Based in London, The Cellophane Flowersquite frankly are a curiously enchanting quintet. A few years ago (Spring 2010) I was standing in a North London Pub (The Gaff – Holloway Road), before the very well received release of their EP’ If I Was A Girl’, before they signed to Minor Fall Records, and before the … READ MORE
Today’s song is “Voices” by Cellophane Flowers. The Cellophane Flowers have recently completed the recording of their debut album Staring At The World which was released digitally earlier this month. The album was recorded and produced by David M. Allen (The Cure, Depeche Mode, Human League and The Charlatans. Mastering was by Barry Grint (David … READ MORE
1. Introduce yourself and your role in the band. It’s Francesca. I sing and strum the acoustic guitar. 2. So let’s talk a bit about Staring At The World. Can you give us some background on the record? Who produced it, where was it recorded, etc.? The album is a collection of our favourite songs. … READ MORE
The wonderfully quirky London-based quartet that are Cellophane Flowers have finally unveiled their debut album and what an album it is. From their previous releases, we had an idea of what we could expect from Staring at the World: driving, eccentric anthems, sprinkled with an 80’s pop feel. And we certainly get this by the … READ MORE
Track Of The Day – 12th December 2012 Artist: The Cellophane Flowers Track: Tears Of A Clown Release Date: 3rd December 2012 (taken from debut album Staring At The World) We Say: “A bittersweet sugar coated pop nugget…” READ THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
The new album by London’s The Cellophane Flowers seems to have our man Adrian Bloxham feeling a tad nostalgic it would appear, see why below. Remember those tunes that snuck in the back way to the charts, the ones that got played on Radio 1 that always felt like a pleasant surprise. The way you … READ MORE
The Cellophane Flowers released their Dave Allen-produced debut LP Staring At The World this week, so Rocksucker fired some questions over to their bassist Luca in order to find out a little bit more about them. First, though, check out this dreamy album cut… What’s the line-up of the band? How did you all meet, and how … READ MORE
London’s The Cellophane Flowershave produced a debut album which crackles and fizzes with the soul of late 80s, early 90s indie. Singer Francesca Corradini has a deeply affecting voice on tender hooks, vibrating feelings with ease and directness reminiscent of Kristen Hersh. Album opener “Voices” conjures the early 90s vibe so well, and the urgency … READ MORE
Heavily shaped by the 80s and fronted by Francesca Corradini, you’ll hear definite echoes of Toyah as well as shades of the Stones Roses, Cure and Smiths in their psychedelic pop, especially in the guitar work of Ian Sumner on such numbers as Voices, The Promise and Belinda. On the druggy Tears Of A Clown … READ MORE
You will have noticed that most publications have published their “best of 2012″ lists already, some as early as the middle of November. We’ll be holding off for a couple of weeks yet, the reason being that by publishing such lists weeks before the end of the year there’s a good chance of some stellar … READ MORE
