The Dark Flowers 'Indian Summer'

Release Date: 13/06/2025

Feat Jim Kerr, Gabriella Cilmi, David J, The Anchoress, Shelly Poole. “The Dark Flowers beguile with their dark take on country music” ROLLING STONE. THE DARK FLOWERS release their second album ‘INDIAN SUMMER’ with Paul Statham bringing together a unique collection of collaborators, JIM KERR, GABRIELLA CILMI, DAVID J, THE ANCHORESS and SHELLY POOLE on 13th June 2025 on Loki Records via Cargo.

With 2014 debut album. ‘Radioland’, songwriter and producer Paul Statham brought together a group of guest vocalists for a collection inspired by Sam Shepard’s ‘Motel Chronicles’.

Featuring an all-star cast of Jim Kerr, Peter Murphy, The Anchoress, Shelly Poole, Dot Allison, Kate Havnevik and Helicopter Girl, the album was characterized by MOJO as "a perfect album for a lonely winter night" (4/5).

The new album sees Statham, a member of Post Punk band B-Movie, and co-writer with a host of well-known artists including Dido, Kylie, Peter Murphy and Simple Minds retain his principal role in the project as both producer and songwriter.  

Once again, Shepard’s prose plays a key role with ‘Hawk Moon’, the companion volume to ‘Motel Chronicles’, an additional source of inspiration.  Jim Kerr from Simple Minds continues his involvement with 3 tracks as does Welsh songwriter and multi-instrumentalist The Anchoress.

David J from Bauhaus/Love and Rockets is also a featured artist along with Gabriella Cilmi turning in 2 dark and beguiling tracks. The project is completed with Shelly Poole (from country/folk band Red Sky July and a long-time friend and co-writer on 3 songs.

Tracklisting:
1. One Of Us Is Losing - The Dark Flowers feat The Anchoress 
2. Green Plastic Bullets - The Dark Flowers feat Gabriella Cilmi 
3. Indian Summer - The Dark Flowers feat Jim Kerr & The Anchoress 
4. Celebrate You - The Dark Flowers feat Shelly Poole 
5. Heavens Fist - The Dark Flowers feat Gabriella Cilmi 
6. Utah - The Dark Flowers feat Shelly Poole & Joe Hammill 
7. The Lie That Tells The Truth - The Dark Flowers feat Jim Kerr 
8. The Stars Stand In - The Dark Flowers feat David J 
9. Fireflies - The Dark Flowers feat Shelly Poole 
10. To England - The Dark Flowers feat The Anchoress 
11. The Dominant Colour Is Rust- The Dark Flowers feat Jim Kerr