Caveman Wakes Up, Friendship’s 2025 offering, is a charm bracelet of an album, stringing together heirloom sounds and succinct memories that feel both deeply personal and universally symbolic. They jostle and play off one another, creating a twinkling cohesion of contemporary folk-rock chock-full of sentiment that can stand the test of time. Songwriter Dan Wriggins’ one-liners complete his poetic worldbuilding with such casual, convincing cleverness that they feel aimless on their own. “Who’s that shithead in my living room playing Resident Evil?” You might just have to come to the show to figure it out. – Caroline Drew
