“We’re allies, babe!”: FLO on Access All Areas, LGBTQIA+ fans and “bad bitch replenishment”
FLO speak exclusively with GAY TIMES about their masterpiece of a debut album, Access All Areas, collaborating with Cynthia Erivo and their appreciation of the LGBTQIA+ community.
WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM EMMERSON SPECIAL THANKS TO SUNNI LEKH AT SATELLITE414 FLO might need to add another ‘A’ to the title of their debut album because, as the tenacious trio tells GAY TIMES, “we’re allies, babe!”.
With their future top five-peaking album Access All Areas (deserves number-one), Stella Quaresma, Jorja Douglas and Reneé Downer made sure to honour their LGBTQIA+ fans with a little assistance from Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, who invites “ladies, gentlemen and those who don’t subscribe to either” to enjoy their much-needed brand of “bad bitch replenishment”. “It was very important,” Stella says of the inclusive, intergalactic intro. “We welcome everyone.
It’s like a family and we love and support everyone.” (Allies? Check!) Executive produced by pop genius MNEK, Access All Areas has been released to widespread critical acclaim for the trio’s insane harmonies and chemistry, as well as their modern spin on girl groups while simultaneously paying homage to legendary acts like Destiny’s Child, TLC and SWV.
