The Flowering Eyeballs - Only Child (Official Music Video)

From the album "Sudden Ray" recorded at Time & Space Continuum, Duncan B.C.
Buy/Listen to the full album here: thefloweringey...
Ai Dan - Guitar/Vocals
Ky Ren - Drums
Kyle West - Bass
Recorded and produced by Kyle West
Mastered by Griffin Pickel

[@xavierfrancis8954]

I love everything about this video. Sports , dogs , gardening , supporting local business , arts , live performances , nature. Truly a masterpiece 👁

[@buh2001j]

I'm kinda into this Walmart version of the Residents that sounds like the Minutemen

[@kaleemasilon8919]

I was getting hella Neutral Milk Hotel vibes ❤

[@kylewest3095]

Based

[@defbizkit]

@@kaleemasilon8919 thats my least fav band hahahahaha. Aidan loves them though. We always joke about it.

[@kaleemasilon8919]

@defbizkit IS IT?! LOL 😭😂 fudge, my bad dude. Maybe I'm just uncultured tbh hahaha. If it means anything, it was intended to be a compliment 🥲

[@defbizkit]

@@kaleemasilon8919 oh dude I am in no way offended by this at all, I just think its funny! Your not the first person to say that either. I'm not even offended by any of this banter about us ripping off the Residents, which I could see why someone would think that because of our music video idea, but thats not the case at all. I do like the Residents for the record, but my other bandmates aren't familiar, and the Minutemen kick ass, and Aidan likes Neutral Milk Hotel. Truth is, people can think whatever they want to think about our music, we all have our own opinions about things. To me, our music is truly just improv channelling at its essence, check out our Bandcamp. Its mostly just field recordings. over 330 releases.. Many different sounds and inspirations for sure. Always trying to do something different, so its kind of hard to pinpoint us at any one genre if you ask me. If I had to explain to someone I'd probably say Alt rock meets experimental I guess?

[@johnliebler]

This is bloomin' awesome!

[@tarttooth6022]

I enjoyed this. Makes me want to be young again.

[@Hollylivengood]

"Or even like it at all." They got me on that one. I want more now.

[@michellemvm3062]

nice sounds, love all the local scenes and the flowering eyeball!

[@jeskaley727]

I also love everything about this video. Please make lots more

[@balkongstaarn6383]

Very enjoyable! Praise the sun!

[@aceconrad]

that guitar .......catchy

[@iMystic418]

Eye loves it. ✌️🫶🦐

[@caseyjay8097]

talk about a cosmic experience.....wow.

[@lunarvibe]

Loved this. Super song and fab video. 👏👏🎶🎶😊😊

[@coralsss]

sounds like an intro or outro you would of heard on a toonami show in the early 2000s

[@fantasyworldzz]

i love it

[@tintadawn2756]

This video made me happy.

[@Rizza.]

woah. very archers of loaf esque

[@kylewest3095]

Archers of loaf fucks

[@havable]

Also, "My Frog George" by Bonefish Sam

[@bgray625]

Huh. Suddenly I feel a nostalgic yearning for Mudhoney, Beck, and even Dinosaur f'in Jr. That's a good, if unexpected, thing.

[@alexacruz1782]

The Residents doing new music 😮

[@johndylan6519]

u guys rock!

[@lucidfrontier]

Super fun. Lv this.

[@ShiniestMew]

Chill 🐈

[@haileris6032]

CHILKAT?! THIS GUY GETS IT

[@KateFromingsAuthor]

YES!

[@johnnguyen1953]

*Here before 50 million views*

[@haileris6032]

THIS GUY GETS IT

[@simon-julienlacroix7759]

Hell yeah Kyren!

[@gp569]

So good 🎉😊

[@Finvaara]

This captures a very improvised sound without sounding unskilled. The poet in me dies a little at the Hey-Hey-Heys, but I'll live. It's good stuff, I like it.

[@FreegiftCGF]

Sick

[@BestDayMotivation]

Killer!!

[@OceansideSpiderHouse]

Imagine running that shop and seeing the flowering eye mask peer in lol

[@defbizkit]

thats our buddy Matt's record store hahah

[@eehee2428]

eye like this, eye'd like to thank you for making this song.

[@GhostintheTapeCassette]

hmmmmm. crunchy crunchy. Everything I love about indie rock today~

[@jukeboxfandango]

I'm not going to trash a band for not being The Residents, but I definitely see why people are drawing negative comparisons

[@kylewest3095]

Pshhh

[@bbyangel333]

So good

[@christopheradams9882]

Peak rock

[@kotukuwhakapiko467]

👁🌼💥

[@rudy6884]

I am very happy to have experienced this!

[@scumbagmournblademumford2649]

Residents - DEVO+Safety Dance Dweezil

[@matdavy2290]

Fuck yeah

[@lukehauser1182]

Hooray for the YT feed!

[@mattxmustdie]

yoo this is so fcking good

[@haileris6032]

THIS GUY GETS IT

[@haileris6032]

THESE GUYS GET IT!!!!!!

[@Dgggless]

NICE! Dig it! :D

[@Dgggless]

Come to Edmonton!

[@dallassegno]

Well done it's ridiculous

[@cobblehillmartin1]

Cured my arthritis

[@hansmoser989]

logarithm bings me here from residents....ask me why? h.m.

