Chicago has always bred bands with something to prove, and Friko carry that tradition forward with restless ambition. Nnamdi Oghenerhoro and Kai Slater push further into orchestral weight and raw dissonance here, the kind of record that sounds like a band outgrowing their own skin in real time. Chicago’s Friko returns with their anticipated sophomore album, produced by Grammy winner John Congleton, embracing a bolder sense of abandon, exploring noise-rock, avant-garde classical & 70s-era symphonic balladry. Their debut introduced a galvanizing new voice into the indie-rock canon, landing them on the cover of NME & Pitchfork's best of year list. “Something Worth Waiting For” locates an elusive balance between the wide-eyed idealism of youth & the self-possessed grit of lived experience Tracklist 1. Guess (3:46) 2. Still Around (3:24) 3. Choo Choo (3:20) 4. Alice (4:15) 5. Certainty (5:27) 6. Hot Air Balloon (5:07) 7. Seven Degrees (4:15) 8. Something Worth Waiting For (5:54) 9. Dear Bicycle (6:10) UPC: 880882686321Label: Ato RecordsRelease Date: 4.24.26Format: CD
