Before and Afterreleased Nov. 12, 2021 on New Amsterdam Records Featured on New York Public Radio’s New Sounds with John Schaefer. Read Feature Interview with Sean Go to ALBUM LAUNCH PAGE “[Friar’s] big ideas concern the rise and fall of human civilization, the tininess of our individual lives, perhaps the meaninglessness of it all? And yet, here are these beautifully crafted pieces that we can immerse our ears into and forget – or release – our grief.” — The Whole Note (Toronto) “It’s the existential void I want to crawl into like a hot bath on a cold night.” — VAN Magazine (Berlin) “In the concluding ‘Done Deal’ there is an insistent despair about the fate that humanity is inevitably heading towards. Heartbreaking beauty.” — Gonzo Circus (Amsterdam)