Chain of Flowers: International Showcase Fund (SXSW)
Welsh 5-piece Chain of Flowers has been hailed as one of the finest young acts to emerge from the UK in quite some time, drawing favorable comparisons to The Smiths, Joy Division, Eagulls, Iceage and The Cure. The band’s members–Joshua Smith (vocals), Ross Jones (guitar), Rich Clarke (drums), Daniel Anderson (bass) and Matthew Clements (synths)–came together in 2012 and since then have performed with like-minded acts such as The Fall, The Chameleons, A Place To Bury Strangers, Nothing and Eagulls. Their debut full length ‘Cadwyn O Flodau’ was released 16 October 2015 on Alter in the UK to rave reviews out of the gate, and received strong airplay both in the UK and overseas, including strong support from influential American station KEXP in Seattle.