Dear Boy To Release “Parts Of A Flower” EP on August 5

“Since their 2013 self-titled debut EP, LA’s Dear Boy have shown a knack for anglophilic melodies and a bright, buzzy brand of alt-pop that seems like it’s been preserved especially for us since the early Clinton years.” – Flood Magazine

“With shimmering guitar lines that sparkle over the track like the sun setting into a lake and the rich emotional draw of vocalist Ben Grey, “Local Roses” hits all of the sonic and atmospheric sweet spots that will make every kid who grew up on [The Cure’s] Disintegration melt into a puddle of warm nostalgia. We want to hear more ASAP.” – Baeble Music

Watch: “Local Roses” official video via Flood Magazine or YouTube

Los Angeles-based band Dear Boy will release their sophomore EP Parts Of A Flower on August 5, 2016 via Easy Hell. Dear Boy’s Ben Grey says, “One of the reasons we named the EP “Parts of a Flower” is because these songs really showcase our DNA. The mix of our British influences and our own Southern California experience is really what defines the sound of this band.” The EP was produced by Doug Boehm (Girls) who also worked with the band on their critically acclaimed single “Hesitation Waltz“. The forthcoming EP, will include the band’s latest single “Local Roses.” The video for “Local Roses” premiered at Flood and is streaming to share via YouTube.

Dear Boy wrote their debut EP in Vauxhall, London. Tracked by Chad Bamford (Spiritualized) and mixed by Michael Patterson (Trent Reznor, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club), the DEAR BOY EP was released in September, 2013. Propelled by the single “Oh So Quiet,” Dear Boy built a devoted live following, headlining local venues such as the Troubadour and The Bootleg Theater, along with performances at SXSW 2014/15 in Austin, TX and a national tour supporting Kitten. They’ve also supported national acts such as Cloud Nothings, The DMA’s, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Dears, The Maccabees, Peter Murphy, Black English, X-Ambassadors, INVSN and Night Terrors of 1927.

The band followed up the EP with the single, ”Hesitation Waltz” single was produced by Doug Boehm & mixed by Gareth Jones (Depeche Mode, Wire, Merchandise). Recorded in part at the legendary Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, the anthemic single affirms “their new band identity by injecting some Anglophile-friendly edginess into their pop grandiosity” according to BuzzBands LA. “‘Hesitation Waltz’ is about the impossibility of reconnecting,” the band admits. “Before every fall, there is a moment that you take for granted. This song lives in that moment.” Last fall, saw the release of the band’s first international 7” via Easy Hell / Manimal Vinyl, with “Hesitation Waltz” sharing the disc with Dear Boy’s previously unreleased take on “The Ghost in You” by The Psychedelic Furs.