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FLOWERTRUCK
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‘PRETENDING’
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PARTLY CLOUDY
Album out September 2
VIA SPUNK! RECORDS / VIRGIN MUSIC AUSTRALIA
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PHOTO CREDIT: ALEXANDER MCDONALD
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“I always love hearing the sounds of flowertruck who have a great mix of drive and heart” – Declan Byrne, triple j Home & Hosed
“If this bunch is moving into the next phase of its career where they make polished and correct Smiths-ian indie pop, then I’m very much here for it” – Dave Ruby Howe, triple j Unearthed
“Their playful, witty lyricism and catchy, upbeat guitar hools have solidified Flowertruck’s indie sound” – Happy Mag
“Sydney four-piece FLOWERTRUCK show that it takes true genius to make such simple, yet brilliant guitar-pop gems” – Fbi Radio
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Sydney’s FLOWERTRUCK have today unveiled the follow-up clip to their latest release ‘Pretending’, which has been added to rotation across Fbi and 2SER, plus received airplay across triple j, triple j Unearthed, and 4ZZZ and praise from NME and Music Feeds.
The clip, which premiered on Backseat Mafia, is the band’s very first clip that is entirely DIY, spending the last few months deep in a Youtube tutorial hole filled with animations and editing.
Discussing the clip, “You know how – every now and then – your social media decides to spit out a random photo of your ex, or an old friend that maybe you didn’t want to be reminded of? It’s always feels like a bit of a cruel joke, veiled as a happy memory, when more often not it’s a memory that we’d rather forget.
We wanted to create a music video which puts the band inside some of these quintessential “social media” moments – from funny 360 camera mishaps to those painful carpool karaoke videos – moments that now feel like the happiness has been a little drained out of, and now we’re just pretending.
Shooting the video came together all in one afternoon in locations around Charles’ house down the coast in Scarborough. It was a total run and gun operation. We got our hands on a 360 camera, the same ones that have been making all of those ridiculous holiday TikToks, and just hit record.
That thing went everywhere. We had it duct taped to drum stands, we slapped it on a hills hoist and on to the hood of David’s cars. For the opening shot, Charles ran through the local bottle-o (his old workplace) with the camera shoved in his mouth. You’ve never seen us from these angles before. And we’re not sure if you wanted to but… here it is.”
Recorded in the freshly constructed studio space on Sydney’s South Coast (Stranded Studios),‘Pretending’ was engineered and mixed thanks to the efforts of long-time FLOWERTRUCK collaborators Bowen Shakallis and John Lee (The Stroppies, Laura Jean).
The latest offering is off their newly announced forthcoming album Partly Cloudy out September 2, which also features previous releases ‘Crying Shame’ and ‘Sing Along To Your Life’.
Five years in the making, Sydney / Illawarra garage-pop outfit FLOWERTRUCK return to our stereos with their sophomore album Partly Cloudy – the long-awaited sister record to their 2018 debut Mostly Sunny which was shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize.
In 2020, with a lightning bolt of new life in the band (including the joining of guitarist David Gauci), a fresh-faced FLOWERTRUCK came back together to begin new recordings in a makeshift studio in Stanwell Park. And from there Partly Cloudy began to form.
The acclaimed four-piece have dedicated their twenties to creating songs of love, loss and overdue rent – and this record is a wax seal on FLOWERTRUCK’s 8-year-long efforts inside Sydney’s – and Australia’s – independent rock scene.
Partly Cloudy is a rumination on the last half-decade spent in seedy clubs, festival stages, Tiger Air terminals, ramshackle studios, and newly formed friendships. It’s a loving and painful tribute to the sacrifices-turned-to-delights from a youth spent pursuing music.
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PARTLY CLOUDY
Album Tracklisting
PRETENDING
FATHER OF THE BRIDE
CRYING SHAME
LIKELIHOOD
SING ALONG TO YOUR LIFE
QUIET!
ALL THROUGH ROADS
ALRIGHT / ALL RIGHT
OBERON
HOPELESS
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