New Friends Release Radiohead Cover “High and Dry”
Canadian indie pop/alternative band New Friends is thrilled to release a new cover of Radiohead’s “High and Dry,” which is out now.
New Friends said,
“Radiohead has been an inspiration for artists for decades now, so it was an easy decision to make when it came time to pick a cover. The band has inspired us in so many ways inside and outside the studio.”
New Friends — comprised of players from all over Southern Ontario, lead singer Stefan Boulineau (Windsor), guitarist Cole Wilson (St. Thomas), keyboardist/lead writer Ayden Miller (Orillia), Conrad (Waterloo) and Drummer Nico Elias, (Guatemala)— have experienced success at breakneck speed, landing L.A. management and a top booking agent.
The band went viral with the very first song they ever recorded, “Purple Candy,” in 2019, when they were practically strangers. Now at 8 million streams and counting, they released their new single “Sad Sugar” in July 2023.
In 2021, New Friends won Slaight Music’s life-changing “It’s Your Shot” contest. The resulting EP, Camaro, was recorded with the $100,000 studio and promotion prize. The band had already recorded with producer Brad Delson, Grammy-winning guitarist of Linkin Park, and after the “It’s Your Shot” win, they were able to work with even more outside producers including Finger Eleven drummer and Arnold Lanni protégé Steve Molella (Stuck On Planet Earth, Gus, Kayla Diamond), and TV/film composer Brian Rivlin. They also self-produced a couple of the songs, and although it’s usually just the four of them, New Friends was excited to have the opportunity to co-write for the first time with a handful of writers.
“High and Dry” was produced by New Friends and Andrew Martino.
New Friends added,
“Once we started working on this cover, we were able to find new things about Radiohead and the song that we didn’t see nor hear before, which is inspiring us to continue taking more risks and be more unique when creating our own original music.”
Watch the video for “High and Dry” below and stay up to date with New Friends via their socials.
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