Sunflower Bean

Sunflower Bean is an indie rock trio out of NYC. Formed in late 2013 with singer/guitarist Nick Kivlen, singer/bassist Julia Cumming, and drummer Jacob Faber — all in high school at the time — they quickly earned attention for their alternately rock-edged and dreamy guitar tunes, after their first EP, Show Me Your Seven Secrets, arrived in January 2015. Later that year they were invited to open on tours for the likes of DIIV, The Vaccines, and Best Coast.

Their debut album, Human Ceremony, was issued by Fat Possum in early 2016. They toured Human Ceremony internationally for the next year and half, playing heavily in the UK, Europe, Japan, and China. In 2017, they were the direct support for both the Pixies and Wolf Alice. The band also managed to find time off in their hometown of NYC to write and record their sophomore album, Twentytwo in Blue, which was co-produced by Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Jacob Portrait and Matt Molnar (formerly of Friends). Twentytwo in Blue was released on March 23, 2018 via Mom+Pop Music and Lucky Number Music, almost exactly 2 years and 2 months from their debut album. All members were 22 years old when the record was created and released.

Twentytwo in Blue debuted at #39 in the UK’s TOP 40 Album Charts and #16 on Billboard’s Independent Album Charts. In early 2019, the band released the King Of The Dudes EP, which features BBC1’s Hottest Record In The World, “Come For Me”. They recorded the EP in LA during the summer of 2018 with producer Justin Raisen (Charli XCX, Angel Olsen, Sky Ferreira). “Come For Me” has become the band’s first single to chart in the US. It debuted at #37 in Billboard’s Triple A Rock Chart.

Past Shows


May
21
st
2022
Fine Line
May
21
st
2022
Fine Line

Sunflower Bean

with Jackie Hayes and Bobby Rethwish
Feb
5
th
2019
Palace Theatre
Feb
5
th
2019
Palace Theatre

Interpol

with Sunflower Bean
Jun
27
th
2018
7th St Entry
Jun
27
th
2018
7th St Entry

Sunflower Bean

with PUBLIC ACCESS T.V.
Oct
24
th
2016
7th St Entry
Oct
24
th
2016
7th St Entry

Sunflower Bean

with The Lemon Twigs and Lazy Scorsese
Apr
5
th
2016
7th St Entry
Apr
5
th
2016
7th St Entry

Sunflower Bean

with Weaves and Brilliant Beast
Oct
14
th
2015
Turf Club
Oct
14
th
2015
Turf Club

DIIV

with No Joy and Sunflower Bean

More Shows

Mar
4
th
7th St Entry

Mackenzy Mackay

Jun
20
th
Palace Theatre

Ben Rector

with The National Parks
Jun
7
th
The Fitzgerald Theater

Jeremy Piven Live

Dec
27
th
First Avenue

Flip Phone presents
American Girl Doll Rave