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Floral Fauna Set Dec. 9 Release for Debut Album Pink & Blue

Call it a win for social media advertising, I guess, but I was dicking around Thee Facebooks earlier this week and saw King Volume Records‘ sponsored post for the debut album from Floral Fauna releasing on Dec. 9 and decided to check it out based on nothing more than the imprint putting it out and the awesome-looking cover. Still value in catching the eye. Anyhow, fortunately, my click-twice efforts were rewarded with two streaming tracks from the impending Pink and Blue, the title-cut and the snarky “When You Smile,” as both dig into classic ’60s garage rock vibes and meld these together with neo-psychedelic reach and production value. The mood is liquid, if liquid is a mood — it is — and the expanse of reverb is subtle but definitely there for something that still might be called “garage.” I don’t know how many cars it holds, but it definitely holds a mighty pedalboard.

The central figure here is Chris Allison, whom you might recognize from his other band, Lord Loud, who released their debut LP, Passé Paranoia (review here), on King Volume in 2017. He’s joined by a range of guests as fleshed out in the album details below.

Streaming tracks follow as well. Enjoy:

floral fauna pink and blue

Floral Fauna – Pink & Blue

Floral Fauna is a seed planted in fertile soil by Chris Allison. Following in the footsteps of psych contemporaries, Floral Fauna’s sound has retro sounding roots. But its vines are grasping out for new, sonic footing. Like leaves throughout the seasons, this debut album contains a plethora of colors and sounds.

It playfully skips around from lush organ/synth/string pads to crunchy and dead garage riffs. Guest musicians helped with the harvest; big names like Julian Porte (Levitation Room), Geoff Halliday (Hands), Julian Medina (Nadu), Emily Howard (Human Behavior) and even Michael Feld from his other heavy psych band Lord Loud. Floral Fauna couldn’t be more excited for this sunrise. It’s going to be a beautiful bloom!

Releases December 9, 2019.

Tracklisting:
1. Pink and Blue
2. Over and Over
3. Wah Hoo Hoo
4. Left Behind
5. Great White Silence
6. Pages of Time
7. When You Smile
8. Red Anxiety
9. Herds of Jellyfish
10. Awoke One Morning
11. Velvet and Jade

Floral Fauna is:
Geoff Halliday – drums (1-5, 7, 10)
Jim Wimberly – drums (9, 11)
Michael Feld – drums (6)
Julian Medina – drums (8)
Emily Howard – clarinet (9)
Noam Goldstein – flute (7)
Julian Moon – piano (6)
Chris Allison – other instrumentation, vocals

Mixed by Chris.
Mastered by Adam Boose at Cauliflower Audio.

https://www.facebook.com/floralfaunaband/
https://floralfauna.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kingvolumerecords
http://www.kingvolumerecords.bandcamp.com
http://www.kingvolumerecords.limitedrun.com

Floral Fauna, Pink & Blue (2019)

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