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Flor - Come Out. You're Hiding (2017) [Official Digital Download]
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Flor - Come Out. You're Hiding (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 36:48 minutes | 448 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
LA-based, Oregon-bred four piece, FLOR, specialize in vibrant, self-reflective sensibilities set to the sounds of some of the best indie-pop you’ll hear all year. They’ve just released their highly-anticipated debut album, come out, you’re hiding, via Fueled By Ramen and are set to take over the music world this year, even making an appearance at NYC’s The Meadows Music and Arts Festival this fall. Mentors of sorts for the shy and introverted, flor’s music captures the essence of putting your heart out there despite your reservations, making their debut a stunning display of hope and light at a time when we need it most.
Oregon's Flor make effusive, sparkling, synth-based pop that's just as accessible, utilitarian, and stylishly designed as the bright, modular carpet-squares they share a name with. Admittedly, while their debut full-length album, 2017's come out. you're hiding, does hit you in the contemporary sweet spot where hooky indie pop-meets-atmospheric electronica, it never really inspires your innermost passion. The problem is that while no one would ever accuse them of ripping off another band's sound, they also never really sound particularly like themselves. Lead singer/songwriter Zachary Grace has a sweetly delicate, often breathy croon that the band frames in shimmering keyboards, pulsing basslines, kinetic bits of electric guitar, and jaunty midtempo grooves. Try and imagine a more cherubic male version of Imogen Heap's yearning electronic sound and you'll get a sense of what Grace and Flor are going for here. It's a sound almost tailor-made to appeal to the broadest possible spectrum of MGMT and Fun. fans. In that sense, they fit nicely alongside other similarly inclined bands like the Naked and Famous, M83, and St. Lucia. Admittedly, there are some nice hooks here and cuts like the lead-off "Guarded," "Warm Blood," and the buoyant 1975-esque "Where Do You Go" work as memorable mixtape fodder, with enough melodic juice and rhythmic pulse to keep you bopping along. Almost by design, however, Flor fit into a background aesthetic, a pleasing amalgam of scene settings perfect for stylish mid-day outings, relaxed coffee shop get-togethers, and of course, movie soundtrack romance. Which isn't to say Flor come off as callously studied. Oddly, despite their inoffensiveness, they sound utterly earnest and seem to be achieving exactly the kind of mild musical vision they’re going for. Ultimately, this album offers a soft, almost too-pleasant sound that, like good carpeting, keeps you comfortable and complements the room, but otherwise rarely attracts attention.
Tracklist:
01 - Guarded
02 - Warm Blood
03 - Heart
04 - Where Do You Go
05 - Back Again
06 - Hold On
07 - Restless Soul
08 - Unsaid
09 - Spoiled
10 - Overbehind
1. “Guarded” is about growing in the midst of uncertainty. I ran with the imagery of having a fortress that I built up around myself being torn away and finding new beauty in the world.
2. “Warm Blood” was inspired after playing The Witcher 3. I was so inspired by the game that “Warm Blood” just wrote itself.
3. “Heart” is a song about staying true to yourself when you’re feeling pressured to be someone else or in my case create art that doesn’t represent who you are.
4. “Where Do You Go” is a song I wrote when I was inspired by wonderful people who showed and shared so much love that I couldn’t help but sing about it. It’s a request to understand and know where they get that love.
5. “Back Again” is simply a song of longing. It was inspired by the gap between Los Angeles and our hometown of Hood River. It’s missing friends and family, but hoping you’ll see each other again soon.
6. “Hold On” was a special one. It’s a track that helped us find and define our sound and what kind of music we wanted to make. It was written over the course of a shower. The best songs always seem to come that easily.
7. “Restless Soul” was written in pieces. I started with the track which just always calmed me down when I listened to it. Then I had a particularly hard day to handle and I found myself singing the melody and the words, ‘oh don’t you tire you restless soul.’
8. “Unsaid” is a song about conflict being born out of emotions. It’s an inquisitive song. Are your selfish feelings worth being made known at the expense of another’s happiness?
9. “Spoiled” was written because I was so sick of feeling sorry for myself. I looked at all the wonderful people I had in my life and realized I had so much to be thankful for. But I wanted to analyze my state of mind. I wanted to understand what made me feel so down. So I had a conversation through song.
10. “Overbehind” is about overcoming ridiculous expectations that you put on yourself and getting stuck looking back at “the good times.” It’s a song that hopes that the best things we will do in our lives have yet to come. I’m over looking behind. I’m overbehind.
2. “Warm Blood” was inspired after playing The Witcher 3. I was so inspired by the game that “Warm Blood” just wrote itself.
3. “Heart” is a song about staying true to yourself when you’re feeling pressured to be someone else or in my case create art that doesn’t represent who you are.
4. “Where Do You Go” is a song I wrote when I was inspired by wonderful people who showed and shared so much love that I couldn’t help but sing about it. It’s a request to understand and know where they get that love.
5. “Back Again” is simply a song of longing. It was inspired by the gap between Los Angeles and our hometown of Hood River. It’s missing friends and family, but hoping you’ll see each other again soon.
6. “Hold On” was a special one. It’s a track that helped us find and define our sound and what kind of music we wanted to make. It was written over the course of a shower. The best songs always seem to come that easily.
7. “Restless Soul” was written in pieces. I started with the track which just always calmed me down when I listened to it. Then I had a particularly hard day to handle and I found myself singing the melody and the words, ‘oh don’t you tire you restless soul.’
8. “Unsaid” is a song about conflict being born out of emotions. It’s an inquisitive song. Are your selfish feelings worth being made known at the expense of another’s happiness?
9. “Spoiled” was written because I was so sick of feeling sorry for myself. I looked at all the wonderful people I had in my life and realized I had so much to be thankful for. But I wanted to analyze my state of mind. I wanted to understand what made me feel so down. So I had a conversation through song.
10. “Overbehind” is about overcoming ridiculous expectations that you put on yourself and getting stuck looking back at “the good times.” It’s a song that hopes that the best things we will do in our lives have yet to come. I’m over looking behind. I’m overbehind.
Analyzed: Flor / Come Out. You're Hiding
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR5 -0.30 dB -7.92 dB 3:04 01-Guarded
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.71 dB 4:08 02-Warm Blood
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.58 dB 3:42 03-Heart
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.79 dB 3:28 04-Where Do You Go
DR7 -0.30 dB -9.43 dB 3:23 05-Back Again
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.69 dB 3:25 06-Hold On
DR5 -0.30 dB -8.54 dB 3:41 07-Restless Soul
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.55 dB 3:13 08-Unsaid
DR7 -0.30 dB -9.49 dB 4:51 09-Spoiled
DR5 -0.30 dB -8.63 dB 3:54 10-Overbehind
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR5
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1663 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR5 -0.30 dB -7.92 dB 3:04 01-Guarded
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.71 dB 4:08 02-Warm Blood
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.58 dB 3:42 03-Heart
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.79 dB 3:28 04-Where Do You Go
DR7 -0.30 dB -9.43 dB 3:23 05-Back Again
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.69 dB 3:25 06-Hold On
DR5 -0.30 dB -8.54 dB 3:41 07-Restless Soul
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.55 dB 3:13 08-Unsaid
DR7 -0.30 dB -9.49 dB 4:51 09-Spoiled
DR5 -0.30 dB -8.63 dB 3:54 10-Overbehind
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR5
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1663 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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