Post-Punk Band Flower is Releasing First Album in 30 Years

This July a rather astonishing resurrection will take place--the post-Punk band Flower will be releasing their first alum in 30 years via Ernest Jenning Record Co. with None Is (But Once Was).

The re-formed band has been releasing tracks and videos off the new endeavor, including "Annihilation Time", which you can watch below, including both old and new footage of the band:

Flower was formed in 1986 in New York City, and was part of the underground music scene, but disbanded in 1990 after one EP and two albums. Their members went on to a careers in Versus (Richard and Ed Baluyut), Geffen flame-out Cell (Ian James), and Ruby Falls (Andrew Bordwin), as well as French (Ian James and Andrew Bordwin).

The band Flower have previously done a few limited reunion shows, but they haven't composed together since their original run. Having tested things out by creating more an album's worth of material, they were convinced they ought to re-form and signed on for this new album as well as planning live shows again.

For more info, check out the Flower website, and here's what the band have to say about their return...

1986. New York City. Trash cans ablaze in vacant lots. Wheels stolen, cars on blocks. A new noise was rising amid the rubble of abandoned buildings; this was the beginning, and Flower would take root and thrive here. Over their three years of initial outburst, Flower recorded two albums; the first, Concrete, dark and raging, pounding and brutal. The following year brought Hologram Sky; a glimpse of redemption, the promise of Spring on a bitter March wind, melodic and noisy, precise and chaotic, icy and warm. Their live shows walked the third rail, one step from catastrophe, one step from Valhalla, pushing density, rhapsody and bombast to their limits. Flower were young and foolish, naively insightful and blissfully ignorant, unaware of the power with which they toyed.

Naturally, they self-destructed.

The survivors, most notably Ed and Richard Baluyut, went on to form the indie icons Versus. Ian James managed to crawl away unscathed, only to end up in Geffen flame-out Cell, but later would reunite with drummer Andrew Bordwin to form French. This was to be the lay of the land for the next three decades until...

Flower returned.

Having always remained close, while Ian was recording the most recent Versus releases, discussion turned to seeing what would happen if all four original Flower members locked themselves in the studio until an album had been written. So it was agreed, and so it was done. None knew what to expect - would they kill each other? Worse, would the music be lame? The road took many detours, but the goal was finally realized: the first Flower album in 30 years.

Here it comes...

Andrew Bordwin / Drums
Edward Baluyut / Guitar
Ian James / Bass & Vocals
Richard Baluyut / Guitar & Vocals