Arctic Flowers are a punk band from Portland, Oregon. Now
this may be important to some folks based purely on pedigree. And yes, the
skill and experience of guitarist Stan and drummer Mike Clifton definitely
shines through in this band. But the other half of the group, Riot Gurl newcomers
Lee and Alex, on bass and vocals respectively, land the knockout punch with
killer vocals and a dark, melodic solid rhythm section.
Arctic Flowers’ sound is unabashedly UK punk with lots of good, angular, melodically ambitious songs, but not in a way that sounds derivative and hackneyed. On this 12” vinyl-only EP singer Alex’s commanding presence and vocals are tailor-made for this kind of music. The songs sound tough and don’t delve into cliché as this genre so often did in its golden age. The guitars have that cool '80s sound and the production is quite reverb-y, especially on the nocturnal "Strange Ports Of Call." What more can we ask of a modern age punk band; take what you know and love, make it your own and do it well! If I were giving grades, Arctic Flowers would be top of the class.
Arctic Flowers’ sound is unabashedly UK punk with lots of good, angular, melodically ambitious songs, but not in a way that sounds derivative and hackneyed. On this 12” vinyl-only EP singer Alex’s commanding presence and vocals are tailor-made for this kind of music. The songs sound tough and don’t delve into cliché as this genre so often did in its golden age. The guitars have that cool '80s sound and the production is quite reverb-y, especially on the nocturnal "Strange Ports Of Call." What more can we ask of a modern age punk band; take what you know and love, make it your own and do it well! If I were giving grades, Arctic Flowers would be top of the class.
Ripped from the 2012 coloured vinyl 12” EP to warts’n’all
MP3 @ 320kbps
Arctic Flowers; Procession 12”
A1. True
Words
A2. Procession
A3. Strange
Ports Of Call
B1. The
Sleeping And The Dead
B2. The
Wrecking
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