I Set My Friends On Fire (often abbreviated as ISMFOF
by both fans and the band itself) is an American electronic influenced post-hardcore duo formed in 2007 by Matt Mihana (vocals, lyrics) and Nabil Moo (vocals, guitars, percussion, programming, and all other instruments). The duo has released one album, You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
on Epitaph Records. The duo was also featured in a video created by famous YouTube duo Smosh, entitled Sex Ed Rocks.
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History
The duo first made themselves known on
MySpace, where their rendition of
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's "
Crank That (Soulja Boy)" (originally entitled "Crank That Calvary Boy") received more than one million plays.
[1] Nonetheless, the duo's MySpace page was removed three times because MySpace had assumed that the duo were using software to increase the number of plays.
[2]
They then signed to
Epitaph Records,
[3] who released their debut album
You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
on October 7, 2008.
The album received a 0.5 rating out of five from
Slant
reviewer Nate Adams, who said "[It's] high in the running for worst album of the year...The music aims for brutality and melody, but misses the mark entirely on both counts."
[4] Alternative Press
reviewer Phil Freeman also gave the album a half star out of five, remarking that the album "truly fails because it has exactly zero memorable moments".
[5] Matthew Hadley of the
Brock Press
, however, gave the album a more favorable review, calling it "a genuine release from a genre-bending duo trying to create something new and fresh in an increasingly tiring genre." In a positive review, John Lucas of the
Georgia Straight said that while the album "seems designed to test the listener’s tolerance", but that "those willing to embrace a noisy, ambitious, self-indulgent, and downright weird record will find a lot to love".
[6]
You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
reached #29 on the
Billboard
Heatseekers chart.
[7]
It is unclear whether Chris Lent, who has performed on the drums with the band during live performances, is an official member of the band.
Members
- Matt Mihanna- Vocals, Lyrics
- Nabil Moo- Backup Vocals, Instruments, Recording, Programming, Guitar (live and studio)
- Chris Lent- Drums (live)
Discography
- You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
(Epitaph Records, 2008)
References
- I Set My Friends on Fire
- Kendall Band I Set My Friends on Fire Makes It Big the MySpace Way
- Set My Friends on Fire sign to Epitaph Records
- I Set My Friends on Fire - ''You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter''
- Phil Freeman, Review of ''You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter''. ''Alternative Press'', November 2008, p. 158.
- I Set My Friends on Fire tests one's tolerance on You Can’t Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
- Top Heatseekers, Week of 10/25/08, Billboard.com