Sean\'s debut album, \"Into the Sun\", appeared in 1998. He played almost all of the instruments on his debut, including drums.

The son of Beatles legend John Lennon and artist Yoko Ono, stated that the large gap between releases allowed \"Friendly Fire\" to evolve naturally. Says Sean, half-brother of Julian Lennon:

\"There was a long period after the first album where I felt disillusioned with the machinery of the industry. It\'s not that I stopped recording, playing and performing. I did all those things, just more discreetly. Friendly Fire\'s an experiment to see what it might be like to do music more publicly again.\"

\"Friendly Fire\" was written and produced by Lennon, though he asked a variety of collaborators this time. Recording began after Lennon contacted producer/engineer Tom Biller and Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain. Other guest musicians include Jon Brion and Paul Simon\'s son Harper Simon.

In conjunction with the new record, Lennon and director Michele Civetta created short films to complement each song. Watch the preview here. No release date for a dvd with all films has been set yet.