Ribbon Around The Bomb Blossoms

• 1 The Writer's Theme 00:35
• 2 Ode To NYC 02:51
• 3 Ribbon Around The Bomb 02:34
• 4 The Sulking Poet 03:34
• 5 Born Wild 03:42
• 6 The Writer 02:46
• 7 Everything About You 04:04
• 8 Care For 02:49
• 9 Cinerama Holy Days 03:14
• 10 Edith Machinist 03:12
• 11 Visions 07:00
• 12 The Last Chapter 00:48
• Total Runtime 37:09

Info for Ribbon Around The Bomb

Mit zwölf neuen Indie-Rock Hymnen kehren die BRIT Award und Mercury Prize nominierten Blossoms für ihr viertes Studioalbum zurück: "Ribbon Around The Bomb" lässt herkömmliche Genre-Definitionen hinter sich.

Die britische Band aus Stockport in England landete 2016 ihren Durchbruch und hat sich seitdem mit Hits wie “Charlemagne“ in die Herzen von Brit-Pop und Indie-Rock Fans gespielt. Ihr unverkennbarer Sound bildet sich aus eingängigen Melodien gepaart mit Synth-Mischungen inspiriert durch die 70er.

Lyrisch wird sich das neue Album rund um den zentralen Charakter “The Writer“ drehen, in welchem sich das Leben des Frontsängers Tom Odgen widerspiegelt. Dieser erhielt die Inspiration für den Albumstitel durch ein Frida Kahlo-Gemälde und vergleicht viele verschiedene Bereiche des Lebens mit der “Zündschnur einer Bombe“.

Seit ihrer Formation vor fast 10 Jahren überzeugt die britische Band mit ihren energiegeladenen, ehrlichen Songs und feierte mit ihrem letzten Album "Foolish Loving Spaces" (2020) ihre zweite Positionierung an der Spitze der UK-Charts. Angeführt von Lead-Sänger Tom Ogden, wird das Quintett von Josh Dewhurst an der Gitarre, Charlie Salt am Bass, Myles Kellock an Keyboard und Synthesizer, sowie dem Schlagzeuger Joe Donovan vervollständigt und ließ sich bereits 2019 zu dem Titel inspirieren: "While on tour in 2019 in Mexico, I visited Frida Kahlo's house. Looking at her paintings on show, someone had described one of them as being like a ›ribbon around a bomb‹. […] a ribbon around a bomb in the sense that as people we often dress things up which have a darkness lying beneath them."

Blossoms

Blossoms
British rock quintet Blossoms formed in Stockport, a town just outside of Manchester, England, in 2013. Started by school chums Tom Ogden (vocals, guitar) and Joe Donovan (drums), the band later incorporated Charlie Salt (bass, vocals), Josh Dewhurst (guitar), and Myles Kellock (keyboards, vocals). Their sound was pigeonholed as psych-pop, which the band didn't like; rather, they hit a sweet spot between the Doors and Arctic Monkeys, combining a knack for classic pop songwriting and moody organ atmospherics with a youthful energy. Ogden's delivery occupied the space between Richard Ashcroft (the Verve) and Alex Turner, of the aforementioned Monkeys, as the band slithered from spooky, groovy warmth to peppy Brit-pop. Debut single "You Pulled a Gun on Me" was a fine example of this combination, and the band continued to develop on subsequent singles "Blow" and "Cut Me and I'll Bleed." 2015 saw the release of two EPs -- Blown Rose and Charlemagne. As the band gained exposure, they released another EP, At Most a Kiss, in February 2016. The four-song set featured some new elements to the band's sound, including prominent synths and a more driving urgency. A month later, Blossoms revealed plans for their debut full-length. The self-titled Blossoms was released in summer 2016, topping U.K. and Scottish charts. Months later, they bolstered the effort with an extended edition that included ten additional songs. In early 2018, Blossoms issued the singles "I Can't Stand It" and "There's a Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)," which both appeared on their sophomore effort, Cool Like You, an even more pop-leaning record that arrived in April. The group's third LP arrived in January 2020. Titled Foolish Loving Spaces, the project used its lyrics to focus on themes of love and attachment.

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