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
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1. Beautiful Tornado 1:15
2. American Dream 4:19
3. Black Rosary 3:05
4. Wet Diamonds 2:10
5. Golden Shackles 3:49
6. Dirty Dollar Bill 3:49
7. Jealous Motherfucker 3:05
8. Happy New Year 2:00
9. 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 band's 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.
What's the Deal? Dark, gritty and often chaotic, Flowers Forever is a drastic
departure from the carefree indie-pop of Pressnall's work with Tilly and crew,
though it does share the latter's tendency toward anthemic shout-along choruses.
"It's 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 Pressnall's
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.