frankie Cosmos has released Different Talking, their sixth and, so far, best album from Sub Pop. It’s a collection of fragments and memories, remembered places, and reinterpreted feelings that adds up to a lucent, humming whole: a sturdy, worldly indie-rock record about aging and the passage of time that nonetheless manages to feel sharply current. The album includes the previously released singles, “Pressed Flower,”“Bitch Heart” and “Vanity” which Stereogum described as “…bigger and more complex than most of what we’ve heard from Frankie Cosmos in the past, without sacrificing the innate warm, DIY quality of Kline’s songwriting.”
Today, the band has shared one final video, a double video for their songs “One of Each” and “Against The Grain,” which was directed by Matthew Volz. Watch here.
As previously announced, the band will embark on a World Tour, with North American dates scheduled to run from September 3 to October 25. Fantasy Of A Broken Heart and Moontype will support the first leg, from September 3 to September 20, and Chris Cohen & Emily Yacina will support the second leg, from October 9 to October 25. The band will then return to the UK and EU for 7 shows with Babehoven on main support. See below for a complete list of shows.
North America: Sat. Jul. 26 - Teulon, MB - Real Love Summer Fest Wed. Sep. 3 - Kingston, NY - Tubby’s # Thu. Sep. 4 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts # Fri. Sep. 5 - Washington, DC - Black Cat # Sat. Sep. 6 - Asheville, NC - Eulogy # Mon. Sep. 8 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl # Tue. Sep. 9 - Nashville, TN - Blue Room # Thu. Sep. 11 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon # Fri. Sep. 12 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity # Sat. Sep. 13 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall # Sun. Sep. 14 - Detroit, MI - El Club # Mon. Sep. 15 - Toronto, Canada - Great Hall # Tue. Sep. 16 - Montreal, Canada - Bar le Ritz # Thu. Sep. 18 - Portland, ME - Space Gallery # Fri. Sep. 19 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall # Sat. Sep. 20 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg # Thu. Oct. 9 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room @ Fri. Oct. 10 - San Diego, CA - Quartyard @ Sat. Oct. 11 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriets Pioneertown @ Mon. Oct. 13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell @ Tue. Oct 14 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club @ Fri. Oct. 17 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile @ Sat. Oct. 18 - Tacoma, WA - The Spanish Ballroom @ Sun. Oct. 19 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom @ Tue. Oct. 21 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s @ Wed. Oct. 22 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall @ Thu. Oct. 23 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Club Atrium @ Fri. Oct. 24 - Ojai, CA - Deer Lodge @ Sat. Oct. 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom @
UK/EU Sat. Nov. 15 - Dublin, IE - Button Factory $ Mon. Nov. 17 - Manchester, UK - YES (Pink Room) $ Tue. Nov. 18 - London, UK - Electric Brixton $ Fri. Nov. 21 - Paris, FR - Maroquinerie $ Sat. Nov. 22 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet Sun. Nov. 23 - Brussels, BE - Botanique $ Tue. Nov. 25 - Berlin, DE - Lido $ # Fantasy Of A Broken Heart & Moontype @ w/ Chris Cohen & Emily Yacina $ w/ Babehoven
Frankie Cosmos Different Talking
Tracklisting: 1. Pressed Flower 2. One of Each 3. Against the Grain 4. Bitch Heart 5. Porcelain 6. One! Grey! Hair! 7. Vanity 8. Not Long 9. Margareta 10. Your Take On 11. High Five Handshake 12. You Become 13. Joyride 14. Tomorrow 15. Wonderland 16. Life Back 17. Pothole
Today, June 25th, London artist Naima Bock has returned with a new single, “Rolling,” available now on all digital service providers worldwide from Memorials of Distinction/Sub Pop.
Naima offers this on the track, “‘Rolling’ is a song that didn’t quite fit into Below a Massive Dark Land, but I thought it was worth its own moment.” She continues, “Written on a train back from Glasgow to London, I’m sure its lyrics will resonate with some. If not, then that’s a good thing. Plus, if you listen to the whole thing, you’re rewarded with some expert jaw harp playing.”
Bock has confirmed a nine-date UK tour in October, beginning on October 12th in Brighton, with additional dates in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Liverpool. See below for a full run of shows.
