American rock band
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| Fruit & Flowers | |
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 Fruit & Flowers at the 2017 North Jersey Indie Rock Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Psychedelic punk, alternative rock, surf rock |
| Years active | 2015 (2015)–current |
| Labels | Little Dickman Records |
| Members | Ana Becker Jose Berrio Lyzi Wakefield Caroline Yoder |
| Website | fruitxflowers |
Fruit & Flowers is an American rock band from New York City.
History
Fruit & Flowers is a psychedelic rock quartet from Brooklyn, New York City. The band's original lineup consisted of guitarist and vocalist Ana Becker, drummer Jose Berrio, guitarist and vocalist Lyzi Wakefield, and vocalist and bassist Caroline Yoder. They were later joined by saxophonist and synthesizer-player Claire Wardlaw. The band plays gritty, dreamy surf rock and draw comparison to the Breeders, Rain Parade and 1970s punk. They played Brooklyn's Northside Festival weeks after their formation. Fruit & Flowers were introduced to Little Dickman Records by the rock band Sharkmuffin. Their first single, "Turquoise," was released on June 24, 2015. The Deli describe it as "a slow burning track featuring a melody that is tele-porting us back to the days of spacey American psych bands of the late '80s."
Fruit & Flowers released their debut six-track EP, entitled Drug Tax, on June 30, 2017. The record release party for Drug Tax was held at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn on June 29. The music video for the lead single "Out of Touch" released on May 17, 2017. It was directed by Thomas Ignatius, and features footage of the band on the beach. Fruit & Flowers performed at Little Dickman Records' Rock or Die showcase at the South by Southwest musical festival in 2016 and 2017, at the North Jersey Indie Rock Festival on September 23, 2017. Fruit & Flowers released a live album with Audiotree on July 27, 2017, which contains an unreleased song "Inside Decides."
Members
- Ana Becker – guitar and vocals
- Jose Berrio – drums
- Lyzi Wakefield – guitar and vocals
- Claire Wardlaw – saxophone and synthesizer
- Caroline Yoder – vocals and bass
Discography
- EPs
- Drug Tax (2017)
- Singles
- "Turquoise" (2015)
- "Out of Touch" (2017)
- "Subway Surfer" (2017)
- "Run Run Run" (2019)
References
- Citations
- ^ Conte 2017.
- ^ The Deli Staff 2016.
- SXSW Staff 2017.
- McGuire 2017.
- BrooklynVegan 2017.
- Pfeiffer 2017.
- Bibliography
- Appio, Jim (July 1, 2017), "Fruit & Flowers Played Baby's All Right with Surf Rock Is Dead and Sic Tic, 6/29/17. Show Recap and EP Review.", CoolDad Music, retrieved March 28, 2019
- BrooklynVegan (May 17, 2017), "Fruit & Flowers prep debut EP (check out "Out of Touch") playing lots of shows", BrooklynVegan, retrieved March 28, 2019
- Conte, Chelsea (August 28, 2017), "EP Review: Fruit & Flowers – Drug Tax", Speak Into My Good Eye, retrieved March 28, 2019
- The Deli Staff (November 8, 2016), "Fruit & Flowers brings their psych post punk to Shea Stadium on 11.13", The Deli, retrieved March 30, 2019
- McGuire, Adam (September 17, 2017), "Interview with Ana Becker and Lyzi Wakefield of Fruit & Flowers", New Jersey Racket, retrieved March 28, 2019
- Pfeiffer, John (August 2, 2017), "Shoreworld: Fruit & Flowers – Drug Tax", The Aquarian Weekly, retrieved March 28, 2019
- SXSW Staff (2017), "Fruit & Flowers", SXSW, retrieved March 29, 2019
External links
- Official website
- Morning After: Tutu's or Tina's with Fruit & Flowers an interview with Audiofemme
- "Run Run Run" single