Basic Behaviour

It's disappointing when the first thing that comes to mind when listening to a new bad are all of their potential influences. On "Basic Behaviour," the debut of LP for the Toronto four-piece FRIGS, I immediately heard Sonic Youth and Fiona Apple. It's difficult not to hear those influences on opening track "Doghead," with its scratching guitars and lead singer Bria Salmena's snarling delivery, especially at the track's conclusion. FRIGS's particular strength rests in their icy, sharp grooves, like on the latter-half of "Talking Pictures" or the dreamy-pop track "Chest." But even after listening to "Basic Behaviour" several times, I'm left with the question of what they'll do next. I ask because those influences I mentioned prior tend to overwhelm this record, leaving me wondering who this band is. I heard Sonic Youth, Fiona Apple, and, as every other reviewer and their mother acknowledges, P.J. Harvey. But who is FRIGS?