{"product_id":"send_flowers_15_year_anniversary_edition","title":"Send Flowers - 15 Year Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eSend Flowers is the debut album from Black Lungs, the solo side project of Alexisonfire guitarist and backing vocalist Wade MacNeil, originally released in May 2008 on Dine Alone Records. The album had a lengthy gestation — it was fully recorded and ready well over a year before its release, having originally been slated for late 2007 but delayed due to MacNeil's commitments with Alexisonfire. Featuring nine tracks across roughly 30 minutes, it was built around MacNeil's vocals and guitar work, with contributions from Alexisonfire bandmate George Pettit on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Ian Romano on drums, and Sammi Bogdanski adding piano and keyboards. MacNeil described the sound as \"the soundtrack for punk rockers, hip hoppers, pill poppers, young ladies and show stoppers\" — a tongue-in-cheek nod to the record's eclecticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonically, the album lands somewhere between folk punk, stripped-down rock, and post-hardcore, drawing comparisons to Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, and AFI. It is an intimate, emotionally direct record, with highlights including the bruising opener \"Fire and Brimstone,\" the melancholic closer \"In Memory,\" and the anthemic \"These Moments Define Us.\" Reviewers noted that the album leans on a rawness and personal sincerity that distinguished it from MacNeil's primary band, even if some felt the production occasionally overwhelmed the songwriting. The 15 Year Anniversary Edition, released on May 29, 2026 via Dine Alone Records, revisits the original nine-track sequence on silver vinyl, giving a record that flew somewhat under the radar on its initial release a belated opportunity to reach the broader audience it arguably deserved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album - Silver Vinyl","offer_id":53629724688698,"sku":"38533","price":37.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-19_at_1.42.05_PM.jpeg?v=1781891103","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/send_flowers_15_year_anniversary_edition","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}