See It Through - out now
Available now on all streaming sites, and coming soon to CD (will be available from our gigs or via Bandcamp.)
Recorded at Sheffield’s Crystal Ship Studio and Balcony Recording Company with Chris Wilkinson (Rhiannon Giddens, T Bone Burnett, Alison Krauss) the Grammy-winning former chief engineer at East of Iris Studios in Nashville, and featuring guest musicians including world-renowned pedal steel guitar player CJ Hillman (Billy Bragg), and Ambient Americana visionary (and fellow Sheffielder) Bobby Lee, ‘See it Through’ is The December Flowers' debut album. 'Big-hearted, sun-drenched 60s inspired folk-rock from Sheffield via California.'
Americana UK Review
'The Flowers blend Americana with the folk-tinged spaciousness of California psychedelia, a touch of British music hall pop, 60’s Wurlitzer organ-driven rock, and a hint of Nashville country.... Despite being a debut album, the songs on ‘Seeing It Through’ reflect maturity and the universal experiences of life, celebrating the strength to keep going.'
'....pour yourself a glass of something dark and smoky, perhaps an Islay scotch, dark spice rum stout, or lapsang souchong, light a fire, and listen to ‘See It Through’ attentively.'
Read the review in full here.
The soulful, sun-drenched, 60's-inspired folk-rock sound of The December Flowers took seed in 2017, when singer/songwriter Gemma Gray, and multi-instrumentalist Joel Robson (formerly of The Jesus Loves Heroin Band) started recording and performing as a duo on the Sheffield folk circuit. They were joined by Shane Surgey (ex-Payroll Union) and his Wurlitzer piano in 2018, after he watched them play songs from their ‘My Joshua Tree’ EP during that year's Tramlines Festival weekend in Sheffield.
With the addition of drummer Sam Dougherty the following year, and bassist Ian Swift in 2021, The December Flowers bloomed into existence, and gigs followed supporting both local and international touring artists. The 2020 singles 'Goodbye Little Town' and 'Sweet California’, and the 2021 EP ‘Everything Remains’, showcased the band’s maturing sound and expanding horizons.