British girl group FLO has revealed the release date and name of their first studio album, which will be released this fall.
London natives Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma, and Renée Downer make up the R&B trio who are finally set to drop their official project, Access All Areas, on Nov. 19. The album comes several years after they first teamed up in 2019.
Things took off for them beginning in early 2022 when their first single “Cardboard Box” came out and was a viral hut. A few months later their EP The Lead, which featured five songs including their smash hit single that put them on the map, hit music platforms. They rode the momentum into 2023 when they worked with music icon Missy Elliott for their single “Fly Girl” in March 2023.
Not letting up on the gas, their second EP, 3 of Us, was the follow-up project in July 2023. Fast forward to 2024, and they have continued delivering their fans more music with their singles “Walk Like This,” “Caught Up,” and their latest song “Check,” which was released earlier this month.
Now, they’re ready to share new music with the world via their debut album as they could no longer contain the news. Thursday, the threesome posted what many assume to be the LP cover on their Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter, profiles with the caption, “ACCESS ALL AREAS. THE ALBUM. 15.11.2024.”
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Fans reacted to the highly-anticipated announcement in shock.
“Shes already on repeat and itâs not even out yet. Congratulations!! Weâre all so proud of you girls â€ïžâđ„đ„°,” one fan wrote in the comments section of FLO’s Instagram post.
“HISTORYYY is about to be madeđ„čâŒïž,” another person said.
“FINALLY!!! I canât wait for it đđđđ,” someone else commented.
In this special moment, they shared some additional insight about Access All Areas on X. They kicked off the series of tweets by saying they’re in “our new eraâŠbefore we get into anything, we wanna chat to u all on a realllll.”
FLO continued by sharing how much the group has evolved since 2019.
“We were just 3 girls from the uk who loved to sing, weâll never forget how đŠ introduced u to us and us to this crazy new life, our label didnât even want us to drop that song first đ«Ł,” the ladies wrote.
They explained why there was such a long wait for the album and how now is the perfect time.
“We know weâve taken our time with putting out an album⊠but one thing about us is that we are perfectionistssss! all areas of our craft have to be ready and that took time,” they said. “Weâre not fully grown, but weâre no longer teens. itâs a strange but exciting time, weâre growing into this new era in front of all of youâŠthe work is non stop and weâre away from home every 2 mins but we have the most loyal supporters who make our dream our reality.”
FLO summed up their excitement by adding, “Weâre excitednervousgassedproudscreamingcrying to have finally gotten to the finish line. Weâre ready for the soundtrack of our lives to be YOURS.”
According to NME, the vocalists are performing in concert at Hackneyâs Colour Factory in London on Aug. 29 to celebrate this monumental milestone. In addition, they will be crossing the pond to be openers alongside rapper Anycia for two-time Grammy-nominated artist Kehlani‘s upcoming Crash Tour in North America.
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Although there’s no date for general sales, pre-sales for Access All Areas begin at 9 a.m. BST on August 28 for those who want to pre-order a physical copy of their album.