Real Friends

Very much enjoyed Real Friends’ latest album (BLUE HOUR) this week and it was worth writing about. First of all, good pop-punk is ALWAYS appreciated, and then having it be LOCAL CHICAGO pop-punk adds icing on the cake.

Lotta drama with this group and the departure of their old lead singer Dan, but the band really has seemingly came out of it stronger than ever with Cody (from Youth Fountain) really taking over the band and just adapting the band in a new, but still appropriate ‘Real Friends+’ direction… I’m enjoying the slight departure and push into the bit more rocky side of the stuff and the new one is honestly probably my favorite of the whole discography.