After a strong showing on the BBC Radio 1 stage, FLO also talk about Kelly Rowland, Brandy and other R&B "it girls" FLO have spoken to NME about their debut album ‘Access All Areas’ after their first-ever set at Reading Festival . On the opening day of the festival (August 23), the trio performed a string of their most popular tracks – including their viral breakthrough single, ‘Cardboard Box’ – on the BBC Radio 1 stage. Despite being plagued with technical issues that caused their microphones to cut off several times, FLO powered through and had a successful set.
The highly-anticipated record is expected to come this November via Warner Music, serving as the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut EP ‘The Lead’. They told NME at Reading that they will be exploring themes of “self-love [and] relationships with a whole spectrum of different people, work, friends, boyfriends, partners”. Having now been a group for five years, they want to show how they’re “so strong” and “so together”.
As they prepare for their London headline show next week (August 29) as well as being support acts on Kehlani ‘s upcoming North American leg of the ‘Crash World Tour’ , the band reflected on their place in R&B music. Members Stella Quaresma, Jorja Douglas and Renée Downer told NME about their hope to be known as the start of the revival of girl groups within the genre. FLO.
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