FLO - "Fly Girl (feat. Missy Elliott)" + Debut Album

[SloMover]

This is absolutely phenomenal. The beat switch for Missy’s verse? WHEW.

 

[itylts]

I just caught this on a stray tweet and what in the mid 00s gloriousness and THEN MISSY SHOWED UP.

Incredible, incredible scenes.

 

[2014]

The looks and choreo in the vid are itttt, and the song is great - a proper home run.

 

[slaybellz]

Another one in the basket! They just don't miss. Amazing use of a sample too.

 

[Applause]

Amazing use of a sample too.

I was coming here to post about this. Like, certain girls could learn a thing or two about how to work with samples and interpolations to bring out new chunks of meat from them. Not everybody has the range! The way they reworked the opening lines from one of the original verses into the chorus, incorporated the record scratches and the iconic backwards bit, and got Missy's stamp of approval in the shape of a feature? Legendary behavior.

 

[-M-]

This sounds like an early to mid 2000's multi-week #1 smash. Hopefully 2023 shows some taste and lets this become as huge as it sounds.

 

[K94]

They're first on the New Music Friday playlist - the hit is coming.

 

[Friday Night]

This is a hit.

 

[boom bazooka joe]

The song just kept getting better and better. An absolute smash.

 

[RainOnFire]

So on top of this instantly being the song of the year, I also just realized it's been exactly one year since Cardboard Box was released. What a way to mark the anniversary!

And I want to point out that since then, we've gotten:

Cardboard Box (Acoustic)
Immature
Summertime
Feature Me
Another Guy (Acoustic)
Not My Job
Cardboard Box (Happi Remix)
Losing You
Hide & Seek (Remix with Stormzy)
Fly Girl (feat. Missy Elliott)

A new act, delivering all of this in one year. This is how you cultivate a fanbase, by actually releasing (good) music on a regular basis. Now if only labels could get on board with that seemingly terrifying concept.

 

[FunkyButChic]

They keep stepping it up with every release and make it feel so effortless too.

 

[CaliDevotion]

I also have to say this video is so well directed and the cinematography is so stunning. I love their use of lighting, the angles, the camera movement. I’ve watched it like 10 times already and keep finding new cool details. It’s such a breath of fresh air because videos are so rushed now, and you truly don’t need a big budget to do something visually interesting, which could also be said for the Cardboard Box video.

 

[spaceship]

I love everything about this so much.

 

[Mushroom]

This is ridiculously good.

A love letter to 00s R&B/Pop through and through without it sounding laboured or focus-grouped within an inch of its life.

 

[Vasilios]

Yeah I'm obsessed so I made a playlist of new and old UK / US hits and deep cuts from back round then.

 

[Up Down Suite]

This is excellent! I want this to smash so bad. PLEASE!!

 

[bestinase]

The way Cardboard Box was starting to feel like a bit of an albatross over the past few months that they might not have been able to escape the impact of but they had this ready to drop at exactly the right moment before the tour

 

[Mr.Arroz]

Imma need them to be doing SOMETHING when I'm in London next. It's giving success teas.

 

[elektricblue]

This seems to be getting more of a push from being the first song on New Music Friday UK to the video already hitting 200k+ views.

 

[sesita]

Oh, my life has completely changed. This is a home run, girlies!