Flower (American band)


Flower is a New York City indie rock band formed by guitarist Richard Baluyut, singer/bassist Ian James, drummer Rob Hale, and keyboardist Yosh Najita. Flower was originally active from 1986-1990. As of 2018, Flower had reunited for at least one show with Caithlin De Marrais of Rainer Maria and Pohgoh.
After recording the Crash EP with Kramer at Noise New York studios, Najita and Hale were replaced by Richard's brother Edward Baluyut on guitar and Andrew Bordwin on drums, and Richard began sharing lead vocal duties.
Their final album Hologram Sky was not released domestically in the US, and Ian James was briefly replaced by Fontaine Toups before the band dissolved in 1990. Following the renewed interest in the band generated by the success of Toups and the Baluyuts in Versus, high-profile indie label Simple Machines compiled all the band's recordings into Concrete Sky in 1994, and the group reunited for some promotional shows.
In 2019, the group reunited, recorded their first new album in 29 years, and toured the west coast opening for Sebadoh.
In 2020, the group recorded None Is , which was published on July 24.

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