- 2022-01-26
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MUSIC
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Blossoms Premieres New Song “Ribbon Around The Bomb” on BBC Radio 1
British alt-pop band Blossoms, consisting of Tom Ogden (lead vocals), Charlie Salt (bass), Josh Dewhurst (lead guitar), Joe Donovan (drums) and Myles Kellock (keyboards), premiered a new song “Ribbon Around The Bomb” on BBC Radio 1's Future Sounds with Clara Amfo.
The song is the title track of their upcoming fourth studio album of the same name.
It was written by Tom Ogden, Charlie Salt, Joe Donovan, Josh Dewhurst and Myles Kellock. Produced by James Skelly and Rich Turvey.
Frontman Tom Ogden said of the song, “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'. I immediately thought that it was a great title for a song and album because of the imagery that it evoked in my mind. I thought about how lots of things in life could be described as being a ribbon around a bomb in the sense that as people we often dress things up which have a darkness lying beneath them”.- The new album is set to be released on April 29, 2022 and will be centered around a character called “The Writer”.
He said, “The 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 we've achieved. You're so focused on the future; write the next album then tour. Your life is usually mapped out at least two years in advance”. -
Photo by Lewis Evans - source : BBC Radio 1
