Flower and Pines - Unconditional Love (2025)

I remember when their magical EP Hnieŭ brought a sense of difficult to locate musical unorthodoxity. I can't say what genre the music belonged to, but it's usually a really positive thing for me. This year, the Belarusian duo from the Polish city of Wrocław are back in the game with their longest release to date and the magic is back.

I feel like the record is slightly less experimental than the previous one, but maybe it's due to the fact that they now create their music in English. And in English they somehow sound like the most famous Polish contemporary band, Trupa Trupa. This is an art rock world class level that should be out there, being appreciated by another Iggy Pop or whomnot. Especially that it is slower, less rocky and most artsy, in some moments closer to post-rock with vocals, sometimes it's tribal like folk liturgy combined with a demonstration anthem. How is it all of the things while still sounding like a coherent whole?

It's also a "reflection on [the band's] worries, anger, and grief" dressed in different forms, such as "a memorial service, a battle cry, or a manifesto of humility. It could be anything, depending on your perspective." This reinforces the impression of a strong diversification of the content and I like the idea that it was intentional to appeal o whoever is listening. After all, we have so much to worry about these days that it may be impossible to talk about it one musical language.

Unconditional Love costs 5 EUR (21 PLN).

Check: Dogs

Country: Belarus/Poland

Genre: art (post-)rock

Label: Requiem Records

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