FRIGS explained

FRIGS
Origin:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:	indie rock
Years Active:	2013 - present
Label:	Arts & Crafts
Current Members:	Bria Salmena Duncan Hay Jennings Lucas Savatti Kris Bowering

FRIGS are a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario,^[1] whose 2018 album Basic Behaviour was longlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.^[2] The band members are vocalist Bria Salmena, guitarist Duncan Hay Jennings, bassist Lucas Savatti and drummer Kris Bowering.^{[3] [4]}

History

The band performed live shows in the Toronto area,^[5] and produced and released a self-titled EP under the name Dirty Frigs in 2014^[6] before signing to Arts & Crafts, which released their second EP, Slush, in 2016.^{[7] [8]}

Basic Behaviour, the band's first full-length album, was released in 2018,^[9] with cover art by Olenka Szymonski.^[10] To support the album, the band set out on a 37-day tour.^[11]

Since 2019, Bowering, Hay Jennings, and Salmena, along with Toronto bassist Kyle Connolly, have been members of Orville Peck's touring band.^[12] Savatti played on Peck's Pony album, along with Bowering and Hay Jennings.^[12]

Salmena has also released two EPs of country music covers as a solo artist, Covers Vol. 1 (2021) and Covers Vol. 2 (2023).^[13]

Notes and References

1. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/frigs-basic-behaviour/ "Frigs: Basic Behaviour"
2. http://www.timescolonist.com/a-list-of-the-40-albums-on-the-polaris-music-prize-long-list-1.23335805 "A list of the 40 albums on the Polaris Music Prize long list"
3. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/frigs-is-ready-to-move-on-from-torontos-seattle-moment/article38222352/ "Frigs is ready to move on from Toronto’s ‘Seattle moment’"
4. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/opinion/2018/04/06/local-noise-rock-foursome-frigs-delivers-a-nasty-classic.html "Local noise-rock foursome FRIGS delivers a nasty classic"
5. http://beatroute.ca/2018/02/26/album-review-frigs-basic-behaviour/ "Album Review: FRIGS – Basic Behaviour"
6. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/frigs-basic-behaviour/ "FRIGS Basic Behaviour"
7. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/frigs-slush_ep "FRIGS: Slush EP"
8. https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/frigs-slush/ "Frigs: Slush"
9. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/frigs_detail_debut_lp_basic_behaviour "FRIGS Unveil Debut Album 'Basic Behaviour'"
10. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/frigs-basic_behaviour "FRIGS Basic Behaviour"
11. https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/frigs-band-interview/ "Frigs' slow-release fury"
12. Frigs' Lessons from Orville Peck . . December 11, 2019 . Rancic . Michael . April 3, 2022.
13. Ian Gormely, "Bria Plays with the Past on Fiery 'Cuntry Covers Vol. 2'". Exclaim!, February 23, 2023.