After the success of his album, "Same Old Story," called 2008's Album of the Year by Power Pop Station, Lannie Flowers has done it again. His sophomore release, "Circles," takes his work even further and fleshes out the skeletal style that won so much critical praise. The fifteen notable songs stay with you and become a part of your life's soundtrack. Years of hard work and musical growth have given Flowers wisdom attained from near-stardom and a wealth of experiences. Here is his story:
Same Old Story
"Several years ago I realized I had a lot of unfinished songs that I probably was never going to finish. "It struck me that they were all about teen angst, looking for girls, finding girls, losing girls, etc. "I thought it might be a good idea to make a long medley that told a story using those songs. "It rolled around in my head for years before I actually got a chance to put it together. "I had built a small studio in my garage, and figured it would be a good first project. "Ten years later it saw the light of day (funny how life gets in the way). "It was basically my little science project; I just wanted to see what it actually sounded like all put together. "The main thing is that I wanted it to be the rollercoaster ride that a young man experiences growing up and falling in and out of love."
A former band mate from The Pengwins days, Alan Petsche, told Lannie he wanted to put the record on his Aaron Ave Records label. "I had a few reservations about it because I didn't know if there would be an audience for it." Luckily it got great reviews from all over the globe and allowed Lannie to record a second CD.
Circles
"I had no idea I would be given a second chance," said Lannie. Most of the songs on "Circles" have been floating around in his head and on home recordings for years, so when Aaron Ave Records asked for a full album, Lannie knew exactly what he wanted to record. "When I write, I like to look at other people's situations, as well as my own, for inspiration. "It's always good to get a different perspective on things." Many of the tracks on "Circles" are about making the same mistakes repeatedly and is a more mature way of dealing with the same situations dealt with as a younger man on "Same Old Story."
