Blasphemy
released May 19, 2023
Music and Lyrics by Nameless Friends
Produced by Lydia Wilton
Engineered by Sam Deeth and Lydia Wilton
Mixing by Andrew McLeod (Sunnsetter) at Gardenhouse Recordings
Mastering by Darcy Proper at Proper Prent Sound
Artwork by Joshua Cameron
Nameless Friends is vocals and rhythm guitar by Number One, lead guitar by Number Three, and drums by Number Four.
Bass by David Goodman as Number Two on 7 Years of Blood, Need, Demons, and Breakfast in a Record Store.
Keyboard by Nathan Gross as Number Six on Demons.
Additional drums by Blue Strange as Number Seven on Need.
Blasphemy is funded in part by Ontario Graduate Scholarships awarded to Lydia Wilton for her work in music production.
This album was recorded at powerboi Studio in London, Ontario, Canada on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Attawandaron. Additional guitars on Breakfast in a Record Store were recorded during a Local Artist Residency at the Grand Theatre in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat. Nameless Friends thinks the imperialist and colonial forces that have disrupted the indigenous sovereignty and stewardship of this land are full of shit and must give #LandBack. We stand in solidarity with the original nations of this land, and commit to ongoing, anti-racist practices and civic action that refuse to deny the genocide that is still happening here. We hold ourselves, our communities, and the ‘Canadian’ government responsible for tangible, actionable, truth and reconciliation. Get wrecked, Chuck.
Special thanks to our Number Fives, Eran Foster and Emma Whale, for your relentless senses of style and humour. To Blue, for being the only other drummer we’ve loved at first sight; to Nathan, for getting the vision; and to Dave, for stepping in to fill neglected shoes. Andrew and Josh, we thank sky daddy above for giving us your trustworthy, daring, collaboration. Darcy, it was the privilege of our careers to work with, and learn from, you. Thanks to Sara for encouraging us, Eric for enabling us, and Jacques for being the only wise adult in the room at 2am. Declan, Richard, Gibson, and the rest of the film team, working with y’all was vital inspiration to get ‘er over the finish line. Thanks to Ryan and Luke at the Grand for mood lighting, microphone babysitting, and good-natured ear plug-wearing. Extra special thanks to Dougie Wilts for his generous patronage marketing this thing, to Melissa and Aria for being both savvy and unhinged fans, and to Jay Hodgson and Robert Toft for their endorsement and political cover. To Tasha, Sean, and Augustina, for being the friends we made along the way. To Dolly, for being everything. To our families, for love and stuff. And to you, for giving our hysterical pussy shit a chance to move you.
Need
released April 28, 2023
Written + performed by Nameless Friends
Produced by Lydia Wilton
Engineering by Sam Deeth and Lydia Wilton
Mixing by Andrew McLeod at Garden House Recording
Mastering by Darcy Proper at Proper Prent Sound
Artwork by Josh Cameron
Recorded at powerboi Studio in London, Ontario.
#freehope 💵
Sympathy For Lilith
released March 31, 2023
Written + performed by Nameless Friends
Produced by Lydia Wilton
Engineering by Sam Deeth and Lydia Wilton
Mixing by Andrew McLeod at Garden House Recording
Mastering by Darcy Proper at Proper Prent Sound
Artwork by Josh Cameron
Recorded at powerboi Studio in London, Ontario.
be hysterical and fight god 🌘
7 Years of Blood
released February 14, 2023
Written + performed by Nameless Friends
Produced by Lydia Wilton
Engineering by Sam Deeth and Lydia Wilton
Mixing by Andrew McLeod at Garden House Recording
Mastering by Darcy Proper at Proper Prent Sound
Artwork by Josh Cameron
Recorded at powerboi Studio in London, Ontario.
#godshit 🩸
Live At Stranded Fest
released June 9, 2021
Performed by Nameless Friends
Produced by Lydia Wilton
Engineering by Ryan Clark, Lydia Wilton and Sam Deeth
Mixing and Mastering by powerboi Studio
Artwork by Josh Cameron
“Self Care” written by Nameless Friends
“We Will Rock You”, “We Are the Champions”, “Fat Bottomed Girls”, “Under Pressure”, “Innuendo”, and “Bohemian Rhapsody” written by Queen
Recorded on August 31st 2019, at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Ontario.
Special thanks to Stranded Fest for having us, trusting us, and being exceptionally loud. Thanks to Ryan for making our schemes come true, Josh for making our dreams come true, and our mighty producer for seeing this thing through to the end. If Queen ever reads this humble blurb, please accept this record as a love letter from four nameless friends. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for your art.
RIP Freddie ❤
Mezzanine
An EP about funerals, being a terrible person, and being thankful for your (nameless) friends.
released September 28, 2018
Musical Performances by Nameless Friends
Additional Vocals by Brenda McLachlin, Matthew Lipson, Lucas Zielke
Engineering and Mixing by Kyle Ashbourne
Mastering by Jay Hodgson
Additional Production Fuckery by Lydia Wilton
Album Art by Josh Ellison, Sam Deeth, Josh Cameron
Special thanks to The Palace Theatre in London for lending your beautiful space to the album artwork; The Sugar Shack for hosting us (and introducing us to Winston); David Goodman for additional composition; all of the above contributors for their outstanding work; and all of our friends, nameless and otherwise, who have believed in us thus far.