FLENDER formed in 2018 in Houston, TX from members of several experimental projects here and in Denton, TX. The experimental scenes in both cities, and beyond, have been highly influential and inspirational to the band since before Flender started and continue to be in their latest album, Precious Essence. Precious Essence by Flender Without these scenes—the mutual love, support, and experiences the band found in them— Flender wouldn’t be the same band, and this wouldn’t be the same album. Here’s some of the projects they were involved in that led to Flender, and some projects their buds are involved in that continue to unhinge them. Much like their penultimate album, ‘It’s Cool’, ‘Precious Essence’ blends together flavors of noise rock, art rock, math rock, prog, punk, jazz, and pure comm...