SUPERSONIC: Just Friends' newest album drops this Friday. Photo Credit: Will Levy

Just Friends is a band that has been basking in the light of two suns. Coming up from the DIY punk circuit, their early material could reductively be called “emo with horns,” but they outgrew all their musical limitations basically overnight. Now their music is a whirlwind. The guitars jangle, the horns blare, there’s rapping, there’s belted vocal melodies. The hyphy-inspired style keeps the party going, but they don’t compromise on empathy and sensitivity to do it. The group’s newest album, Hella, comes out Friday on Pure Noise Records, and represents another great leap forward in the band’s journey.

Just Friends Hella
Out Fri
Pure Noise Records