Fake as Straw (07/0725)
Albums/EPs
Name and Release Date
"Here Come The Real Flower Pots" (07/0725)
Streaming
BandCamp.com
SoundCloud.com
YouTube
Amazon
Amazon UK
Pandora
Spotify
Quboz
iHeart
ReverbNation
Social
Facebook
Instagram
Blog, Interviews, Podcasts
Johnny Marie & Patrick Meagher Interviews, Podcasts, "Vinyl Vault" and "Lines & Patterns" Archives
Journals
Birdie on Eclectic Picks: Batch 571
Monosynth on Eclectic Picks: Batch 565
Johnny Marie's Interview with The Pitch
The Real Flower Pots on Nick Tann's Fresh Music Fix
Girl for Samson and The Real Flower Pots on Nick Tann's Fresh Music Fix
The Real Flower Pots on Nick Tann's Fresh Music Fix
Johnny Marie on Nick Tann's Fresh Music Fix
Birdie makes Nick Tann's Fresh Music Fix "Stand Out Tracks 2025"
Reviews
The B-Side Guys - Birdie
"The Real Flower Pots' "Birdie" blends unsettling indie pop with nursery rhymes, exploring dark themes through organic instrumentation,
complex arrangements, and ambiguous storytelling.
Blood and playgrounds rarely mix this cheerfully. The Real Flower Pots have crafted something genuinely unsettling on "Birdie," using their
arsenal of recorders, xylophones, and natural percussion to create indie pop that feels like nursery rhyme gone wrong. The track's
relentless enthusiasm - those repeated "OK!" responses - makes its darker implications even more disturbing.
Johnny Marie and Patrick Meagher's collaborative process shows throughout the arrangement. Their "finishing each other's sentences"
approach results in music that feels conversational yet cryptic, two voices building narrative that refuses clear interpretation. The inclusion
of traditional folk instruments like mandolin and banjo adds acoustic warmth that contrasts sharply with the lyrical content's ominous
undertones.
"
Alt77 - Birdie
"The Real Flower Pots don't just make songs that feel like the soundtrack to an eternal Summer. "Birdie" isn't just a beautiful piece of music
created by blending together the separate ideas of two distinct songwriters. The music of The Real Flower Pots also feels weird,
challenging and like it might be playing a trick on you. It's beautiful and entirely bizarre. Maybe there's hope yet!"
The Wild is Calling Us - Birdie
"We adore the folk pop essence of Birdie, the new single from The Real Flower Pots. They adapt a late sixties influence with a nineties
Brit Pop Sensibility and indie folk shine. It reflects how Simon and Garfunkel might sound in the new age, as if they were produced by The
Shins. It's nostalgic and entrancing, but it stands strong on its own two feet. Birdie is absolutely addictive."
Obscure Sound - Storm Shelter
"A stirringly hypnotic rock sound glows on The Real Flower Pots' "Storm Shelter," enthralling in its absorbing vocal harmonies and array of intriguing instrumentation - from twangy lap steel shimmering to illuminated keys. A psych-friendly spell takes hold from the get-go, with wordless vocal haunts and glistening instruments aligning cohesively within a warming rhythm section."
American Cupcake - Storm Shelter
"The free falling bending realities of "Storm Shelter" by Kansas City- Missouri's The Real Flower Pots, the pretty much brand new project Girl for Samson band mates Patrick Meagher & Johnny Marie, is so comely that it feels like an introduction to a film, the kind of song that you listen to with an audience in a dark theater amped up to escape for awhile."
Wax Vinyl Records - Storm Shelter
"The Real Flower Pots' new track Storm Shelter blends retro sensibilities with thoughtful modern production. Opening with a high-pitched
string motif and laid-back rhythm section, the track quickly settles into a groove that feels rooted in the 1960s-hints of George Harrison and
classic psych-pop influence are clear throughout. Layered vocal harmonies introduce the lead, which carries the melody with ease over the
mellow instrumental backdrop."
Dulaxi - Storm Shelter
"The Real Flower Pots' "Storm Shelter" is a beautifully intimate and emotionally layered song that centers on themes of refuge, vulnerability,
and personal reflection."
I Don't Hear A Single - Here Come The Real Flower Pots
"Many of you may not know that Patrick Meagher and Johnny Marie now have a second band. Just as in Girl from Samson, both share vocals, but this is different to the Indie of that band as the band name suggests. The Real Flower Pots have more in common with the gentle pastoral side of West Coast Psych.
However, there are departures into Pop Rock, particularly Brit Pop attested by the excellent Fake As Straw. But across this album, it is that pastoral sound that appeals most, at times it treads into Psych Pop with some jaw dropping arrangements.
Wax Vinyl Records - God's Horn
"God's Horn" is the inaugural single from The Real Flower Pots, set to feature on their upcoming album Here Come The Real Flower Pots. The track showcases a subtle bass and drums backing, layered with organs, recorders, and descending patterns, along with gentle piano flourishes. As the vocals enter, the arrangement evolves into a confident groove, supported by rich backing vocals that enhance its majestic quality. The dynamic shifts in pace and mood allow the song's intricate structure to shine.
Zona Emergente - God's Horn
"An enveloping and energetic soundscape, its acoustic sound manages to take us to live an unrepeatable mental journey, majestic
music that captivates from the first seconds."
Cosmonauta Radio - God's Horn
"Progressive rock in the atmospheric and cinematic vein, which avoids affected and artificial sounding at all costs, using orchestral
instruments and generating a natural sound; this is the most faithful description of the work of the North American group "The Real
Flower Pots" and their first song debuting on digital platforms "God's Horn".
Rockola Indie - God's Horn
"Despite this track being included in the Progressive Rock spectrum, its rhythmic vibrations are a musical environment that will
impregnate us with a great peace, since the melody of this great single from my perspective moves away from what is frequently heard
in the genre, it transcends to a more natural essence, not overwhelming, very harmonious, I emphasize again that it evokes panoramas
where purity, peace and relaxation are present and an ethereal atmosphere is formed. The instrumental harmony that " God's Horn " exerts
will make you feel on cloud nine!"
All Reviews