Sunflower Bean: "We’re trying to keep rock music moving forward"

Brooklyn trio Sunflower Bean have been one of the year’s understated success stories with their stirring debut album ‘Human Ceremony’, chock-full of evocative and gently mysterious indie rock. They’re a band who have found their own unique niche within the current wave of exciting young bands, but there’s more to Sunflower Bean than you might expect.

At the heart of everything they do is a desire to relentlessly evolve. “We’re a three-piece rock band that give it our all,” says guitarist Nick Kivlen as the band trek from Brighton to London for the final leg of their sold out UK tour. “We’re constantly trying to progress, improve and keep rock music moving forward.”

While Sunflower Bean have built a reputation on their powerful live shows, it’s in the studio with their debut and its bewitching charms that the band have shown their creative chops and challenged themselves. “I think with making ‘Human Ceremony’ we grew a lot as a band,” explains bass player and singer Julia Cumming. “We learned to do the whole studio thing. We’re from the city and we’ve been a part of the DIY scene for a while. Playing a show is something that we know how to do but making a record is something we had never done before. That was a really new and special experience for us.”