Inflorescent

Pitchfork 7.0/10 The UK trio's first album since 2011 finds new life in the smooth surfaces of house music.

NME 2/5 After eight years away, the St Albans trio play it safe with a comeback album that seems designed to exist as montage music for ITV2 adverts

Evening Standard 3/5 Latest London news, business, sport, showbiz and entertainment from the London Evening Standard.

DIY 3.5/5 Akin to gobbling an entire pack of Fruit Pastilles; colourful, maybe a little sickly, but you sure as hell want to experience it again.

The Independent 2/5 While there are some interesting sounds here and there, the overriding feeling is of a more club-friendly Take That

Under The Radar 5.5/10 On their third record, Inflorescent, Friendly Fires are grasping for the last of the summer sun, staring it down with little regard for their poor eyes or their rapidly melting brain matter.

Pop Matters 8/10 When you research Friendly Fires for articles such as an album review, you discover that lead singer Edward Macfarlane loves to dance.

The Guardian 4/5 Harking back to the era of funkily optimistic pop may not speak to our times, but FF’s first album in eight years is truly joyous