Thu. Jul. 10 - London, UK, Omeara [Sold Out] Fri. Jul. 11 - London, UK, Hyde Park* Fri. Jul. 25 - Mon, Jul 28 - Thirsk, UK, Deer Shed Festival Thu. Aug. 14 - Sun. Aug. 17 - Brecon Beacons, UK, Green Man Festival Sun. Oct. 12 - Brighton, UK - West Hill Hall Mon. Oct. 13 - Southampton, UK - Papillon Tue. Oct. 14 - Margate, UK - Curve Coffee Store Thu. Oct. 16 - London, UK - St Matthias Church Sun. Oct. 19 - Bristol, UK - The Folk House Wed. Oct. 22 - York, UK - The Crescent Thu. Oct. 23 - Edinburgh, UK - Voodoo Rooms Speakeasy Fri. Oct. 24 - Manchester, UK - Hallé at St Michael’s Sun. Oct. 26 - Liverpool, UK - Leaf on Bold Street
*Supporting Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts
“Rolling” follows the release of Bock’s 2024 record, Below a Massive Dark Land, her sophomore effort, which Uncut gave an 8/10, citing, “what is abundantly clear is that Bock’s creative star is very much with her.”
What People Are Saying About Naima Bock Below a Massive Dark Land: “Amid a flurry of excellent new tracks ahead of Naima Bock’s second album, the romantic, timeless sweep of ‘Kaley’ is the pick of the bunch, that rich and resonant vocal playing magically off a melodic, punchy line of saxophone.” ‘Best of the Month’ - The Quietus
★★★★ MOJO
“A folky hymn to regret with a lovely, loping pace and sweetly lazy horn refrain” [“Feed My Release”] The Guardian
“…Features the kind of compelling vocal performance and lush, classy pop-rock orchestration we’ve come to expect from the British-Brazilian singer-songwriter.” [“Feed My Release”] STEREOGUM
“Marked by inner strength, the pervasive musicality of Naima’s work reaching fresh heights” [“Gentle”] CLASH
“Bock’s somnambulant vocals here bounding over a jubilant burst of fuzzy guitar and saxophone. It’s ace.” [“Kaley”] The New Cue
“Fans of Naima’s earlier work, and frankly that should be all of you, will be delighted with the familiar playful instrumentation, and swaying majesty of the choruses, while those looking for something new will be delighted by the subtle choppiness of the rhythms” [“Kaley”] For The Rabbits
“Horns blaze away, powering a glorious melody allowing Naima Bock the freedom to show off the potency of her vocal range. Make no mistake, it’s a cracker.” [Kaley] “Tracks of the Week” God Is In The TV
On September 26th, Dublin band SPRINTS will release their sophomore record All That Is Overon Sub Pop for North America and City Slang for the rest of the world.
The groundwork that SPRINTS laid down with their 2024 debut, Letter To Self marked them as a musical triple threat amongst the alternative landscape: a visceral live band capable of selling out increasingly sizeable tours, who could earn five-star reviews and standout coverage in NME, DIY, Stereogum, Pitchfork, and PASTE. An Irish Choice Music Prize nod from critical corners but also land themselves on BBC Radio One. Throughout 2024 alone, they toured the UK, Europe, and America twice, ending the year with a celebratory, sold-out show at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town.
Their new album, All That Is Over, is a remarkable second effort that pushes the band’s dynamics into richer territory, finding new space and nuance while also going harder than ever.
Today, the band has shared an official video, directed by Niamh Bryson, for their debut offering, “Descartes.” Inspired by a line in Rachel Cusk’s novel Outline - “Vanity is the curse of our culture” - it switches up the philosopher’s famous “I think therefore I am” into SPRINTS frontperson Karla Chubb’s own raison d’etre: “I speak so therefore I understand”. “A lot of the negativity you see in the world is rooted in vanity and the ego that your beliefs or identity are more important than somebody else’s,” she says. “‘Descartes’ explores the idea that writing for me is not just a tool to make music but a tool to process the world.” Clickhereto watch.
SPRINTS have announced EU & UK dates in support of their forthcoming All That Is Over this summer and fall, including a standout festival appearance at Glastonbury and opening performances with Bloc Party and Fontaines D.C. See below for a complete list of shows—more International dates to be announced.
