★★★★★
Release Date: July 22, 2014 Before we begin to examine the curious case of Real Friends' full length debut, Maybe This Place is the Same and We're Just Changing, you should first be familiar with the few experiences I've had with the band. First, sometime last winter, I downloaded their acoustic EP from Bandcamp, mostly because I recognized the name and it was a name-your-price (read: free) download...
- absolutepunk.net
2014-08-07
★★★★★
Real Friends' greatest asset is their capacity for evoking poignant nostalgia in both their music and lyrics. Tapping a similar vein to the Ataris at their Blues Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits best, as well as the Get Up Kids and the Starting Line's earlier works, the Midwestern quintet pen songs that emphasize simplicity, raw emotion and instant, engaging hooks...
- www.altpress.com
2014-07-22
★★★★★
Release Date: July 22, 2014 It seems a little strange that this feels less like a review for Real Friends' first full-length Maybe This Place Is The Same And We're Just Changing and more like a State of the Scene Address. After like a year of "outsiders" talking about "our" bands, people seem to be up in arms that an entity like Real Friends are getting discussed at all. Like it somehow ruins this faux-popularity that they didn't even really like in the first place...
- absolutepunk.net
2014-07-18
★★★★★
Release Date: June 4th 2013 Pop-punk has always been my choice of genre to play during the summer months, and now that we're entering June, pop-punk should be in full swing by now, right? Well, for the most part, it is. Recent releases by The Wonder Years, The Story So Far, and Transit came out in the spring, and still have nice lasting value for the summer, but more pop-punk releases are on the way, including Transit side project Misser, New Jersey pop-punk band Man Overboard, and Chicago...
- absolutepunk.net
2013-06-21
★★★★★
If I may, I'd like to pose a question that's been on the minds of one side of Real Friends' divided fanbase regarding : what the hell happened? The EP essentially takes the group's stellar release and dumbs down the vibrant pop-punk sound present there, while keeping with exactly what worked in the lyrics department. Focusing in on the lyrics for a moment, they're unfortunately just about as formulaic as they come...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2013-06-27
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