[@Tajtaj-skins]

I’m a little confused. You remember those that came before? You added flower petals. They- south. You- north. You- a little bit friendlier! 😊 ? Rock on!

[@davesillys8344]

mEyEty fEyeN guitEYEr

[@gregmark1688]

Hey, you know what, you guys remind of ... okay, stop me if you've heard this, but ... What? Oh. Already? Those guitars sound really really good. I mean, for me, I'm hearing a lot of say, Under The Bushes, Under The Stars, maybe even a little Fast Japanese Spin Cycle GBV. And if you don't think that's a compliment, then I'm not sure why I should care what you think. ;)

[@blairjohns3784]

I'm not sure if I'm too high for this right now or if this video is too high for me right now 😮😂

[@fotomancheemo-it6ec]

Kids always forget this band inspired bands like primus and haufield caoufman

[@tearsofnimbusfilms]

Residents in Bloom?

[@rainbowdarth]

That song was pretty alright. It kind of slaps you across the face and leaves you wondering what just happened. Keep it up. Good video. Reminds me of Sex bo-omb from scott pilgrim. That sort of grudgey beck-ish style.

[@dhaktizero4406]

you now realize there is a rock and roll plant group on the other side of the mirror that is private parts with eyes right parity as above so sideways too and below and on this other side too hey look at you what a rarity something true through and through who knew you did you

[@Dr.ILLiad]

Lovely Times

[@dreamgrl2949]

Smiling friends Oscar 😅😂😂

[@bubbertv3774]

residents playing grunge. bah!

[@brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey]

Cousins des RESIDENTS😂❤

[@seabertotter4325]

not the Residents

[@kylewest3095]

Fuckin spot on

[@haileris6032]

THIS GUY GETS IT

[@michaelmayfield1761]

Sorry. I gotta disagree. Until I saw this, I used to say “I listen to everything”. Have this a full minute hoping I wasn’t wrong. I was. This is friggin awful. Give up on music. Stick with making eyeball flower masks. Those masks are literally the only thing I didn’t absolutely hate about this video. Errrr. I take all that back. I don’t want to be mean. Great job guys.

[@kylewest3095]

Thanks Mike, haven’t laughed that hard in a while.

[@haileris6032]

THIS GUY GETS IT

[@aleistercrowley6884]

Fake Residents

[@kylewest3095]

Fake aleister crowley

[@aleistercrowley6884]

@@kylewest3095 I'm the real Crowley and I don't resort to gimmicks for views. Your appropriation of the Residents iconic eye costume is abhorrent. It takes away from your music which can and should stand on its own

[@jack-a-lopium]

@@aleistercrowley6884 No sense of irony whatsoever, also... green fright wig and you're criticising somebody else's lack of originality?

[@haileris6032]

THIS GUY GETS IT

[@aleistercrowley6884]

@@jack-a-lopium It's not a fright wig u dope it's ganja leaves

[@elloco6544]

Haeeh??? The 'Residents' with electric guitars??? But without their talent for amazing lyrics and provocative electronics... just boring and without any inspiration. Listen to the vocals, just mumbling. Energy crisis, no attitude, boring...

[@aidanthorne7792]

You know, the song is all about creating for your enjoyment and not caring if people like it or not. So I guess you're just reminding me. But I hope you aren't so unkind to others so casually. It only indicates fear, and I'm able to shake it off, but I find it irresponsible how you're willing to kind of throw a stick in a strangers spokes, you know? Your comment kind of bummed me out this morning, but I guess it's because I know I can sing better. Our next release will be even better. Anyways, gonna go enjoy a coffee now. Happy Monday 🎉

[@elloco6544]

@@aidanthorne7792 Some kind of negative criticism can result in a much more creative inspiration, than just finding every piece of music excellent. Keep on going with your ideas and the following transportation into a musical adventure!!! I really enjoyed the colors and i like colorful people...

[@sssssniped65]

​@elloco6544 thats a big switch up dude, you're just trying to get in on the bands good side after ragging on them just because the vocalist replied to your comment, not super cool, have some integrity

[@elloco6544]

@@sssssniped65 i'm not fighting in a religious war, i'm just reflecting about my own impressions... O.K!!!

[@boltbolt8038]

LAME! Maybe do some musical hero research b4 you do a bad impersonation!

[@kylewest3095]

Pshh unreal

[@jack-a-lopium]

Maybe they already did that?

[@tarttooth6022]

Who are they impersonating?

[@defbizkit]

@@tarttooth6022 We aren't impersonating anyone actually, lol. We literally came up with the idea to call ourselves The Flowering Eyeballs back in 2014, and I just came up with the concept for this music video a few weeks ago because it goes with our name. We pull no inspiration from the Residents, I know who they are and respect their creativity, have watched a documentary years ago, but my other 2 bandmates barely know a thing about them. I find it comical that people have nothing better to do but make comparisons of other people's art, this guy is butt hurt because clearly they are his 'hero' and thinks we don't research something we didn't even take from. If we wanted to be Residents we would wear way bigger eyeballs that wrap around our whole head and put a top hat on top.

[@haileris6032]

THIS GUY GETS IT

[@user-es2vb4nz3n]

is good song, eyeballs flowers are cool af. chillin'

[@slapdogpuppyspank8754]

Peng .

[@brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey]

Cousins des RESIDENTS😂❤