It seems that despite their latest single’s title, Tired Lion really are your friends – well, at least the Ross and Rachel type of Friends, anyway.

In stark contrast to the thundering riffs and heavy lyric material of their latest barnstorming track ‘Not My Friends’, the Perth grunge rock four-piece aren’t concerned with taking themselves too seriously in their hilarious new video for the anthemic heavy hitter.

The clip sees all four members – Sophie Hopes, Matt Tanner, Ethan Darnell and Nick Vasey – recreating iconic scenes and intros from TV shows from the late ’90s and early ’00s, including Friends, That ’70s Show, The Office, Home Improvement, Scrubs, Seinfeld, Conan, and even local music vid institution Rage.

One of the band’s most emotionally raw and open writing efforts, front woman Sophie Hopes explained at the time of release that the song was inspired by a period in her life where she felt she lost her identity and attached herself to negative influencers.

“I have never been inclined to go to extreme lengths to ‘fit in’ but at this time in my life I was so desperate to latch on to anything that made me feel like it was worth existing,” she says.

“I eventually cut my losses, dropped the toxic people who appeared to be so pleasant to my face and moved on into a direction I chose for myself. I’m a lot happier being the outsider these days and I guess this was the song that justified the change.”

And yet, as the video suggests, this has been a time of huge celebration for the band, with the single landing just ahead of them embarking on their largest headline Australian tour to date, kicking off with a sold out show at Melbourne’s Northcote Social Club tonight, before winding its way around the country.

They’re then set to take off overseas to play a string of dates around the UK and Europe throughout June, including shows on the hallowed stages of Glastonbury and Latitude, before heading home again for a triumphant return to the Splendour In The Grass stage in July.

‘Not My Friends’ is available to buy now via Dew Process / UMA here. TIRED LION 2016 AUSTRALIAN TOUR Supported by The Hard Aches Tickets on sale now! May 19 – Melbourne, Northcote Social Club – SOLD OUT! May 20 – Brisbane, Brightside Get tix: Oztix May 21 – Sydney, Newtown Social Club Get tix: Oztix / Northcote Social Club May 27 – Adelaide, Fat Controller Get tix: Fat Controller May 28 – Perth, Capitol Get tix: Oztix TIRED LION 2016 UK/EUROPEAN TOUR: June 23 – Antifest – France June 24 – Hurricane Festival – Germany June 25 – Hurricane Southside Festival – Germany June 26 – Glastonbury Festival – UK June 30 – Bravalla Festival – Sweden July 02 – Open Air Festival – Switzerland July 04 – Rock For People Festival – Czech Republic July 06 – Stroomhuis – Eindhoven, Netherlands July 08 – 2000Trees Festival – UK July 09 – Liverpool Calling – UK July 10 – Joiners – Southampton, UK July 11 – Bodega – Nottingham, UK July 12 – Nice ‘n’ Sleazy – Glasgow, UK July 13 – Rainbow – Birmingham, UK July 14 – The Lexington – London, UK July 15 – Gullivers – Manchester, UK July 16 – Truck Festival – UK July 17 – Latitude Festival – UK Also playing Splendour In The Grass – July 24, 2016!