In 2022, Welcome Strawberry released their eponymous debut full-length, which bursts with vibrant, fuzzy dream pop tinged with psychedelia. Today, the Oakland band is announcing its follow-up Desperate Flower and unveiling the lead single “Memory Cube.”
It might be recency bias, but “Memory Cube” reminds me of Wishy, if they were a little slower and a little trippier. On Welcome Strawberry's Bandcamp, they wrote about the album, "scent is the most underrated artform — so much of it is entangled with emotion, mood and memory." (Similarly, Jenny Hval just shared her scent-focused LP, Iris Silver Mist.) Get wrapped up in "Memory Cube" below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Frangrance Net"
02 "Doings Of A Wraith"
03 "Violets & Honey"
04 "Nursery Loop"
05 "Like A Tulip"
06 "Memory Cube"
07 "Cheek Scratchers"
08 "Desperate Flower"
09 "Simplesyrup"
10 "Unraveled Smiles"
Desperate Flower is out 7/25 on Cherub Dream / à La Carte Records. Pre-order it here.
