Flowerovlove’s personality shines through the quirks of the video with theatrical lip-syncing and relatable storytelling. The song addresses the ailments of being friend-zoned in a catchy, pop single that fans and new listeners can’t get enough of, with Spotify streams racking up to over 350,000 five days after its release.

Fans were particularly enamoured when the artist’s mum posted to TikTok, promoting the bubbly track.

@motherovlove her song is called new friends by flowerovlove #mumsoftiktok #mum #proudmum #flowerovlove #oliviarodrigo #bsthydepark ♬ new friends snippet – Flowerovlove

‘New Friends’ debuted during Flowerovlove’s biggest show supporting Halsey in the U.S. and made its way to the well-anticipated opening show for Olivia Rodrigo at BST in Hyde Park.   

@flowerovlove new friends is outttt now!! #newmusic #crush #livies ♬ new friends snippet – Flowerovlove

With The Standard, she shared her inspiration for the summery pop single saying, “My music is very conversational, it’s somewhat nostalgic, and it’s super fun.” she added, “I Iove dumb songs. I love when the lyrics are very unhinged.”

The release of ‘New Friends’ comes after her valentines hit ‘I’ve Seen Ur Ex’ which now has almost 4m listens on Spotify. The artist’s rise to fame has been exponential, with her debut EP ‘Think Flower’ released in 2021 at 16-years-old and two EPs to follow. Since then she has had some huge career moments, most notably her appearance in the soundtrack of the British coming-of-age teen romance series Heartstopper. The show featured her dreamy and tender expression of romantic youth, ‘Love You’, in its third season last year. Flowerovlove thanked fans for making it happen, after her queer love song ‘A Girl Like Me’ gained popularity on TikTok as users featured the track in edits of the show. 

@.nxckchxrlie #HEARTSTOPPER This song is heartstopper coded #heartstxpperfanz #nicknelson #charliespring #darcyolsson #taoxu #imogenheaney #elleargent #tarajones #saharzahid #fyp #boost #netflixseries #fy #edit #fypage #netflix #fypシ゚viral ♬ original sound – B

The artist is now gearing up for an exciting set of tour dates in the U.S. Her next show will be at Chicago’s Lollapalooza on 3 August followed by October dates in Austin. Find tickets and updates for what this emerging artist will be up to next here.