Briston Maroney - Sunflower (2021) [Hi-Res]

Recorded between the summer of 2019 and early 2020 in LA with acclaimed producer John Congleton, Sunflower is 'definitely a milestone', Maroney admits. 'I'd be lying to say I didn't feel a little bit of that. And why not let yourself enjoy it?'. It's also a gut-punch of fuzzy power chords ('Sinkin') and genteel acoustics ('Cinnamon'); deftly-composed pop songs ('Freeway') and hard-charging rockers ('Rollercoaster'). 'I put all of myself into it', Maroney adds of the 10-track LP. In retrospect, he adds, 'I definitely have this sense of calmness now. I did what I was capable of doing and I'm just glad I was around my friends and my people to help me get to this point'.