Sprague met Spataro and Baker while living in
Albany,
New York. Sprague and Walworth are together a part of
Told Slant, a predecessor band formed at
Bard College in 2011 with collaborator Oliver Kalb. Florist recorded another six-song EP, titled
6 days of songs, in May 2014, after lead vocalist Emily Sprague was severely injured in a hit-and-run while riding her bicycle. In October 2015, Florist released another EP titled
Holdly on
Double Double Whammy. Also in 2015, the band was listed on
Stereogum's "50 Best New Bands Of 2015" list. The band was also featured as one of
Stereogum's "Band To Watch" in 2015. In January 2016, Florist released their debut studio album titled
The Birds Outside Sang on Double Double Whammy. The album was listed at number 34 on
Noisey.com's "100 Best Albums of 2016" list. Sprague is an avid
modular synthesizer collector and has made a number of YouTube videos showcasing her equipment. She self-released her debut solo album
Water Memory, an
ambient album composed with these instruments, in December 2017, with a follow-up album,
Mount Vision, released in September 2018. In 2019,
Beyoncé used an instrumental portion of the Florist track "Thank You", from their 2016 release
The Birds Outside Sang, in her Netflix concert movie
Homecoming. Florist's third album,
Emily Alone, was released on July 26, 2019. The record was written and recorded solely by Sprague, and was granted "Best New Music" by
Pitchfork. Florist's self-titled fourth album was released on July 29, 2022, with the band's original line-up returning to write and record the album. It was met with critical acclaim. Florist's fifth studio album,
Jellywish, was released on April 4, 2025, by
Double Double Whammy. ==Band members==