FRIGS were a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario,"Frigs: Basic Behaviour". Pitchfork, February 28, 2018. whose 2018 album Basic Behaviour was longlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize."A list of the 40 albums on the Polaris Music Prize long list" . Victoria Times-Colonist, June 14, 2018. The band members are vocalist Bria Salmena, guitarist Duncan Hay Jennings, bassist Lucas Savatti and drummer Kris Bowering."Frigs is ready to move on from Toronto’s ‘Seattle moment’". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 2018."Local noise-rock foursome FRIGS delivers a nasty classic". Toronto Star, By Ben Rayner, April 6, 2018.
History The band performed live shows in the Toronto area,"Album Review: FRIGS – Basic Behaviour" . BeatRoute, 26 February 2018 and produced and released a self-titled EP under the name Dirty Frigs in 2014"FRIGS Basic Behaviour". Pitchfork, Madison Bloom, February 28, 2018 before signing to Arts & Crafts, which released their second EP, Slush, in 2016."FRIGS: Slush EP". Exclaim!, June 8, 2016."Frigs: Slush". NOW Toronto, by Benjamin Boles, June 8, 2016
Basic Behaviour, the band's first full-length album, was released in 2018,"FRIGS Unveil Debut Album 'Basic Behaviour'". Exclaim!, January 9, 2018. with cover art by Olenka Szymonski."FRIGS Basic Behaviour". Exclaim!, Cosette Schulz, Published Feb 23, 2018 To support the album, the band set out on a 37-day tour."Frigs' slow-release fury". Now, April 4, 2018.
Since 2019, Bowering, Hay Jennings, and Salmena, along with Toronto bassist Kyle Connolly, have been members of Orville Peck's touring band. Savatti played on Peck's Pony album, along with Bowering and Hay Jennings.
Salmena has also released two EPs of country music covers as a solo artist, Covers Vol. 1 (2021) and Covers Vol. 2 (2023).Ian Gormely, "Bria Plays with the Past on Fiery 'Cuntry Covers Vol. 2'". Exclaim!, February 23, 2023.
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