Florist | |
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 Florist performing in Nashville, Tennessee, at DrkMttr during 2022 US tour. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie pop, folk, indie folk |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Double Double Whammy |
| Members |
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| Website | florist |
Florist is an American indie folk band from Brooklyn, New York.
Sprague met Spataro and Baker while living in Albany, New York. [1] Sprague and Walworth are together a part of Told Slant, a predecessor band formed at Bard College in 2011 with collaborator Oliver Kalb. [1] Florist began in 2013 with the release of a six-track EP titled We Have Been This Way Forever. [2] Florist recorded another six-song EP, titled 6 days of songs, in May 2014, after lead vocalist Emily Sprague was severely injured in a hit-and-run while riding her bicycle. [3] [4] In October 2015, Florist released another EP titled Holdly on Double Double Whammy. [5] [6] [7] Also in 2015, the band was listed on Stereogum 's "50 Best New Bands Of 2015" list. [8] The band was also featured as one of Stereogum's "Band To Watch" in 2015. [9]
In January 2016, Florist released their debut studio album titled The Birds Outside Sang on Double Double Whammy. [4] [10] [11] The album was listed at number 34 on Noisey.com's "100 Best Albums of 2016" list. [12] [13]
Sprague is an avid modular synthesizer collector and has made a number of YouTube videos showcasing her equipment. She self-released her debut solo album Water Memory, an ambient album composed with these instruments, in December 2017, with a follow-up album, Mount Vision, released in September 2018. [14]
In 2019, Beyoncé used an instrumental portion of the Florist track "Thank You", from their 2016 release The Birds Outside Sang, in her Netflix concert movie Homecoming.
Florist's third album, Emily Alone , was released on July 26, 2019. [15] The record was written and recorded solely by Sprague, and was granted "Best New Music" by Pitchfork. [16]
Florist's self-titled fourth album was released on July 29, 2022, with the band's original line-up returning to write and record the album. [17] It was met with critical acclaim. [18]
Sprague announced on March 8, 2024, that Florist's fifth album is "almost entirely done." [19]
Studio albums
EPs
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