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Floral is a melodic two piece math rock band from the San Francisco bay area.  Founded in 2014 by guitarist Nate Sherman and drummer Ty Mayer, the band has carved a strong following via three releases and countless tours in both the US and UK.  Eight years after their first release, Floral has proved their mainstay worth in the melodic instrumental music scene.  

Sherman’s flowery melodic riffs complimented by Mayer’s fluent and punctuated drumming create an easily distinguishable sound.  Technical yet emotive, Floral’s music effortlessly blends the familiar with the fresh and new.  The band’s 2020 LP elevated their sound to even higher levels with Mayer occasionally pulling double duties on guitar and drums simultaneously.  

Floral’s live performances somehow manage to capture the same raw emotion and energy of their albums, furiously tearing through complicated passages without ever making them seem so. The band has honed the craft of serving the music before serving any need for virtuosity; but at a closer glance it is apparent that both qualities are present and fluidly blended together. Floral’s innovative sound and seamless delivery has proven itself over time as the band has only grown a larger following. Their music brings a breath of fresh air to anyone willing to listen, and is not something to be passed on.

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“I think Floral may have written the greatest math rock album of all time. It’s basically all goosebumps. It’s just really clear they are onto something special.”
-Christian Segerstrom, Mathcore Index - Link

“In 2014…Floral quickly turned from bedroom musicians to math rock stars. Floral’s debut EP showcased Sherman at his most dexterous; the speed and range of his guitar taps highlights the athletic nature of math rock music.”
-Nikk Hunter, Fecking Bahamas - Link
'The 50 Greatest Math Rock Albums of All Time’

”Floral possesses the dexterity and inventiveness that draws so many of us to math-rock, but more importantly they have the heart to keep you around once you’re there.”
-Nick Cusworth, Heavy Blog is Heavy - Link

”If no one told me that there were only two musicians on this project, Nate Sherman and Ty Mayer’s playing could easily be mistaken for a whole ensemble.”
-Walker Spence, The Bay Bridged - Link

”Floral is an addiction I don't need treatment for, one that makes me feel like everything in the universe is as equally symmetrical as it is asymmetrical and it's completely perfect how it is.”
-The Math Rock Times - Link

“it’s like taking out all the colors you know and putting them in a mixer, except Floral manages to keep the colors recognizable. Each note has a reason to be there, given the equal care that it deserves.”
-Buzzyband - Link

”vibrant, textured, and exhilarating”
Margaret Zhang - Sad Planetarium - Link

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