Friendly Fires are happy to finally be back on home turf. It's no wonder, the year has been predominantly spent living out the tale of their song "Hawaiian Air," the highlight of second album "Pala" that typifies the trio's dance-pop vision while bemoaning the monotony of tour travel. Consequently, drummer Jack Savidge is content to be sat backstage at a Bristol Academy concert in Western England "with someone else other than the band to talk to."
A flippant remark it may have been, but excitable and distracted — more than once our conversation is interrupted — Savidge is in a skittish mood. Nevertheless, there are matters on his mind: first, how tour-weariness won't be countenanced during the "not long enough" trip to Japan next week.
"It really is one of the best places to play," he says with obvious candor. "We wish we could do it more often. It's a real thing to look forward to. The fans are very knowledgeable, very perceptive and responsive. Everything you'd want from an audience, really."