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Friends

Another week, another tasty offering to be had in the belly of XOYO. Last time I fronted the roundabout it was for a Bugged Out party. And it was my birthday. Oh what a dangerous mix that turned out to be! Now I return for Friends – the band fronted by the seriously hot Samantha Urbani, whose lyrics alone ooze sexy defiance. And yes, I have been singing ‘I’m His Girl’ in the mirror lately. This five-piece band from Brooklyn (I know, yet another band from Brooklyn!) have been been mentioned in the same breath as names such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Warpaint and Tom Tom Club. Tonight, being a school night, may be a little more restrained than my last XOYO escapade. But with a band this hot, I’m going at it like a birthday girl inside. / Lou Whitehead