Montreal Goth-Folk Artist Flower Face Looks In The Mirror On New Song + Video “Maniac”

Today, Montreal goth-folk artist Flower Face returns with another taste of her forthcoming album Girl Prometheus, sharing the new song and video, “Maniac.” “If I’m being honest, I don’t want you to be happy, I want you to suffer, now what does that say about me?” Ruby McKinnon professes as she rips off the emotional band-aid, revealing her relationship wounds in earnest. It’s another chapter in “the kind of heartbreak that nearly kills you,” and it’s a story usually left off the page. Ruby shows us the good, the bad, and the ugly in a brave, cathartic effort. Listen to “Maniac” on all digital retailers (here).

Ruby elaborates: “It’s very tongue-in-cheek. I wrote it as this upbeat little indie pop song that contrasts the uncomfortable honesty of the lyrics. Like how sometimes you have to laugh so you don’t scream and cry. It’s me admitting a lot of unpleasant truths about myself, laying it all out on the table and saying yeah, I suck in a lot of ways, but I can acknowledge and accept that, which is not the case for a lot of people.”

Flower Face is excited to bring her new album to life at a special release show in Montreal on October 30th at Bar Le Ritz. For details and ticketing information, visit https://www.flowerface.com/.

WATCH + STREAM “MANIAC” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
https://youtu.be/h-0csMwPsA8

Girl Prometheus is the follow-up to 2022’s critically acclaimed album The Shark In Your Water, and sees songwriter Ruby McKinnon explore the elements of grief in a cathartic and rapturous way – while she touches on the devastatingly sad she also reflects on why these intense emotions can make us feel the most alive.

Flower Face also dropped her new “Loveline” Podcast where she takes voicemails and emails from fans looking for advice on life, love, family, work, and any other topic that comes up! Find the first three episodes of the Loveline podcast is out now on YouTube and Spotify!

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Few album themes are as universal as heartbreak, but Montreal goth-folk singer/songwriter Flower Face (Ruby McKinnon) has reinvented the form on her utterly raw, beautifully bittersweet new project, Girl Prometheus. Even better, heartbreak has propelled Ruby into a new, prolific phase of creativity; Girl Prometheus is only the beginning.

A multi-hyphenate artist, Ruby McKinnon is known for creating melancholic folk music with a bedroom pop heart. Taking inspiration from her own vertiginous life experiences, alongside such varied sources as Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events, Jesus Christ Superstar, the oeuvre of Mads Mikkelsen and her dog Ziggy, Flower Face’s musical testimonials recall the jagged emotion of Bright Eyes while conjuring the ethereal ecstasy of a fresh wound.

Following 2022’s critically acclaimed The Shark In Your Water, Girl Prometheus showcases 11 new tracks that each, in their own way, celebrate Ruby’s survival and revival. Whispered, acoustic moments intertwine with cinematic, room-filling compositions to form an album that is as intensely personal as it is relatable.

After experiencing a shocking breakup, Ruby started writing more than she had ever before—to the point where writing itself took on new meaning. “This year I’ve been writing in a way that feels transcendent,” she says. “This sounds cliché, but it’s almost like finding religion. For the first time, I dove headfirst into creation and let everything else go. It’s been like constant revelations, it’s overwhelming but it’s beautiful. It’s become less of an ephemeral thing that just seems to happen to me sometimes and more of a tool for survival. I’ve realized that to me, my writing is paramount—it’s the only thing that matters. As long as I have that, I’m okay.”

Produced by Marcus Paquin at Studio PM in Montreal and partially recorded offsite at a secluded lake house, Girl Prometheus as a title started out as a joke after Ruby and some friends went to the movies to see Oppenheimer. “There’s a quote at the beginning: ‘Prometheus stole fire from the Gods and gave it to man; for this he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity,’” Ruby says. “My friends would say, ‘You’re like Prometheus if he was a girl, because you’re being chained to a rock and tortured for eternity by your love. You stole love from the gods, you brought it to a man, and now you’re being tortured eternally.’”

Girl Prometheus might be suffused with pain, as its author fought to process an unexpected life shift, but it emerges victorious. Flower Face has grown new roots, and they are stronger than ever.

FLOWER FACE IN THE PRESS…

“…heartbreakingly relatable and nostalgic at every turn…”
– Alt-Press

“McKinnon’s voice has a delicate ache perfect for any heartbreak playlist.”-
–American Songwriter

“…crystalline indie folk creations, reminiscent of the emotional vulnerability found in Weyes Blood, Lucy Dacus, and Bright Eyes.”
–Under The Radar

“Blessed with a remarkable degree of world-building, she’s confident enough to invite others in – first mapping out a peculiar cosmos, and then sharing it with others.”
–CLASH

“With haunting harmonies and lyrics that drip with a range of anger, forgiveness, fondness, and sadness, the structure of the song takes you through the journey of trying to get over someone, an experience that is both universal and isolating at the same time.”
–FLAUNT

“…emotionally immersive artist… sings the sinews of those skin chords in a melancholic way few artists can, nor even attempt…”
–Ones to Watch