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FLOWERTRUCK
share new single
‘PRETENDING’
LISTEN TO SINGLE HERE
+ Announce forthcoming sophomore album
PARTLY CLOUDY
Out September 2
VIA SPUNK! RECORDS / VIRGIN MUSIC AUSTRALIA
PRE-SAVE ALBUM HERE
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PHOTO CREDIT: JORDANNE CHANT
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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 indie outfit FLOWERTRUCK have today gifted fans with their brand-new single ‘Pretending’ out via Spunk! Records / Virgin Music Australia. The new track, which premiered on triple j Unearthed, is an ode to the painful measures of protecting yourself no matter the cost after being hurt by someone close to you.
Listen to ‘PRETENDING’ HERE
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’.
Discussing the track lead singer Charles Rushforth says, “I remember Leonard Cohen saying that there are two types of songs, ones that take twenty minutes to write and those that take two years. I’d written the music for the Pretending years prior, but I had to put it on the shelf after failing to find any words that could fit the song.”
Rushforth says the words would eventually come very suddenly after attending a children’s birthday party hungover last year. “Like a fruitbat on a powerline, that main line just burst into my head – ‘I’m just pretending that you weren’t important’ – from there the rest of the song came together really quickly.”
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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PRE-SAVE ALBUM HERE
PARTLY CLOUDY
Album Track Listing
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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