Genres Indie pop Active until 2009 Albums Singer, Home Free | Years active 2005–2009 Genre Indie pop | |
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Labels Skipping Stones RecordsHugpatch Records Members Kelly Waldrop, Clayton Rychlik, Rikky Walsh, Marisa Bergquist, Frank E. Korn Similar Bunnygrunt, Tullycraft, The Smittens, All Girl Summer Fun Band, The Pains of Being Pure at H Profiles | ||
The Besties were an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York. Their sound can best be described indie pop or "twee", although at shows they were known to introduce themselves as a punk band. TimeOut Chicago describes the band as sounding like "the Go-Go's on Epitaph Records", and Allmusic compares them to Cub and the All Girl Summer Fun Band.
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History
The Besties were formed when members Marisa Bergquist, Kelly Waldrop, and Rikky Walsh met while attending college in Tallahassee, Florida. Their first album, Singer, was released by Skipping Stones Records in 2006. Drum machines were used in the recording of this record because the band did not yet have a drummer. To fill this need, Frank E. Korn joined the band prior to the recording of their second album, Home Free, which was released in February 2009 on the Hugpatch label.
Breakup
The Besties announced their breakup on October 12, 2009. They played their final show December 6 in Brooklyn, NY.
The band reunited for a one-off show during NYC Popfest on May 29, 2014.
Songs
Right Band - Wrong SongHome Free · 2008
HelgafellHome Free · 2008
The Gothenburg HandshakeHome Free · 2008