Biography
Although undoubtedly, and proudly, a band that could only be native to Washington DC and its politically-engaged DIY independent culture, the songs of Flasher speak to an experience that is universal - an instantly recognisable state of being where torpor and hedonism share an equal status, one experienced at the sharp end of inter-generational equality. The band's music is a thrilling and energised response to such feelings of malaise - a layering of guitars and atmospheres, which proves that the sound of kicking the hell out is still the best response.
Latest Release
Flasher Love Is Yours
Album | 17th June 2022
The band’s 2018 debut, Constant Image, was a triumph – a set of songs both dizzy and explosive, balancing new-wave lushness and post-punk frenzy. Love is Yours steps up the ambition and reaches for the horizon. The record is ablaze with mood, melody, and carefully threaded hooks, finding the band foregrounding the pop sensibilities that had always been present in their previous releases. The album was written and recorded amid a moment of flux for the band. Now a duo, guitarist Taylor Mulitz and drummer Emma Baker had to reimagine Flasher’s voice. When it was first completed, Mulitz was shy about sharing the album, worrying that old friends would find the new sounds unrecognizable. Love is Yours is unquestionably made up of Flasher’s DNA, but it’s true that something pivotal has shifted. If Constant Image found the band tightening up and transcending its basement-punk roots, Love is Yours marks another, major moment of ascent, this time toward something that’s easy to embrace, but harder to pin down – still thrilling, but newly illuminated and entirely their own.
Latest Release
Flasher Love Is Yours
Album | 17th June 2022
Album Description
The band’s 2018 debut, Constant Image, was a triumph – a set of songs both dizzy and explosive, balancing new-wave lushness and post-punk frenzy. Love is Yours steps up the ambition and reaches for the horizon. The record is ablaze with mood, melody, and carefully threaded hooks, finding the band foregrounding the pop sensibilities that had always been present in their previous releases. The album was written and recorded amid a moment of flux for the band. Now a duo, guitarist Taylor Mulitz and drummer Emma Baker had to reimagine Flasher’s voice. When it was first completed, Mulitz was shy about sharing the album, worrying that old friends would find the new sounds unrecognizable. Love is Yours is unquestionably made up of Flasher’s DNA, but it’s true that something pivotal has shifted. If Constant Image found the band tightening up and transcending its basement-punk roots, Love is Yours marks another, major moment of ascent, this time toward something that’s easy to embrace, but harder to pin down – still thrilling, but newly illuminated and entirely their own.
Live Dates
- Monday 20th FebruarySan Francisco Bay Area, SF Bay Area, US Buy Tickets
- Monday 20th FebruarySunset Tavern, Seattle, US Buy Tickets
- Thursday 23rd FebruaryRickshaw Stop, SF Bay Area, US Buy Tickets
- Friday 24th FebruaryPermanent Records Roadhouse, Los Angeles (LA), US Buy Tickets
- Tuesday 30th MaySebright Arms, London, UK Buy Tickets
- Wednesday 31st MayPop Recs Ltd, Sunderland, UK Buy Tickets
