Strawberry Switchblade - Trees And Flowers 7"

You’ll be guessing the format now, a wee single followed later by an album by the same artist, but no. Today’s early offerings, the simply gorgeous Strawberry Switchblade’s self-titled only album has already been posted. What type of witch craft is this? Simples really. T’Blades debut single Trees And Flowers isn’t on their album (the B-side is however in a re-recorded form) because it predates the album by almost two years. It does feature one Rose McDowell though and I thought it was tenuous enough to try and link it to this evenings post. But wait I hear you whisper, the single released by Ms. McDowell back in 1988 has also been posted before. What kind of gift is coming later today? I hear no-one ask.

Back to the Trees And Flowers single and yes, as expected, it lays the formula for T’Blades album hiding dark lyrics beneath sugary vocals and harmonies. The feeling that the girls seem to be aiming for is unsettling at best and they really hit their stride with the B-side Go Away. 

Ripped from their debut independent released single to MP3 @ 320kbps

Strawberry Switchblade; Trees And Flowers 7”

A.      Trees and flowers

B.      Go away

You’ll find T’Blades debut album here

And Rose McDowell’s single here