Ears Wide Open: Badflower

Kevin Bronson on January 21st, 2015

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L.A. quartet Badflower have been busy since their 2013 independently released EP “About a Girl.”. They’ve played South by Southwest and the Sunset Strip Music Festival, toured the country, received some radio love, worked with producer Jay Baumgardner (Bush, Evanescence, Linkin Park) and, most recently, spent time in the studio self-producing their debut album, planned for a release later this year. The band — singer-guitarist Josh Katz, guitarist Joey Morrow, bassist Alex Espiritu and drummer Anthony Sonetti — morphed into its current form in early 2013 after a few years under the name the Cartunes. Forged over the bond of insomnia and a love for soul, Badflower has taken a DIY approach in creating and recording, and their song “Heroin” is a preview of their newly developed dark and grungy sound. Part performance/part lyric video, the visuals in “Heroin’s” video by Madie Ramser and Jordan Wolfbauer reflect the brooding lyrics and heavy chorus that encompass the song, as well as give you a taste of what comes with a live show … minus the blood.

— Jessica Shalvoy

||| Stream: “Heroin”