Concert Review: Flora Cash Test New Music At Bowery Ballroom
Flora Cash have, recently, been signed to RCA, and are taking the opportunity, with their label, to build a music world that is, in essence, filled with Flora Cash. Yet, in watching their Bowery Ballroom show, I felt the electricity of such an opportunity.
As a duo, they teeter between wit and shyness. From Stockholm, they publicly proclaimed their love for New York’s constant activity; compared to back home where it is constantly chill. This statement explained the sifting emotions of their sound. On one hand, their songs can be synth-waves of folkish calm like, a Brooklyn baby sitting on the couch wondering wear his twenties are going. On the other hand, their tracks could zip you with a starburst rainbow of energy; making life feel like a rainbow of candy and you are not grabbing enough! Yet, that is what happens in life, we go from emotional highs of clarity to crashes of wonder, and Flora Cash soundtrack both.
Flora Cash: You’re Somebody Else
From “For Someone” to “You’re Somebody Else” their music felt like an epic, digitized observance of how people work through your life, and it was grounded by Flora Cash’s voices and guitar. Shpresa Lleshaj’s voice feels as breathy as Blondie, which is why she wisps through the 80’s inspired synths and baselines she is in charge of making. Meanwhile, Cole Randall’s vocals feel as girded and gritted as a Kings of Leon song, which has his voice meeting the guitar perfectly. Still, the most exciting part of their show was hearing new songs that did not even have titles, and see them even mumble in giddiness and coyness: not knowing whether they should share their work but knowing they would.
Flora Cash ◘ For Someone – [Official Music Video]
Sonically, I am excited for Flora Cash’s future. They have used the years behind them to create a soundscape that matches the energy of electronica with the sadness/nostalgia of a good, folk-pop song, which is what people like. They want to feel, simultaneously, jolted and understood; as if someone is saying you can dance through heartbreak. It is emotionally allowed. For More Information On Flora Cash Click Here.
