[dream-pop, shoegaze] (2025) Welcome Strawberry - Desperate Flowe...

       Welcome Strawberry – Desperate Flower (2025)    

Review:
In 2022, Welcome Strawberry released their eponymous debut full-length, which bursts with vibrant, fuzzy dream pop tinged with psychedelia. desperate flower, the sophomore album is ostensibly a concept piece about olfactory memory. It’s also the kind of record that’s so exciting, it makes you want to text all of your friends.
…This Oakland group makes kinda jangly, kinda gazey, very pretty dream pop built around songs rather than just shit tons of atmosphere, though there is plenty of that, too, on lovely latest release desperate flower. A record that balances noise and experimentation with a more eccentric, patchwork style of psychedelia, the overall vibe on desperate flower is a bit more energetic than the usual slowcore-kissed fare from this part of the world. Aside from moments where the group spin pink clouds of angelic sound out of layered vocals and soft synth lines, you’ll find for the most part coruscated blasts of noise propelling the songs forward, dense sweeps of guitar, climbing choruses, and an appreciation for meticulous sonic detailing in even in the most straightforward of rock songs. — daily.bandcamp.com

Track List:
01 - fragrance net
02 - doings of a wraith
03 - violets & honey
04 - nursery loop
05 - like a tulip
06 - memory cube
07 - cheek scratchers
08 - desperate flower
09 - simplesyrup
10 - unraveled smiles


Media Report:
Genre: dream-pop, shoegaze
Origin: Oakland, California, USA  
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode: Lossless
Writing library: libFLAC 1.3.0 (UTC 2013-05-26)


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