CUT FLOWERS – “UNTIL IT’S TIME”
INDEPENDENT
From the heart of Toronto’s indie-rock scene, Cut Flowers emerge with “Until It’s Time” – a rollicking and heartfelt meditation on impermanence, regret, and making amends. Rooted in pastoral harmonies and driven by vibrant, live-off-the-floor energy, the song blends the ache of folk storytelling with the grit of vintage rock and soul.
Inspired by the timeless melancholy of 60s and 70s British folk and the raw earthiness of contemporary American folk-blues artists like Jake Xerxes Fussell, “Until It’s Time” finds its own space between promise and resignation.
Formed in Toronto in early 2025, Cut Flowers are a six-piece collective with deep roots in Canada’s indie and alternative rock scenes. Members Kevan Byrne, Al Okada, and Geoff Walton previously played in King Cobb Steelie, the genre-defying band that recorded with Steve Albini (Nirvana), Bill Laswell (Herbie Hancock), and Guy Fixsen (My Bloody Valentine), and were twice nominated for a JUNO Award.
Byrne, Peter Kirkpatrick, and Iain Thomson also shared history in Heimlich Maneuver, a proto-grunge band that once opened for Mudhoney, Volcano Suns, and Nirvana, while Rebecca Campbell – a longtime Toronto-based vocalist and songwriter – has collaborated with Jane Siberry, Fat Man Waving, and Sultans of String. Kirkpatrick’s past credits also include time with Tristan Psionic, and Thomson previously drummed for Loomer.
Together, Cut Flowers blend indie-rock grit, folk tenderness, and soulful melody – think R.E.M. crossed with Richard and Linda Thompson, spread with analog synth and a touch of Motown pulse. Their sound lives in the bittersweet space between joy and resignation, where impermanence blooms into song.
“Until It’s Time” is, at its core, about making peace with impermanence – a meditation on what it means to show up, stay soft, and hold on, even when time runs short.
ARTIST QUOTE
“It’s a song about regretting not being there for people you love when they need you,” says vocalist Kevan Byrne. “And sort of trying to make amends before we die — saying this time I’ll be there for you, and will stay there until it’s time for me to go.”
Cut Flowers
[Single]
(Independent)
Release Date: December 3, 2025
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