The Wild Flowers were a British post-punk band from Wolverhampton, England. The group included Neal Cook on guitar and vocals, Dave Newton on guitar, Mark Alexander on bass, and Dave Fisher on drums. Their debut album The Joy of It All (1984) was released through the Reflex label and included the singles “Melt Like Ice” (1983) and “Things Have Changed” (1984). Following Newton's departure to form the Mighty Lemon Drops, Dave Atherton joined the group as a guitarist. In 1987, they released Dust (1987), which included the single “A Kind of Kingdom” (1986). The band was the first British group signed to Slash Records and released Sometime Soon (1988), followed by Tales Like These (1990). Their final album Backwoods (1997) was released in 1997.
