“Avant-Garde,” the highly anticipated follow-up to 2007’s “Dollars and Sense” LP is scheduled for release this summer. 2007 was a breakthrough year for Friends For Hire. “Under Our Skin” became the band’s first groundbreaking single which received national attention and the likeness of the alternative rock houses like Jimmy Eat World and The Foo Fighters. Following their first release titled "The Meaning of Love This Evening" – EP in 2006, F4H began an 8 month venture into songwriting and more studio work. Matt Malpass of Marigolds and Monsters Studio in Atlanta, Georgia recorded & mixed the EP, and was hired again to finish the full-length album "Dollars & Sense." Matt Malpass' previous work included the bands "Rookie of the Year" and "Copeland," while the drum tracking was recorded at Glow in the Dark Studios, Atlanta (Underoath, Cartel.) The chemistry of the album is very unique and diverse, yet it almost seems as if the stages in each composition were developed at very broad and different times. The 2007 Atlantic Music Festival played a very important role in the band's career. Music critics hyped the band as "The Buzz of 2007" and "The Most Entertaining Band of the AMF." The festival spread F4H nationally and labeled them as the band to watch in 2008.
The Dollars and Sense LP is available for purchase online at www.peppermintsandcigarettes.com and iTunes, Rhapsody, Emusic and Napster music sites.
