Biography

Emerging from South Wales' fertile 2000s scene, Funeral for a Friend welded emo transparency to metal-adjacent weight.

Bullet-shaped riffs and Matthew Davies-Kreye's earnest delivery helped their breakthrough travel beyond the usual club circuit.

Later albums experimented with song form without surrendering the emotional stakes that defined their first records.

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At a glance

  • Welsh rock band formed in Bridgend in 2001.
  • Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation (2003) brought international attention with tracks such as Juneau.
  • Named after a Planes Mistaken for Stars song reference adopted as their own moniker.