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Lessons With Imagination...


The Cellophane Flowers are the masters of driving, quirky pop. Their songs reflect an eclectic array of influences from tribal drumming to West Coast alt-rock to the dark tinge of 80’s pop. Though bustling with ideas, the band leaves the sublime vocals of singer Francesca Corradini with the room to bring their songs to life – there are no superfluous special effects, the organic feel of the music would be perfectly suited to vinyl, a fact that hasn’t escaped the band who always give their CD artwork an LP look and feel.
2011 sees the band building on the critical success of last year’s ‘If I Was A Girl’ EP, with pre-production already started on an album for release later in the year. “We can’t wait to announce the details of the collaboration we’re working on at the moment”, says guitarist Ian Sumner, “we just need to tie down a few details and hold a gun to his head to make sure he doesn’t change his mind”.
The results will be worth the wait given the critical reaction to the ‘If I Was A Girl’ EP, recorded with Oli Wright (Mystery Jets, Jarvis Cocker) at Miloco Studios. That release pricked up many a respectable ear, including Tom Robinson who has played it on Radio 1 as well as Radio 6, with serious interest being shown across the pond from stations such as WMIR 100.9 FM (New York), WFNX-FM (Boston), IndieHeart.com (San Francisco) and Upstream Radio (Los Angeles) and Banana Peel Radio (Vancouver). The band's drag act in the video for the single was obviously enough to fool Women’s Radio (Oakland CA).
Hailing from four different corners of the world, The Cellophane Flowers pull together a diverse range of backgrounds and influences to create their unique sound. Italian leading lady Francesca Corradini joined the band in the time-honoured fashion – NME ad followed by pub. Drummer Nick Guy has one foot planted in Egypt and the other in Suffolk, growing up on The Cure and cutting his musical teeth in bands in Leeds and London. Then there is guitarist Ian Sumner who grew up in Brazil, before graduating from samba to Kraftwerk and The Stone Roses. Australian-Italian-Maltese bassist Luca Napolitano can lend his hand to almost any instrument, to the extent that he actually bought a bass and played it for the first time on the day of his audition for the 'Flowers.
The 'Flowers are a force to be reckoned with, leaving unsuspecting audience members dazed and enthused through their whirlwind of sounds, instrument swapping and short but incredibly sweet live sets. ”



"Italian-born singer Francesca Corradini coos like Lily Allen, if the pop tart had been raised on the Mediterranean."
SPIN Magazine

"Female-fronted slightly offkilter driving pop from London."
Tom Robinson - 6 Music

"With a unique style, and inspired musical offerings, The Cellophane Flowers are definitely one to watch over the coming months."
Crack In The Road

"The Cellophane Flowers debut EP is an interesting selection of quirky pop tracks."
Sam Bolton - Forgetoday.com

"A band from London who's members add even more international flair..."
Matt Murdock - WFNX-FM

"Francesca’s voice is indescribably delicious and her styling is tasty and unique."
Sylus Brown - ReviewPosse.com

"A cuter Lily Allen fronted whimsy pop offering with an almost irritatingly catchy hook running through it."
Gill Mills - best of myspace

"The Cellophane Flowers will spruce up the tune of your room no matter what the size, or how many chandeliers you might need broken. That room? It's called your head, my friend."
Mediamouthful.com

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