Soulive Releases New Single “Flowers at Your Feet” ft. Van Hunt | WATCH NEW VIDEO! New Album “Flowers” Coming Jan. 30th, 2026

Soulive and GRAMMY® Winner Van Hunt
Pay Homage to Sly Stone, Brian Wilson & D’Angelo on New Single “Flowers at Your Feet”

Flowers, The Innovative Organ Trio’s First Full-Length Album in 15 Years is Available on January 30, 2025 via Flóki Studios

For more than twenty-five years, the Woodstock, New York–formed trio Soulive have carried the flame of the Hammond-organ format for a new generation. Guitarist Eric Krasno, organist Neal Evans, and drummer-producer Alan Evans built their language on feel and economy — three voices locked in, sweat and telepathy with no wasted motion. Back with their first full-length studio album in 15 years, Flowers is slated for release on January 30, 2026 via Flóki Studios. Today, the band unveils the second single off of the record, “Flowers at Your Feet” featuring GRAMMY®-winning artist Van Hunt.

“Flowers at Your Feet” bridges Soulive’s signature brand of soul, funk, and psychedelia in a heartfelt homage to musical visionaries who shaped the fabric of modern sound. With the trio’s trademark deep-pocket interplay as the foundation, Van Hunt layers a kaleidoscope of Clavinet riffs, Mu-Tron bass lines, and stream-of-consciousness lyricism inspired by the spirits of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson. The track blooms with color and emotion serving as equal parts celebration and meditation more prevalent than ever with the recent loss of soul icon D’Angelo paying homage through both sound and words to those who have had profound impact.

“When Alan sent me the track, it immediately felt like a Sly Stone homage—and with Sly’s passing, I wasn’t sure I could add anything to make it more special. Then Brian Wilson passed, and I knew I needed to say something—to honor both of these men who shaped my musical life.

Soulive already had the Sly & The Family Stone DNA; I wanted to bring in the Smile-era Brian Wilson color and that early-’70s Sly energy. So I pulled out the Clavinet, the Mu-Tron bass, and some stream-of-consciousness lyrics, channeling all the joy and reverence they inspired in me.

As I recorded, I thought about Sly, Brian, George Clinton, Prince, Thelonious Monk, and D’Angelo. And now, after losing D’Angelo too, this song carries even more weight. ‘Flowers at Your Feet’ became my way of saying thank you to the innovators who built this music, and to Soulive, for keeping the garden alive,” shares Van Hunt on how channeling legacies shaped both the sound and the intention of the song.

Across hundreds of shows and a kinetic run of albums, Soulive became a bridge between worlds — jazz clubs, rock stages, hip-hop festivals, late-night DJ sets. Their first recordings — the self-pressed Get Down! (1999), the independent breakthrough Turn It Out (2000), and subsequent Blue Note releases Doin’ Something (2001), Next (2002), and Breakout (2005) — carried the pulse of 1960s soul-jazz into a new century without looking backward. Krasno’s radiant, melodic guitar, Neal’s frothy Hammond tone, and Alan’s unhurried pocket defined the band’s signature sound.

Turn It Out moved real numbers for a young organ trio (around 65,000 copies), signaling that Soulive were more than a cult act. Within a few short years, they were opening arena tours for The Rolling Stones and Dave Matthews Band, cementing their crossover reach while holding strong to jazz-scene credibility.

Then, quietly, the Soulive train slowed. After Up Here (2009), the Beatles-tribute Rubber Soulive (2010), and Spark (2012) — a collaboration with saxophonist-flutist Karl Denson — the group’s only releases were the filmic EPs Cinematics, Vol. 1 (2018) and Vol. 2 (2019): compact, moody sets that hinted at new colors. Their shows narrowed to one-offs and residencies, most famously the multi-night Bowlive runs at Brooklyn Bowl, which became a calling card with rotating guests from Chaka Khan to Derek Trucks.

Soulive never broke up; they just went quiet. Krasno turned to songwriting and production. Neal to arranging and texture. Alan to engineering and sound. “There’s so much more that goes into a recording than the gear,” Alan says. “It’s about the environment — your place in space and time at that moment.”

That reconnection took form on Flowers, Soulive’s first full-length album in more than a decade. Tracked at Flóki Studios — a century-old former grocery store on Iceland’s north coast — the sessions pulled the trio out of routine and back into focus. Alan had worked there before with MonoNeon and Oteil Burbridge, drawn to the light and the solitude.

Flóki’s co-founder Wade Koeman built the studio for isolation and inspiration. “Ninety percent of the time, no one’s there,” he says. “You’ve got the midnight sun in summer, the Northern Lights in winter. It’s truly remote.” Inside: vintage analog gear, wide windows, and silence. “Most studios are dark, sealed off,” Alan says. “This one has light pouring in. You look out and there’s the ocean. The room feels alive.”

And then there are the huldufólk, or “hidden people,” whose presence is woven into daily life in northern Iceland. Koeman explains that Flóki’s team makes daily offerings — a little chocolate, some fruit, a splash of Brennivín — to keep the energy balanced. “When we forget,” he says, “the lights flicker, the computers freeze, or a door handle just falls off. Once we leave an offering, everything works again.” Alan nods. “You can feel it,” he says. “There’s energy in those walls.”

They arrived with fragments and grooves but wrote most of Flowers on the spot. “We’re not super precious about it, man,” Alan says. “If it felt good, we moved on.” They played less and listened more, letting decades of chemistry do the work. “The three of us just fall into place,” he says. “It’s like having a conversation that never ended.”

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