White Flowers - Heaven [Video]

White Flowers’ “Heaven” unfolds with a quiet, almost weightless pull — a song that drifts between states while holding on to an understated sense of uplift.

The British duo of Katie Drew and Joey Cobb have been building their world patiently over the years, collecting fragments and ideas that now shape their upcoming album Dreams For Somebody Else, out May 1st via The state51 Conspiracy. You can feel that sense of time and layering here, because everything feels airy, yet grounded in intention.

I’ve always been fascinated by the conceptual contrast between black-and-white photography and film versus color. Not long ago, black and white wasn’t a choice but a limitation; now, we move between the two effortlessly. And still, the shift in mood remains — like in a film or video when grey suddenly gives way to color. White Flowers tap into that same feeling in “Heaven,” guiding the song through subtle changes in tone and texture.

Asked about their influence, White Flowers offers:

“Whilst recording the songs for ‘Dreams For Somebody Else’, we really connected with the concept of Annie Ernaux’s book, ‘The Years’ - a ‘collective autobiography’ pieced together from mismatched fragments from her past, conjuring the effect that she’s merely an observer of her own life. This concept merges into the White Flowers world, where time, rather than being restrictive, is fluid and boundless, with our music existing as an endless conversation with versions of ourselves at different stages of our lives."

“Heaven” moves with that same sense of fluidity — a dreamy, gently evolving piece that reveals itself the more you sit with it — our Song Pick of the Day.

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