About

The songs of Wildflower are always about place. Written by singer and guitarist Adrian

O’Barr on the coast of Maine, they often tell stories of travel, seeking to find the

intersection where past meets present. They are walking songs; they are riding songs;

they are “wind in your hair” songs; they are songs of endless change.

On their new album, “The Ocean Rose” Wildflower builds a miniature world of nostalgia

and wonder. The two distinct halves of the record try to reconcile the revelations of

traveling and making a home, interwoven with and haunted by the realities of a

changing climate. Filled with West coast fever dreams, blooming summer roses, and the

simple pleasures of life on the Atlantic ocean, the album details a search for an elusive

paradise on earth, no matter how fleeting or small.

Made up of five close friends, Wildflower performs the songs with a simple and powerful

collective warmth. Having honed their sound and deepened their friendship playing up

and down the coast of Maine and across the country, every instrument and melody is

given space and love. Recorded by Seth Manchester at Machines with Magnets in the

Summer of 2020, “The Ocean Rose” recalls the early 70’s fragility of Neil Young with its

focus on openness and live performances. Kacey Johansing and Michael Nau provide

beautiful backing vocals to complete the sound.

Wildflower will release “The Ocean Rose” on September 10th, 2021 via Night Bloom

Records

Wildflower is :

Mathew Maiello-Keyboards/sax/clarinet

Jason Eckerson: Bass guitar

Roby Moulton: Drums

Alex Winthrop: Electic guitar, slide

Adrian O’Barr: Acoustic guitars/Vocals