FLO announce debut album ‘Access All Areas’

FLO have announced their debut album ‘Access All Areas’ and a special show to celebrate their new record – see all details below.

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The British R&B girl group – consisting of Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma, and Renée Downer – will drop their highly-anticipated project on November 15 via Island Records. MNEK has executively produced the album, following his work with the trio on their 2022 debut EP ‘The Lead’.

The album also comes after a string of singles that have been released this year, including ‘Walk Like This‘, ‘Caught Up’, and ‘Check’ with Kehlani.

Speaking about the upcoming record, FLO said: “Access All Areas is a labour of love. To us it represents our growth and dedication to making girl group history, to making a project we are truly proud to call our debut album.”

On X/Twitter, the girls further elaborated on their debut, writing that “we were just 3 girls from the uk who loved to sing. We’ll never forget how [‘Cardboard Box’] introduced u to us and us to this crazy new life, our label didn’t even want us to drop that song first.

“We know we’ve taken our time with putting out an album… but one thing about us is that we are perfectionistssss!” they continued. “all areas of our craft have to be ready and that took time.” The group concluded that they were “excitednervousgassedproudscreamingcrying to have finally gotten to the finish line,” adding: “We’re ready for the soundtrack of our lives to be YOURS”.

we were just 3 girls from the uk who loved to sing, we’ll never forget how introduced u to us and us to this crazy new life, our label didn’t even want us to drop that song first

— FLO (@flolikethis) August 22, 2024

we know we’ve taken our time with putting out an album… but one thing about us is that we are perfectionistssss! all areas of our craft have to be ready and that took time

— FLO (@flolikethis) August 22, 2024

we’re not fully grown, but we’re no longer teens. it’s a strange but exciting time, we’re growing into this new era in front of all of you…the work is non stop and we’re away from home every 2 mins but we have the most loyal supporters who make our dream our reality

— FLO (@flolikethis) August 22, 2024

we’re excitednervousgassedproudscreamingcrying to have finally gotten to the finish line. we’re ready for the soundtrack of our lives to be YOURS

— FLO (@flolikethis) August 22, 2024

FLO have also announced a new concert they’ll be playing in support of ‘Access All Areas’ at Hackney’s Colour Factory. Pre-sale will be available at 9am BST on August 28 for fans who pre-order a physical album; it is currently unknown when general sale will become available.

They’re also due to perform on August 29 following appearances at Reading and Leeds 2024, along with being upcoming support acts for Kehlani’s US leg of her ‘Crash’ tour. Get tickets to the ‘Crash’ tour here and see all of FLO’s live dates below:

FLO’s 2024 live dates are: 

AUGUST
23 – Reading, UK – Reading Festival
24 – Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival
29 – London, UK – Hackney Colour Factory

SEPTEMBER
4 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
6 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
10 – Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
11 – Toronto, ON, CAN – Scotiabank Arena
13 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
14 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
17 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
18 – Fairfax, VA – EagleBank Arena
20 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
21 – Portsmouth, VA – Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion
23 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace Theatre
24 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
25 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore New Orleans
27 – Miami, FL – FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park
28 – Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center

OCTOBER
1 – Raleigh, NC – The Red Hat Amphitheater
2 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
6 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limit
8 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
11 – Dallas, TX – Toyota Music Factory
12 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
15 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
16 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at The Complex
18 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
19 – Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds – Moda Center
21 – Vancouver, BC, CAN – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
23 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live
25 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena at SDSU
26 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena
29 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
30 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

NOVEMBER
2 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

In a four-star review of FLO’s live show in London back in March, NME shared: “FLO are always admirably on point, laying down each set piece with a nerdish level of care. The group wrap up with a gorgeously, purposefully pared down rendition of ‘Cardboard Box’, doubling down on the notion that stars of their magnitude understand when their own brightness might eclipse the thing they’ve set out to achieve.”

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