WHAT IT IS: The husband-and-wife duo has seen major success with current single “You’re Somebody Else,” which has racked up 50m+ combined streams and was one of last year’s most Shazamed Alternative records. Forbes called it “brilliant,” saying it “is arguably the most intriguing song on radio this past year.” Flora Cash emerged when Minneapolis-native Cole Randall uploaded his music to SoundCloud and caught the attention of Sweden-based Shpresa Lleshaj, who stumbled upon his account and started leaving comments under the songs. Facebook messages gave way to an introductory phone conversation, which snowballed into marathon Skype sessions and eventually led to their marriage. The mystique of the music offset the exuberance of the union between them, and the duo stitched together a singular style from threads of personal anxiety, struggle and ultimately triumph.
ALBUM: Press (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 3/22
SINGLE: “You’re Somebody Else”
TV: Performed on Corden and Carson Daly last fall; featured in Fox Sports Thanksgiving feature on former NFL player Tim Green’s diagnosis with ALS; also used in Movistar commercial in Mexico that was picked up through Central and South America
LIVE: Recently wrapped up fall N.A. tour; hitting the road with lovelytheband for their spring tour
INTERNET: 1.4m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 35m+ total YouTube views; 18k+ Instagram followers, 27k+ Facebook likes
RADIO: Charted at Alternative one month after signing with RCA; AAA charted six weeks after signing; finished the last two official chart weeks of 2018 at #1 AAA, still in the Top 10 after 28 weeks; went #1 at Alternative at presstime (in 35th week on the chart); approaching Top 25 at Hot AC
PRESS: 2017 full-length debut attracted widespread tastemaker praise, 9-out-of-10 score from Earmilk, acclaim from Noisey, Paste, Wonderland, Elmore, Line of Best Fit
BOOKING: Paradigm
MANAGEMENT: David Bason