WHAT IT IS: The New York trio broke through in 2016 with their dreamy, psychedelic, fuzzed-out debut album Human Ceremony, which houses key tracks “Easier Said” and “Wall Watcher.” The record was featured in a number of Best of the Year lists, including ones by Esquire, Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone. Their highly anticipated sophomore record Twentytwo in Blue arrives on 3/23, and lead tracks “I Was A Fool” and “Crisis Fest” have already received praise from N.Y. Times, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork, MTV, NPR, Nylon, Under the Radar, Consequence of Sound, Paste, Stereogum and more.
ALBUM: Twentytwo in Blue
RELEASE DATE: 3/23
SINGLE: “Twentytwo”
LIVE: SXSW in Austin this March; Euro/U.K. headline run in April; summer full of headline dates and festivals in the U.S.; previously toured alongside DIIV, Best Coast, Pixes, Wolf Alice and Sleigh Bells
INTERNET: 5m+ total global streams; 2m+ streams of “I Was a Fool”
RADIO: WXPN’s Artist to Watch for December 2017; adds at Sirius XMU and WFUV for “I Was A Fool.”
PRESS: N.Y. Times (“Spirited interpreters of rock & roll’s eternal truths, the three early-20s New Yorkers who make up Sunflower Bean are equally adept at studio finesse (witness their recent single ‘I Was a Fool’) and raucous live noise”)
BOOKING: Zachary Cepin/High Road Touring
PUBLISHING: Downtown (Jacob Faber & Nick Kivlen), BMG (Julia Cummings)
MANAGEMENT: Crista Simiriglia