Description
Ribbon Around The Bomb is the first new music from Blossoms since their lsquovibrant singlersquo NME Care For, which was released in 2021. Care For gained great support from radio, with the track being playlisted and made the lsquoHottest Recordrsquo by Radio 1, as well as getting on the BList with Radio 2. The track was also added to key streaming playlists, including Spotifyrsquos lsquoNew Music Fridayrsquo, lsquoAll New All Nowrsquo and lsquoThe Indie Listrsquo.The bandrsquos new album is produced by their consistent and renowned collaborators James Skelly and Rich Turvey and revolves around a central character lsquoThe Writerrsquo. Tom Ogden explains lsquoThe more songs I wrote, the more I realised that the writer referenced in the songs was in fact me. Having been so busy for the past eight years I and the band have never really had the chance to step back and reflect on what wersquove achieved. Yoursquore so focused on the future write the next album then tour. Your life is usually mapped out at least two years in advancersquo.Standout tracks on the record include Ode To NYC, described by Tom as lsquoa love letter to my favourite city, as well as my wifersquo, The Writer which deals with the fear of and frustration associated with writers block and Everything About You, one of the albumrsquos only love songs, which Tom says is lsquoas honest as they comersquo. Visions meanwhile contains one of the albumrsquos key lyrics lsquoWas I complete at 23rsquo, as Tom explains. rsquoAt 23 I had just had a number 1 album and begun my relationship with my now wife Katie. Reflecting on what Irsquod achieved at such a young age left me wondering, what nowrsquo