Summer 2025 Thu. Jun. 29 - Shepton Mallet, UK - Glastonbury Thu. Jul. 03. - Paris, FR - Paris Philharmonie # Fri. Jul. 04 - Amersfoort, NL - Wilde Weide Fri. 11 - Cheltenham, UK - 2000trees Thu. 17 - Dour, BE - Dour Festival Fri. Jul. 18 - Herk-de-Stad, BE - Rock Herk Sat. Jul. 19 - Cuxhaven, DE - Deichbrand Fri. Jul. 25 - Suffolk, UK - Latitude Sat. Jul. 26 - Huddersfield, UK - The Parish Sun. 27 - Thirsk, UK - Deer Shed Mon. Aug. 04 - Leipzig, DE - Parkbühne @ Tue. 05 - Berlin, DE - Zitadelle Spandau @ Thu. Aug. 14 - Charleville Mezieres, FR - Cabaret Vert Fri. Aug. 15 - Rotondes, LU - Congés Annulés Tue. Aug. 19 - Bonn, DE - Kunst!Rasen @ Fri. Aug. 20 - Stuttgart, DE - Freilichtbühne Killesberg @ Sat. Aug. 21 - Freiluftarena, AT - Graz - Freiluftarena @ Sun. Aug. 22 - Portsmouth, UK - Victorious Festival
Fall 2025 Fri. Oct. 17 - Saint Brieuc, FR - Carnavalorock Festival Sat. Oct. 18 - Le Havre, FR - Ouest Park Festival Sun. Oct. 19 - Joué-lès-Tours, FR - Le Temps Machine Tue. Oct. 21 - Nimes, FR - Paloma Wed. Oct. 22 - Lyon, FR - Marché Gare Thu. Oct. 23 - Etagnières VD, CH - Croc the Rock Festival Sun. Nov. 02 - Belfast, UK - Empire Thu. Nov. 06 - Glasgow, UK - SWG3 Fri. Nov. 07 - Leeds, UK - Leeds Beckett Student Union Sat. Nov. 08 - Manchester, UK - Albert Hall Mon. Nov. 10 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK - Newcastle University Student Union (NUSU) Tue. Nov. 11 - Sheffield, UK - The Fondry Wed. Nov. 12 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City Sat. Nov. 15 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy Bristol Tue. Nov. 18 - Oxford, UK - O2 Academy 1 Oxford Thur. Nov. 20 - Dublin, IE - Vicar Street
March 2026 Tue. Mar. 10 – Tourcoing, FR - Grand Mix Wed. Mar. 11 – Brussels, BE - Botanique Thu. Mar. 12 – Amsterdam, NL -Melkweg Tue. Mar. 17 – Copenhagen, DK - Loppen Thu. Mar. 20 – Warsaw, PL - Voodoo Fri. Mar. 21 – Prague, CZ - Akropolis Mon. Mar. 24 – Zürich, CH -Bogen F Tue. Mar. 25 – Milan, IT -Arci Bellezza Sat. Mar. 28 – Paris, FR -Cabaret Sauvage
# w/ Bloc Party @ w/ Fontaines D.C
SPRINTS All That Is Over is now available to preorder on CD/LP/DSPs from Sub Pop in North America and City Slang for the rest of the world. LP orders from both labels will receive the album on a limited edition marbled coral pink vinyl (while supplies last).
More on All That Is Over: All That Is Over is a remarkable record in itself - a second album that pushes the dynamics of the band into richer territory, finding new space and nuance but also going harder than ever. However there’s a potency born from the “baptism of fire” beginnings of their current line-up that infuses SPRINTS’ second with a whole new energy. “By the time we ended up working on new stuff, we’d played so many shows together that the natural chemistry me, Karla and Sam had built up over years, Zac had very quickly developed too,” Jack says.
Where many bands would find themselves burnt out and needing a break after such a hectic period of time, in the midst of the whirlwind, Karla found herself becoming more prolific than ever. “There was just so much happening and so much to process,” she explains. “I was going through a big break up with my partner who I’d been with for eight years; Colm had left the band; we’d really progressed into being professional musicians, and I was at the start of a new relationship. But then you’d look outside and it’s like the world has never been uglier. I was writing every day because there was so much going on.”
