Taste Test: The Flowers burn body image to the ground with new song, ‘You Don’t Say!’
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Body image has long been at the backbone of society, (not) for better and (mostly) for worse. From glossy front-page magazine covers to today’s selfie-obsessed influencers, vanity permeates every inch of our culture. Punkish indie-pop band The Flowers ⏤ of lead vocalist Agnes O’Dwyer, drummer Leighton Cauchi, guitarist Liam Sinclair, and bassist Tom Haeusler ⏤ upend expectations with their dynamite new song. On “You Don’t Say!,” O’Dwyer yanks back the narrative, planting her feet firmly and deciding that she is enough. “But it’s hard to / To feel cute when you’re six-feet fucking two,” she barks. It’s sharp-toothed and merciless, and for good reason. Too much time has been wasted putting so much importance on image. It’s time to burn it all to the ground.
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