Friendly Fires

Article summary

Friendly Fires are an English indie rock band from St Albans, Hertfordshire. The band consists of vocalist Ed Macfarlane and guitarist Edd Gibson; drummer Jack Savidge was part of the band until his departure in 2026. They are best known for their self-titled debut album, which was released on 1 September 2008 and was announced as one of the shortlisted twelve for the 2009 Mercury Prize on 21 July 2009. The band formed in 2006 and released two studio albums before parting ways in 2014. They reunited three years later, ultimately releasing their third album Inflorescent in 2019. The band recently announced their fourth album Dig Deeper to be released on 15 January 2027.

Key claims

1. release date: 2008-09-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2027-01-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2009-08-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2019-08-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "2008-09-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2027-01-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2009-08-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2019-08-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
13. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376181427