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FLO RELEASE ‘IN MY BAG’ FEAT GLORILLA

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FLO RELEASE ‘IN MY BAG’ FEAT GLORILLA

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DEBUT ALBUM

‘ACCESS ALL AREAS’

OUT NOW

Photo credit – Tom Emmerson

“a debut…that delivers on the promise of their hype” – Dazed

“A girl group for a new generation”– New York Times

“nostalgia meets ambition” – New York Times

“it’s hard not to fall in love with Flo’s unabashed lyrics and 90s-inspired melodies.” – Metro, 4*

“A definitive debut” – DIY, 4.5*

“Britain’s most exciting new group are finally claiming the empty throne.” – DORK

BRITs Rising Star award winners FLO have released their highly anticipated debut album ‘Access All Areas’, a manifesto for the group, highlighting their no-holds-barred approach to music and life as the album delves deep into themes of love, sensuality, sisterhood and navigating life/industry as three young Black women. To celebrate the release of ‘Access All Access’, FLO have dropped the official music video for In My Bag feat Glorilla.

Listen to ‘In My Bag’ here: https://flo.lnk.to/InMyBag

Listen to the ‘Access All Areas’ album here: https://flo.lnk.to/AAAPR

Directed by Troy Roscoe and choreographed by Sean Bankhead, the music video follows FLO and Glorilla as they conduct a heist with a twist. ‘In My Bag’ is an energised humble brag, pairing bass-heavy rhythms with irresistibly sugared vocal stacks.

Speaking about ‘In My Bag’ and working with Glorilla, FLO said: In My Bag is such a special song to us as we’re speaking life and greatness into us! It’s a manifestation… singing it live for our fans has been incredible because everyone in the room feels empowered and seen! We’ve been in our bag… and now everyone is too!

GLO is such a deserving, incredibly talented and sweet artist who we really admire. When she said she’d love to do a verse on In My Bag we were so happy because we knew she would kill it! We’ve loved working with her and are looking forward to everyone watching the video we shot together in Atlanta”

Reflected in the intro narrated by Cynthia Erivo (listen here), FLO’s debut album is a bold statement that cements their arrival with unapologetic confidence. Executive produced by MNEK, the 16-track album effortlessly blends rich tones of R&B and soul with pitched up original samples and futuristic production to create a sound that is both nostalgic and forward thinking. With contagious hooks, tight harmonies and candid, relatable lyricism, ‘Access All Areas’ offers listeners an intimate glimpse into their experiences.

Speaking about their debut album, FLO said: We cannot wait for our fans to finally be able to hear it. We’ve poured our hearts into this album and are immensely proud of the quality, sound, lyricism and storytelling we’ve created. We’re so grateful to all of the collaborators on the album and know the heights it’s going to take us to! We hope everyone loves it as much as we do!”

Critics have praised the album, with DAZED proclaiming it as “a debut…that delivers on the promise of their hype”, while New York Times have described it as “nostalgia meets ambition” and hailed FLO as “a girl group for a new generation”. DIY awarded it 4.5 stars, calling it “a definitive debut”, and Metro celebrated FLO’s revival of girl group domination, praising “FLO’s unabashed lyrics and 90’s inspired melodies”.

Access All Areas Album Artwork (Photo credit – Tom Emmerson)

‘Access All Areas’ Tracklist:

Intro feat. Cynthia Erivo

AAA

In My Bag feat. GloRilla

Walk Like This

How Does It Feel?

Soft

Check

On & On

Bending My Rules

Trustworthy (Interlude)

Caught Up

IWH2BMX

Nocturnal

Shoulda Woulda Coulda

Get It Till I’m Gone

I’m Just a Girl

Fresh from supporting Kehlani on their Crash World Tour, which saw FLO play arenas across North America, FLO have today announced their 2025 ‘Access All Areas’ UK and Europe tour. Kicking off in Copenhagen on March 2nd, the tour marks their biggest to date and will see them play shows in Paris, Stockholm and the UK, including a headline show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton. Full dates and ticket information can be found here.

ACCESS ALL AREAS TOUR

2 Mar – Amager Bio – Copenhagen, DK

3 Mar – Fållan – Stockholm, SE

5 Mar – Mojo Club – Hamburg, DE

6 Mar – TivoliVredenburg – Utrecht, NL

8 Mar – Kantine – Cologne, DE [SOLD OUT]

9 Mar – Elysee Montmartre – Paris, FR [SOLD OUT]

11 Mar – O2 Academy – Glasgow, UK

12 Mar – Academy – Manchester, UK

14 Mar – O2 Academy – Birmingham, UK

16 Mar – O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK

‘Access All Areas’ marks FLO’s first project since 2023’s surprise fan EP ‘3 of Us’ and 2022’s debut EP ‘The Lead’. It continues to build on the success of the past couple years, which has seen them become the first group to ever win both the BRITs Rising Star Award and the BBC Sound Poll in the same year. The group have since gone on to earn endorsements from the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, SZA, Victoria Monet, Kelly Rowland, Ariana Grande and more. The album follows a stellar run of singles including ‘Walk Like This’, ‘Caught Up’, ‘Check’ and most recent single, ‘Bending My Rules’.

ABOUT FLO

British girl group FLO (Renée, Jorja and Stella) are three trailblazing young artists reshaping not only the landscape of R&B, but also redefining the very essence of what it means to be in a girl group. With a seismic cultural current and an ever-growing legion of dedicated Flolifers behind them, they are poised to become one of the most successful girl bands on the planet. Their hugely successful debut single ‘Cardboard Box’ released in March 2022, set the stage for their meteoric rise and in 2023, they became the first group to scoop the highly prestigious BRIT Rising Star Award and top the BBC Sound Poll in the same year. With their unapologetic attitude, iconic harmonies reminiscent of soulful legends, and a natural relatability and charisma, these women share an unbreakable bond of “friends by chance, sisters by choice”. Firmly in the driver’s seat, 2024 has witnessed FLO’s debut performance at Coachella, a US arena support tour with Kehlani and a stellar run of singles lifted from their highly anticipated debut album, signalling that FLO’s ascent shows no signs of slowing down.

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