by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_)
Philadelphia’s Florry began this year with Sweet Guitar Solos, an EP that reintroduced the project in various stages, capturing the various iterations of Francie Medosch’s band. The current line-up was built in pieces, coming together naturally, and Florry was recording all the while, resulting in a collection of songs that caught the expansion in progress, each highlighting further augmentations of the band. Every additional piece adds to the homegrown charm and sun-soaked country sound of Florry’s music, the songwriting genuinely earnest and hopeful. If the EP was sketches in the making, the band arrive fully formed on The Holey Bible, their new full length album, due out August 4th via Dear Life Records (Fust, Hour, Michael Cormier-O’Leary). They are refining their outlaw country tunes in a way that feels classic yet modern, songs that feel as old as time, but with a positive resolve sorely needed for these modern days. Medosch and company are trying to focus on the bright side, and their twangy reflections of positivity hit with comfort along the dusty trail.
“Drunk and High” is the album’s lead single, a song that bursts with big country energy from the moment it begins. Much like discovering Neil Young’s music for the first time, Florry tap into a similar realm for a new generation. The song is full of barn-burning hooks and easy sentiment, the feeling that you’ve been reunited with a dear friend you never knew existed. “Drunk and High” is the sound of throwing away your worries, letting it all hang out, finding your place in the world wherever that may be… in this case, potentially getting drunk and high at the local CVS. From the opening “pull the car over, I gotta puke,” to the revelrous simplicity of “hey, I saw you," and the way that it lands so spectacularly, Florry are weaving magic. There’s a flourish to the shaky harmonized vocals, the layered guitars, pedal steel, and fiddle, all the strings sweeping together with radiant momentum, kicking up dust and hitting on country landmarks with an unwavering sincerity. This song isn’t exactly a love song, but it’s easy to love and it presents an understanding of what we go through, and our ability to pick back up.
Check out the band’s upcoming tour dates below.
Tour Dates:
7/20 - Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall ^
7/22 - Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Festival
7/23 - Pelham, TN @ The Caverns ^
7/24 - Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light
7/25 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 Club
7/26 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club ^
7/27 - Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre ^
7/28 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle *
8/02 - Medford, MA @ Deep Cuts
8/03 - Brooklyn, NY @ Purgatory
8/04 - Kingston, NY @ Tubby's
8/05 - Brattleboro, VT @ Stone Church
8/11 - St. Louis, MO @ Central Stage
8/12 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
8/13 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
9/09 - Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival
^ w/ Kurt Vile and the Violators
* w/ Horsegirl & Lifeguard