It’s into this landscape of duality and disparity, anger, ambition and a thousand feelings in between that ‘All That Is Over’ lays out its cards. Its title is taken from a lyric at the centre of ‘Beg’: an uncompromising slice of propulsive punk that seeks the cleansing of new beginnings. Written on tour buses, in soundchecks and very much in real time, it’s an album set against the backdrop of a litany of atrocities - the war in Gaza, the wildfires in LA, Trump’s executive order denying the rights of trans people - that sees SPRINTS trying to make sense of a society gone mad. (Read full bio at Sub Pop).
What people are saying about SPRINTS: “This memorable and arrestingly bleak debut LP feels like a loud announcement of a striking new band (…) If you ever suspected this current wave of Irish guitar music had peaked with the likes of Fontaines D.C. and The Murder Capital, think again.” ★★★★★ NME
Letter to Self is a bracing, frantic record designed for both thrashing mosh pits and solo meltdowns, best heard with the volume turned up loud.“ Pitchfork
“One of the most exciting young rock bands in the world… one that could hold their own alongside some of their most fiercely beloved inspirations. Run, don’t walk, to hear them as soon as you can.” “Album of the Week,” Stereogum
“Savage art-punk from Dublin four-piece… Sprints’ debut delivers on thrilling live shows, with singer, guitarist and songwriter Karla Chubb providing a visceral fury.” 8/10, Uncut
“Confrontational, ferocious and bold… an unaffected and exhilarating debut album.” “Album of the Week” - 8/10, Loud & Quiet
“Musical exorcism at its very best, rallying against socially-imposed doubt and anxiety and – in its unique horror – finding welcome moments of inner peace.” ★★★★★ DIY
“Colossally exciting.” ★★★★ MOJO
“A red-hot debut album… Is it possible to have an album of the year contender on only the first week in? Of course it is.” 9/10, CLASH
SPRINTS All That Is Over
Tracklisting: 1. Abandon 2. To The Bone 3. Descartes 4. Need 5. Beg 6. Rage 7. Something’s Gonna Happen 8. Pieces 9. Better 10. Coming Alive 11. Desire
Forth Wanderers – Ava Trilling, Ben Guterl, Zach Lorelli, Noah Yu Schifrin, and Duke Greene – are sharing the animated visualizer for “Bluff,” a new song from The Longer This Goes On, available worldwide through Sub Pop on Friday, July 18th, 2025.
“Bluff” opens with the cool tones of the keyboard and auxiliary percussion, Trilling’s voice guiding the song through to its melancholic core. Under the watchful eye of producer Dan Howard, the song captures the band at their most present and unburdened, creating their sound in real time for the very first time. The visualizer is animated and directed by Guterl.
Last month, Forth Wanderers shared The Longer This Goes On release details with the Bandcamp-only “To Know Me/To Love Me,” and followed it up a few days later by the dizzying official video for “7 Months.”
The Longer This Goes On was produced by Dan Howard at Chateau Grand Studios and Future Sounds in New York, and mixed and mastered by Al Carlson at Gary’s Electric in New York. The Longer This Goes On is the group’s first recorded output since the release of Forth Wanderers, their beloved 2018 Sub Pop debut.
The Longer This Goes On is available to preorder now on CD/LP/all DSPs from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com in North America, MM2 in the UK + EU, and your local record store, will receive the limited Loser Edition on Milky Clear (NA) or White (UK/EU) vinyl (all vinyl color editions whilst stock lasts!).
What People Have Said About Forth Wanderers:
“It’s a pretty, heartfelt indie rock jam with a huge, off-kilter guitar riff, and Ava Trilling sounds great on it.” [“To Know Me/To Love Me”] STEREOGUM
“Grungy, slow-burning” [“To Know Me/To Love Me”] BROOKLYN VEGAN
“Both new tracks are excellent” [“To Know Me/To Love Me” + “7 Months”] EXCLAIM
“Upbeat and playful, a rattling, jazzy snare pattering in the background as Trilling’s vocals and Guterl’s guitar licks glide over it.” [“7 Months”] STEREOGUM
Tracklisting: 1. To Know Me/To Love Me 2. Call You Back 3. Honey 4. 7 Months 5. Spit 6. Springboard 7. Make Me 8. Barnard 9. Bluff 10. Don’t Go Looking
