Bria Salmena
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Salmena is the former vocalist for the indie rock band FRIGS,[1] which has released two EPs[2][3] and one full-length album.[4] Salmena's first solo release was a set of Country music covers, released in September 2021, followed by a second set of covers in February 2023.[5]
Salmena was also formerly a backing vocalist and musician for Orville Peck.[6]
In 2024, Salmena released her first solo original song, titled "Bending Over Backwards".[7] The following year, Salmena announced and released her debut solo studio album, titled Big Dog.[8][9] The album received positive reviews.[10][8]
Discography
Solo studio albums
- Big Dog (2025, Royal Mountain Records)
Studio albums with FRIGS
- Basic Behavior (2018, Arts & Crafts Productions)
References
- ↑ Pearis, Bill. "Bria Salmena (ex-FRIGS, Orville Peck's band) shares new single "Bending Over Backwards"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Bouchard, Greg. "Dirty Frigs' Music Sounds Like it Was Recorded In a Haunted Church, Because It Was". Vice. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Down, Lauren. "FRIGS announce new EP Slush, premiere new track "God Hates A Coward"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Bloom, Madison. "FRIGS: Basic Behavior". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Lowes-Smith, Ben. "Bria Salmena won't let Canada be overlooked". Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Hudson, Alex. "Bria Salmena Announces Debut Album 'Big Dog,' Books 2025 Tour". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Murray, Robin. "Bria Salmena's 'Bending Over Backwards' Is Curiously Revealing". Clash. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- 1 2 Franzini, Sam. "Bria Salmena "Big Dog"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ "Why Bria Salmena wrote Rags — a raw song about rage and shame — for her 15-year-old self". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ Finlayson, Ray. "Album Review: Bria Salmena – Big Dog". Beats per Minute. Retrieved 25 July 2025.