The band premiered the debut track off the album, "Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)", via RCRD LBL, which can now be downloaded as a free MP3 at rcrdlbl.com.
While following in the footsteps of the raw, anthemic psychedelia of 2010's "Sleep Forever" and the "repeat-ready...art-punk renaissance" (Rolling Stone) of their 2009 debut "Summer of Hate," the songs on "Endless Flowers" add a refined cohesion and unmistakable sunnyness to Crocodiles' glorious, noise and echo-cloaked pop.
The title track opener is 4 1/2 minutes of soaring, alarm-ringing guitars, while "Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)" comes with a punk-inflected charge. The 7+ minute "My Surfing Lucifer" begins with two minutes of grimy, hissed spoken word before ascending to glammy, distorted heights; the bass-heavy and buzzing "Dark Alleys" is a motorik march; and the swirling "Bubblegum Trash" has a sweet, dirty charm. Nearly all are single-worthy, and are embellished with singer/guitarist Brandon Welchez's newly forward-mixed croon.
Crocodiles are: Brandon Welchez (vocals, guitar), Charles Rowell (guitar), Marco Gonzalez (bass), Anna Schulte (drums), and Robin Eisenberg (keyboards).
"Endless Flowers" track listing:
Endless Flowers
Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)
No Black Clouds For Dee Dee
Electric Death Song
Hung Up On A Flower
My Surfing Lucifer
Dark Alleys
Bubblegum Trash
Welcome Trouble
You Are Forgiven
Crocodiles tour dates:
FEB. 25 CHICAGO, IL SCHUBAS TAVERN
FEB. 26 MADISON, WI THE FREQUENCY
FEB. 28 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 7TH ST. ENTRY
FEB. 29 FARGO, ND AQUARIUM
MAR. 1 OMAHA, NE SLOWDOWN FRONT ROOM
MAR. 2 DENVER, CO LARIMER LOUNGE
MAR. 3 SALT LAKE CITY, UT URBAN LOUNGE
MAR. 6 SEATTLE, WA THE SUNSET
MAR. 7 PORTLAND, OR DOUG FIR LOUNGE
MAR. 9 SAN FRANCISCO, CA RICKSHAW STOP
MAR. 10 LOS ANGELES, CA ECHOPLEX
MAR. 11 SAN DIEGO, CA CASBAH
MAR. 14 AUSTIN, TX THE STAGE ON SIXTH (SXSW)
MAR. 17 HOUSTON, TX FITZGERALD'S (UPSTAIRS)
MAR. 18 DALLAS, TX CLUB DADA
APR. 11 BROOKLYN, NY GLASSLANDS
APR. 12 NEW YORK, NY MERCURY LOUNGE
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