{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox album | name = Lost Friends | type = studio | artist = Middle Kids | cover = Lost_Friends_by_Middle_Kids.jpg|border=yes | alt = | released = {{start date|2018|05|04|df=yes}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Alternative | length = | label = Middle Kids / EMI / Universal / Domino | producer = Tim Fitz | prev_title = Middle Kids | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = New Songs for Old Problems | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{Singles | name = Lost Friends | type = studio | single1 = Mistake | single1date = February 2018 | single2 = On My Knees | single2date = April 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/middle-kids-on-my-knees|title=Middle Kids find beauty in disappointment on fierce new song "On My Knees"|website=thelineofbestfit|date=April 2018|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> | single3 = Bought It | single3date = April 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelefortreport.com/blog/2018-04/check-out-new-song-bought-it-from-middle-kids/|title= Check Out New Song "Bought It" from Middle Kids|website=thelefortreport|date=April 2018|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> | single4 = Don't Be Hiding | single4date = June 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/middle-kids-share-dont-be-hiding-video-ahead-of-us-tour-20180627|title= Middle Kids Share "Don't Be Hiding" Video Ahead of US Tour|website=noise11|date=27 June 2018|access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> }} }}
'''''Lost Friends''''' is the debut studio album by Australian alternative-indie rock band Middle Kids. It was released in May 2018 and peaked at number 10 on the ARIA Charts.
At the J Awards of 2018, it won Australian Album of the Year.<ref name="2018winner">{{cite web|title = The J Award 2018|website = Triple J|url = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/j-awards-2018/|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation|year = 2018|accessdate =15 August 2020}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Album ratings | MC = 70/100<ref name="MC"/> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lost-friends-mw0003156792|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Deming|first=Mark|accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Clash'' | rev2score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/middle-kids-lost-friends|title=Clash Magazine Review|work=Clash|last=Skinner|first=Wilf|date=10 May 2018|accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref> | rev3 = ''DIY'' | rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2018/05/04/middle-kids-lost-friends|title=DIY Magazine Review|work=DIY|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=4 May 2018 |accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Dork'' | rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.readdork.com/reviews/middle-kids-lost-friends/|title=Dork Magazine Review|work=Dork|last=Press|first=Jack|date=11 April 2018|accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Drowned in Sound'' | rev5score = 5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/20318/reviews/4151779|title=Drowned in Sound Review|work=Drowned in Sound|last=Adcock|first=Lee|date=8 May 2018|accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref> | rev6 = ''The Line of Best Fit'' | rev6score = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/middle-kids-lost-friends|title=Middle Kids pen hits like they're going out of fashion|website=The Line of Best Fit|last=Wade|first=Lauren|date=5 April 2018|accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Loud and Quiet'' | rev7score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/middle-kids-lost-friends/|title=Loud and Quiet Review|work=Loud and Quiet|last=Goggins|first=Joe|date=2 May 2018|accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref> | rev8 = ''NME'' | rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/middle-kids-lost-friends-review-2307661|title=NME Review|website=NME|last=Smith|first=Thomas|date=3 May 2018|accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev9score = 6.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/middle-kids-lost-friends/|title=Pitchfork Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Berman|first=Stuart|date=5 May 2018|accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref> | rev10 = ''Under the Radar'' | rev10score = 6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/reviews/middle_kids_lost_friends|title=Under the Radar Review|work=Under the Radar|last=Freedman|first=Max|date=1 May 2018|accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref> | noprose = yes }} At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received a weighted average score of 70 based on 11 reviews, which indicates generally favorable reviews.<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/lost-friends/middle-kids|title=LOST FRIENDS by Middle Kids |website=Metacritic|accessdate=5 September 2019}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Lost Friends'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Bought It | writer1 = | extra1 = | length1 = 4:02 | title2 = Mistake | writer2 = | extra2 = | length2 = 3:32 | title3 = Edge of Town | writer3 = | extra3 = | length3 = 3:45 | title4 = Maryland | writer4 = | extra4 = | length4 = 3:38 | title5 = On My Knees | writer5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 3:34 | title6 = Don't Be Hiding | writer6 = | extra6 = | length6 = 3:04 | title7 = Hole | writer7 = | extra7 = | length7 = 1:30 | title8 = Please | writer8 = | extra8 = | length8 = 3:20 | title9 = Lost Friends | writer9 = | extra9 = | length9 = 3:25 | title10 = Never Start | writer10 = | extra10 = | length10 = 3:20 | title11 = Tell Me Something | writer11 = | extra11 = | length11 = 3:16 | title12 = So Long Farewell I'm Gone | writer12 = | extra12 = | length12 = 3:25 | total_length = 39:51 }}
==Personnel== ===Musicians=== '''Middle Kids''' * Hannah Joy – writing, vocals, guitar, piano {{small|(1–12)}} * Tim Fitz – bass, production {{small|(1–12)}} * Harry Day – drums {{small|(1–12)}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Chart performance for ''Lost Friends'' ! Chart (2018) ! Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Australia|10|album=Lost Friends|artist=Middle Kids|accessdate=5 September 2019}} |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Catalogue |- ! scope="row"| Various | rowspan="2"| 4 May 2018 | CD,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/alternative/lost-friends/570988/|title=Lost Friends by Middle Kids CD|website=JB HiFi|access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/lost-friends/1440913495|title=Lost Friends by Middle Kids DD|website=iTunes Store (Australia). Apple|accessdate=5 September 2019}}</ref> streaming | Middle Kids / EMI Music / Universal Music Australia / Domino | 6730050 |- ! scope="row"| Australia | Limited Edition Purple Vinyl<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/Whats-Hot/alternative/lost-friends-limited-edition-purple-vinyl/570992/?reviews=true|title=Lost Friends by Middle Kids LP|publisher=JB HiFi|accessdate=31 August 2019}}</ref> | EMI Music | 6730044 |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Middle Kids}} {{J Award for Australian Album of the Year}}
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