The Pretty Flowers

The Pretty Flowers, formed in 2013 in Los Angeles by songwriter Noah Green, crystallized its core lineup of Green (vocals, guitar), Sam Tiger (bass, backing vocals), Jake Gideon (guitar, backing vocals) and Sean Johnson (drums, percussion) in 2018. Their debut album, Why Trains Crash was released in June of that year to rave reviews. In 2023 they released their follow-up LP, A Company Sleeve, solidifying their reputation with critics and fans alike for all-killer/no-filler indie rock. The music on Never Felt Bitter—the quartet’s third album—is the result of playing together on hundreds of nights in innumerable bars and clubs across Southern California and beyond. Over the years the band has honed a fearsome melding of pop melodicism and raw physicality. Their knack for crafting catchy anthems for outsiders and underdogs has made them one of the most respected underground bands in L.A. "We all put a piece of ourselves into this album, some combination of our mental, physical, and emotional selves," says Tiger. "Never Felt Bitter is an album only the four of us together could make. It's a push and pull. Discussions, arguments, agreements and trust.” Though their music is laced with echoes of The Replacements, Teenage Fanclub and Wilco, The Pretty Flowers aren’t nostalgists. Instead of chasing periods or trends, the objective is to make music that stands outside of time.