ARTIST: Flowers Forever
TITLE: Flowers Forever
LABEL: Team Love
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 209kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 40m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-02-19
RIP DATE: 2008-02-16
Track List:
01. Beautiful Tornado 1:15
02. American Dream 4:19
03. Black Rosary 3:05
04. Wet Diamonds 2:10
05. Golden Shackles 3:49
06. Dirty Dollar Bill 3:49
07. Jealous Motherfucker 3:05
08. Happy New Year 2:00
09. Strange Fruit 3:48
10. Smash the Cool 3:29
11. Beach Bum 2:43
12. Elliptical Love 3:12
13. Black Pope 3:28
Release Notes:
Who? Flowers Forever is the artistic outlet of Tilly and the Wall guitarist Derek Pressnall. The Omaha transplant began writing songs for what would become the bands self-titled debut in early 2007 during an emotional rollercoaster that found him waking with prophetic sensations. I basically had this really weird moment in my life where I thought maybe I was having premonitions, Pressnall recently told SPIN.com. I just felt really connected to the earth I guess. Slowly developing the new songs into a full-blown musical project, he enlisted the help of several friends -- including Tilly and the Wall collaborator Craig D. -- for the Flowers Forever LP, out Feb. 19 via Team Love.
Whats the Deal? Dark, gritty and often chaotic, Flowers Forever is a drastic departure from the carefree indie-pop of Pressnalls work with Tilly and crew, though it does share the latters tendency toward anthemic shout-along choruses. Its inspired by anything and everything I guess, Presnall said. From the ominous horn sections of the Billie Holiday classic Strange Fruit and the screeching organs of Black Rosary to the bouncy, soulful piano melodies of Elliptical Love, Flowers Forever is loaded in freewheeling, psychedelic stoner-rock with a decidedly retro vibe -- thanks in large part to Pressnalls bluesy, reverb dosed guitar leads and Lou Reed-ish vocals. More frantic tunes such as Golden Shackles and Wet Diamonds would also fit comfortably alongside the cathartic dissonance of fellow Omaha acts like Cursive or Desaparecidos.
Fun Fact: Before joining Tilly and the Wall, Pressnall monitored user pages for
Yahoo Personals.
myspace.com/flowersforever
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