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Little Flower (feat. Chloë Sevigny)

Peaking Lights

2017

Little Flower (feat. Chloë Sevigny)

Release Date:  2017

By Pitchfork

Reviewed March 22, 2016

Growing up Catholic, there is always a bit of uncertainty in prayer, of whispered words sent out into the air without any assurance that they might land. But a prayer to Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin—the saint known better as "The Little Flower of Jesus"—could bear fruit. Repeat the novena daily and it's said that a rose will come to you, a sign that St. Thérèse has heard your prayer.

The bohemian couple that comprise Peaking Lights have never struck me as practicing Catholics, but perhaps a kind of devotion led them to form their own imprint, Two Flowers. Regardless, the prayer to St. Thérèse is at the center of their collaboration with actor Chloë Sevigny, a song made to soundtrack a Régime des Fleurs runway show. Sevigny's husky incantations fall over a martial snare roll and lullaby-like keys, as "Little Flower" becomes a gentle ode to the saint as well as to many other flowers she might bestow upon believers: Jasmine, lilac, and honeysuckle.

8:00 PM · Mar 22, 2016 · 1 Views