Best Fwends

{{Short description|US musical group}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Best Fwends

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| origin = Fort Worth, Texas

| genre = Pop punk, emo pop, bitpop, chiptune, art punk

| years_active = 2004–present

| label = Moshi Moshi Records
V2 Records

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| website = [https://myspace.com/bestfwends Best Fwends] on Myspace

| current_members = Anthony Davis
Dustin Pilkington

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Best Fwends are a musical group from Fort Worth, Texas.{{Citation |last=Dorr |first=Nate |title=Parts and Labor + Matt and Kim + Best Fwends + Deathset 261 Moore Street, Brooklyn, NY 06.22.07 |url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/?p=1142 |publisher=Impose Magazine |date=2007-06-26 |access-date=2007-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120211432/http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/?p=1142 |archive-date=2007-11-20 |url-status=dead }} All but unknown in the United States, the duo have attracted much more notice in Europe, having been featured in a Bacardi commercial in the United Kingdom[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbmkDl3Sa0Y YouTube - Best Fwends Bacardi Commercial]{{Citation |last=Scroeder |first=Audra |title=Daniel Francis Doyle, Best Fwends |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/AMDB/Profile?oid=oid:315166 |publisher=The Austin Chronicle |access-date=2007-12-08}} and performing at Iceland Airwaves in Reykjavík and Øyafestivalen in Norway.{{Citation|last=Thompson |first=Paul |title=Bloc Party, Of Montreal, Deerhoof Hit Iceland Airwaves |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45498-bloc-party-of-montreal-deerhoof-hit-iceland-airwaves |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=2007-09-17 |access-date=2007-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229020713/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45498-bloc-party-of-montreal-deerhoof-hit-iceland-airwaves |archive-date=December 29, 2007 }}{{Citation |title=Icelandic Airwaves festival kicks off |url=https://www.nme.com/news/bloc-party/31896 |publisher=NME |date=2007-10-19 |access-date=2007-12-08}} The song featured in the Bacardi ad is "Bedroom Music" and was the first song the group ever recorded.{{Citation|title=Best Fwends interview |url=http://chiefmag.com/issues/5/profiles/Best-Fwends/ |publisher=Chief Magazine |access-date=2007-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818101844/http://chiefmag.com/issues/5/profiles/Best-Fwends/ |archive-date=2007-08-18 |url-status=dead }} They have also been featured at SXSW.{{Citation |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Pete Wentz Clones Descend, Lily Allen Warbles As SXSW Gets Under Way |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554647/20070314/razorlight.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317232538/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554647/20070314/razorlight.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 17, 2007 |publisher=MTV |date=2007-03-15 |access-date=2007-12-08}} They have released one full-length album and two EPs on Moshi Moshi Records.

When performing live, they use only their voices and an iPod.{{Citation |last=Kelley |first=Shanon |title=The Death Set: Rejuvenating Punk Rock! |url=http://www.papermag.com/blogs/2007/07/the_death_set_rejuvinating_pun.php |publisher=Papermag Magazine |date=2007-07-02 |access-date=2007-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820034253/http://www.papermag.com/blogs/2007/07/the_death_set_rejuvinating_pun.php |archive-date=2008-08-20 }}{{Citation |last=Dorr |first=Nate |title=Death Set + Best Fwends + Team Robespierre + Pterodactyl Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 5.25.07 |url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/?p=763 |publisher=Impose Magazine |date=2007-05-28 |access-date=2007-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713021945/http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/?p=763 |archive-date=2011-07-13 |url-status=dead }} Difficult to categorize, their music is often compared to early Beastie Boys,{{Citation |last=Alcxxk |first=Christopher |title=Best Fwends: Alphabetically Arranged |url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2116951 |publisher=Drowned in Sound |date=2007-06-22 |access-date=2007-12-08 |archive-date=2008-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101032539/http://drownedinsound.com/articles/2116951 |url-status=dead }} and has been called punk.{{Citation |last=Abramson |first=Will |title=F*ck Yeah Fest IV |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/bestofthefests/19/fck-yeah-fest-iv |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=2007-09-04 |access-date=2007-12-08}} The band, however, claim to not be talented enough to have a "sound." They are reported to use FL Studio in studio.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

Recently, they recorded musical scores for several cartoons produced by Frederator Studios, including Bravest Warriors, SuperF*ckers and Our New Electrical Morals.