Manchester’s answer to the current psych revival, psych-pop band Blossoms are set to take over the country. Hot on the heels of their shows supporting James and The Courteeners, Blossoms have announced a headline national tour sweeping far away from the rainy streets of Stockport. The first song to be released since a couple of stream-only songs earlier in the year, their first single ‘Blow’ is available for purchase from online vendors and pre-order on yellow vinyl for those who prefer their music delivered via analogue scratched plastic.
I’ve previously written a review of Blossoms‘ rather phenomenal live show which you can find here. For the uninitiated, the band consists of Tom Ogden on vocals, secondary guitar and swagger, Charlie Salt on bass, Myles Kellock on organ, Josh Dewhurst on lead guitar and Joe Donavan on drums. Taking influences from all across the timeline of British popular music, Blossoms commit to sound what many have before with renewed vigor and unique flavouring. Each song populated by pounding rhythms, catchy riffs and almost idyllic harmonies, the band personify the best in a new generation of British popular music with lyrics like the cold road is all I know/the old road is where she blows/this girl never cried for love – treading a path worn by countless before them on their own terms.
Each song is so full of attitude and swagger that it’s easy to think that Blossoms have already ‘made it’ and aren’t the fresh-faced contenders that they are. Each song sounding full, fun and engaging while keeping some sonic details hidden until the second or third listen – each colourful element of the complex instrumentation boasted by the quintet fits exactly where it belongs on the post-psychedelic musical canvas. Avoiding all out, swirling mega-psych and instead opting for a strong pop songwriting sensibility, the band hold an exciting appeal across genres.
While I suspect we’ve a while to wait before treated to a full-length EP of “Ethereal Nostalgic Sonance”, Blossoms now have just enough material floating around to whet the appetite of those who seek some of Britain’s most promising new acts.
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