FLO - Access All Areas: Unlocked (2024) [Hi-Res]

London's FLO are known for a pop-oriented contemporary R&B sound that places them in a lineage of vocal groups such as fellow English acts Eternal and Sugababes, along with the likes of Destiny's Child and 3LW. Renée Downer, Stella Quaresma, and Jorja Douglas debuted under the name in 2022 with the blithe breakup song "Cardboard Box," and issued their debut EP, The Lead, later in the year. Their sophomore EP, 3 of Us, arrived in 2023. Debut album Access All Areas arrived in 2024.

The London-based group formed in 2019. Renée Downer and Stella Quaresma met at Sylvia Young Theatre School and continued together at East London Arts and Music. Through social media, they knew Jorja Douglas -- who in 2017 won series two of the British talent show Got What It Takes? -- before meeting her at an audition. They soon became a trio, developed material over the next few years, and earned a recording contract with Island Records. Collaborating with hitmaker MNEK as producer, the three debuted in March 2022 with "Cardboard Box," a single they co-wrote with fellow songwriter Savannah Jade. Four months later, FLO issued "Immature," produced by MNEK and Jamal Woon. Both singles appeared that September on The Lead, a six-song EP that would yield the group's third single, "Not My Job." Early 2023 saw FLO team up with Missy Elliott on the hit single "Fly Girl," which incorporated the American rapper's 2002 single "Work It." Later that year, they released the EP 3 of Us. FLO released their first full-length, Access All Areas, in 2024. © Andy Kellman