Preston duo White Flowers has released “Heaven,” a sweet dream-pop track that’s as dreamy as it is melodic. The track is shrouded in ethereal vocals and a soft synth undercurrent. Katie Drew and Joey Cobb, the pair behind White Flowers, drew inspiration from several books while creating their upcoming album, Dreams For Somebody Else. Some of that inspiration explores themes of existential dread and the feeling of being a distant observer of your own life. “Heaven” was specifically inspired by the following quote from Jean Rhys’ 1939 novel Good Morning Midnight:
People talk about the happy life, but that’s the happy life when you don’t care any longer if you live or die. You only get there after a long time and many misfortunes. And do you think you are left there? Never.
As soon as you have reached this heaven of indifference, you are pulled out of it. From your heaven you have to go back to hell. When you are dead to the world, the world often rescues you, if only to make a figure of fun out of you.
“Heaven” is released ahead of White Flowers’ upcoming album, Dreams For Somebody Else, out May 1st via The state51 Conspiracy. Pre-order available here.
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