Their music, blending melancholic melodies and a mix of genres, reflects their diverse backgrounds and has garnered mainstream recognition, most notably with the single "You're Somebody Else", from their 2017 album, Nothing Lasts Forever (And It's Fine).
This track achieved the number-one position on American alternative radio and received Platinum and Gold certifications in various countries, including the United States.
Lleshaj, an Albanian[1] originally from Kosovo, whose family fled to Sweden while she was a child to escape war and conflict in the region,[2] was living in Stockholm when she met Randall, from Minneapolis, on SoundCloud in 2012.
Earmilk gave it nine out of ten stars and called it "as delicate and fragile as the core values the two write for, truth, beauty and living for the moment in a modern world where everything is taken for granted".
[10] The duo broke into the mainstream with their song "You're Somebody Else", a track from Nothing Lasts Forever (And It's Fine), which achieved its initial success after being used in a viral Movistar commercial in Mexico promoting safety for young people meeting each other online.
[28][29][30] Regarding the record, The Spill Magazine wrote, "Musically gifted and true poets of the 21st century, Flora Cash brings connection to the connectionless and inspires the heartbroken to keep looking for love.
"[29] The release of the album landed the pair on the cover of the popular arts and culture magazine Gaffa for the November 2021 edition, along with an accompanying interview.
SoundVille commenting on the release, remarked, "...in today's era of TikTok and fast streaming services, it's very challenging to engage the younger generation with classical music.
[38] Ben McCoy of UNXIGNED described it as "a masterclass in emotional storytelling",[39] while Helena Lynch of Voxwave magazine highlighted its intimate and confessional nature, stating, "It blends honest revelations and bitter irony, hope, often deceptive, and subtle doubts.
"[42] Featuring contributions from Djordje Miljanovic (violin, viola) and Yoed Nir (cello), behind every beautiful thing was also praised for its lush arrangements and melancholic yet hopeful soundscapes.
"[43] Before the pair met, Randall was creating what the duo described as "unpolished and raw Americana folkie music", while Lleshaj was "writing more atmospheric electronic songs."
Lleshaj stated, "There was a definite overlap, and the sound that we have created as Flora Cash is a combination of how we have changed in terms of our individual tastes and how our synergy has grown over the years.
[47] Lyrically, the pair have often drawn upon their own relationship for inspiration, and they often touch upon themes such as coping with mental health issues, government and social corruption, and coming to terms with oneself.
[63] In late 2013, after cutting their honeymoon short due to the discovery by Lleshaj of a suspicious lump on her breast, the pair made the drive back from California to Minnesota so that she could receive an examination there.
[64] En route, on October 10, Randall inscribed his and Lleshaj's name on Pompeys Pillar, a 150 ft.-tall sedimentary rock formation best known for bearing the signature of Captain William Clark.
[65] Before the site was designated a national monument in 2001[66] and placed under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, Pompeys Pillar was visited by hundreds of people who, over many generations, had left their marks upon the rock.
[64] Randall publicly apologized shortly after the incident, stating that Lleshaj was undergoing a breast cancer scare at the time and that he saw the carving as a way to memorialize her in the event that the worst-case scenario came to pass.
[68] Randall wrote in an email to the BLM and media outlets the following November, "...to the people of Montana and to every American who was affected by my foolishness, I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me for this and realize that I understand the gravity of my mistake.