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The Super Friendz
12+ albums
Canadianrockindiealternative rockindie rock
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The Super Friendz is a Canadian indie-rock band formed in 1994 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They were initially active between 1994 and 1997, before reforming in 2003. Formed by three King's College students, Matt Murphy (who had earlier played guitar with Black Pool), Charles Austin (bass and vocals; briefly a part of Al Tuck) and Drew Yamada (guitarist ) with, initially, no permanent drummer. At various times during their early years, Chris Murphy (no relation to Matt Murphy) of Sloan, Cliff Gibb of Thrush Hermit, Lonnie James, and Dave Marsh filled the role. In 1994, the band released a single on Chris Murphy's label, Murderecords, and later toured Canada with Sloan. The first album, Mock Up, Scale Down (1995, Murderecords), drew critical praise, if not commercial success. Recorded in producer Brenndan McGuire's house with Dave Marsh on drums, Mock Up blended retro-pop with Canadian rock influences. The following year, the band released Play the Game, Not Games, a 10-inch single, also on Murderecords. The songs on Play the Game--especially the contributions of Austin and Yamada--were significantly more experimental than on the album, and prefigured both the band's future work and its creative tension. Mock Up, Scale Down was released in the United States in 1997 on March Records under the title Sticktoitiveness (which earlier had been the title of an independent tape made by the band). A few of the songs from Play the Game also appeared on the U.S. release. Continuing to
