Stove have announced their sophomore album, titled ‘s Favorite Friend, due out October 31st from Exploding In Sound Records.
The band have shared today the album’s first single “Mosquiter” (listen below).
‘s Favorite Friend track list and artwork:
1. Safe Guy
2. Nightwalk
3. Stiff Bones
4. Favorite Friend
5. Duckling Fantasy
6. Difficult Dooley
7. Mosquiter
8. Liverwurst
9. Annoying Guy
10. They Are Dogs
12. Animortal
Initially the solo project of Ovlov guitarist/vocalist, Steve Hartlett, Stove has grown into a full-fledged band with the addition of drummer/vocalist Jordyn Blakely, bassist Alex Molini, and guitarist Mike Hammond.
After Stove’s debut album Is Stupider, band’s lineup had become a revolving door of skilled Northeastern indie rock musicians, but as Molini, Blakely, and Hammond entered the fold, the cohesion was so uniquely inspiring that the four soon became the band’s core members.
“Jordyn is my favorite drummer, Alex is the best bass player I’ve ever known, Mike has always been my go-to friend to play music with,” says Hartlett. “Everyone is just so educated on songwriting and we felt totally free to try anything.” Every member’s sensibility was indispensable to the recording process. Blakely and Hartlett would often bring their initial ideas to Molini’s basement studio, where he’d help structure the songs and record demos that would be the basis of ‘s Favorite Friend – with pieces of those early recordings even making it to the final album, which was recorded with Nick Dooley at his studio, The Barn, in Vermont. “Some of these songs I didn’t even like until everyone else had their way with them,” Hartlett laughs. “It really made me realize the importance of collaboration.”
Upcoming Shows:
09/21 Brooklyn, NY @ The Glove w/ Human People, June Gloom, Thanks For Coming