JC Flowers

London-based quintet JC Flowers formed in 2014, inspired by the Free Design, vintage power pop, and the Velvet Underground. Consisting of vocalist/guitarist Tim Garratt, vocalist Issie Spurgeon (who also played keyboards in the band Novella), guitarist Noel Anderson, bassist/vocalist Edgar Smith, and drummer Seth Pimlott, the group began by recording some demos on an old four-track Tascam recorder. They released their first song, "Proletarieterette," in April of 2015 and played their first show in June. Both the recording and their live set were so impressive that by the end o...