Despite being written over the course of a year in four different sessions with four different lineups (but always with frontman Tim Kinsella at the helm), the first listen reveals the songs on Flowers as a more cohesive unit than those on its predecessor: last year’s Boo Human. This experience encapsulates the spirit of Joan of Arc - a mentality that embraces contradictions and tears apart common musical structures, only to rebuild them without a blueprint. Joan of Arc continues to succeed in doing what many strive for with a new album: creating an obscure combination of familiar, obvious ideas while sticking with the notion that “if it feels good, do it.”
