It is unsurprising that lockdown has proved a fertile time for some artists. There are, of course, those for whom the entire exercise is a block on the creative juices (which is nothing to be criticised for), but for others, the grey days, isolation and inertia have made their urges restless and persistent, not so much a matter of finding a way of filling the void as not being able to help yourself. See A.A. Williams’ forthcoming Songs From Isolation covers album, see Behemoth’s In Absentia Dei livestream from a church that had film-level production values, see Code Orange home-making a VR video. Now, see Hayley Williams playing and recording every part of FLOWERS for VASES / descansos herself in her house in Nashville. Like last year’s Petals For A...
