Reviews:The Heartwood’ is terrific. “I’ve no skill with a brush but maybe words can conjure a scene,” is as fine an opening line as you could hope for – and a conjure a scene Cole certainly does, of millions of blank faces in their cars who can’t explain why they’ve gone out in the night-time rain....And just when it seems the track is an unbearable burden for The Wild to take, the record kicks in for real at the midway point with ‘First Snow’ – a song so atmospheric you’ll shiver with cold – then the undeniably creepy slow-build waltz ‘The Dance’, in which Cole sings “I danced with your mother, I left her cold in her grave”. Cold, night, snow, rain – these are the things that Cole keeps coming back to, the things that give his best work its character and considerable pull. Friend Of All The World may want to be a band of warmth and camaraderie, but it’s the minor-key territory of cold and lonely they do best.- For Folk's SakeWe were recently introduced to Montreal indie-folk outfit Friend Of All The World and to say that we like their latest effort, would be the understatement of the year so far. The album is chalk full of songs that might just be perfect for that rainy day indoors (it happens to be raining out). We’re really feeling Smoke Stack and At Home On The Sea.- The Indie MachineFriend of All the World have just released a new album called The Wild, and it’s a beauty. This 11-track record should fit right into your collection if you’re into stuff like Dad Rocks! or Iron & Wine, perhaps with an even folkier edge. The Wild is a mellow musical journey I was happy to take, and which left me feeling relaxed and wanting more. At Home on the Sea will stay with me for a while, methinks. Beautiful sound. Check it out!- Bloody UnderratedL’album nous fait passer à travers une gamme d’émotion grâce à la richesse des arrangements et la précision de l’interprétation de Cole. Sur “The Heartwood”, ce dernier se demande “I’ve no skill with a brush, But maybe words can conjour a scene”. Oui, le leader du collectif étale ses mots afin d’évoquer un évènement, un souvenir, avec précision.- 5000 KHz Liner NotesFriend of All the World is: Céline Bianchi, Robert Cole, Benoit Duval, Kenton Mail and Steph Park Friend of All the World would like to thank: Tim Gowdy for keeping us honest; Emma Frank, Bryan Holt, Nicolas Fréchette and Dustyn Lucas for adding a little piece of themselves to this recording; JC & the Biz for their patience and support; our parents for giving us life; and our listeners for listening.creditsReleased 12 January 2012 All songs performed by Friend of All the World and written by Robert Cole(c). Arrangements by Robert Cole and Benoit Duval. Recorded and mixed by Tim Gowdy at Studio 270 and Seratone studio, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Mastered by Harris Newman at Greymarket Mastering also in Montreal. Album Artwork by Tim Andrews of Slide Design.