Draft:Real friend (Band)

real friend (band)
real friend (stylized in all lowercase) is an Canadian punk band from Calgary, Alberta. The primary members of the band are Kyle Pierce on vocals and electric guitar, Noah Gall on vocals and bass guitar, and Ayden Hamilton on drums. The group formed in 2022 under the name Soylent Green, which was based off the 1973 film of the same title. In December of 2023, the trio rebranded under the name real friend. The name was taken from the title of the .tif file for the artwork for their debut project entitled Standard Issue, which was made for them by Lydia Slocum of feeble little horse.

Formation and Early Days
Initially the group was formed in 2022 under the name Soylent Green, before the former bassist departed from the group and they rebranded under the name real friend. During the early days of their formation, the band would play shows around Calgary, Alberta while slowly gaining notoriety for themselves. The group played over 20 shows, playing nearly every weekend over the course of a few months in summer of 2023. The group wrote and recorded their live material during this time, most of which would appear on their subsequent release Standard Issue. Most notably of the songs recorded was Portland, Oregon, which would get an accompanying music video directed by Nick Alford and Maya Calvez for their final project at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

2023—present
The group recorded their debut project Standard Issue and the accompanying song Serenity Now as a 4-piece. Despite this, the bassist at the time departed from the band before the project could be mixed and mastered and the recorded songs would ultimately be released under the new name real friend. Their first single Serenity Now was release on November 24th, 2023 and their debut EP entitled Standard Issue was released on December 1st, 2023.

Side projects
All three band members has individually released solo music under various different alias. Most notably, Ayden Hamilton's experimental electronic solo project entitled Cult Outfit, Kyle Pierce's experimental solo project called cheapmaybefree, and Kyle and Noah Gall's electronic duo project RACHESTER SCUM.

EPs

 * Standard Issue (2023), AMPM Records

Singles

 * Serenity Now (2023), AMPM Records