- 2024-10-16
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MUSIC
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Blossoms Covers Charli xcx's “360” featuring Rick Astley on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
British alt-pop band Blossoms appeared on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge to perform a cover of British singer-songwriter Charli xcx's “360”.
This time, the band teamed up with British singer-songwriter Rick Astley on the track.
The original version of the song was released by Charli xcx as the second single from her sixth studio album “Brat” back in May.
She later released a remix of the song with Swedish singer-songwriter Robyn and Swedish rapper Yung Lean.
The band frontman Tom Ogden said of the cover of the song, “We've been in love with the record. Obviously, everyone knows that it's been a Brat summer, hasn't it? We love it the same way everyone else has and this tune I just think is a great pop record.”- In addition to the cover, the band performed another three songs “There's a Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)”, “I Like Your Look”, and “Perfect Me”.
“There's a Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)” is featured on their second album “Cool Like You”, which was released in 2018.
The track was written by Charlie Salt, James SkellyJoe Donovan, Josh Dewhurst, Myles Kellock, and Tom Ogden. Produced by James Skelly.
“I Like Your Look” and “Perfect Me” are included on their latest album “Gary”, which was released last month.
“I Like Your Look” was written by Charles Salt, Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, Joseph Donovan, Joshua Dewhurst, Myles Kellock, and Thomas Ogden. Produced by Blossoms, James Skelly, and Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson.
“Perfect Me” was written by Charles Salt, Joseph Donovan, Joshua Dewhurst, Myles Kellock, and Thomas Ogden. Produced by James Skelly. -
“I Like Your Look”
“This was written with CMAT in Anglesey, Wales. The plan was for me and the lads to go away just for some time on our own. CMAT was going to come and write with me in Stockport but the dates didn't work, so she was like, 'I'll just come to Wales with you.' One night, we'd been trying something else and it wasn't really working so Ciara [Mary-Alice Thompson, aka CMAT] was like, 'Right, everyone get a book and start shouting things out from the book that you think could be song titles.' Joe went, 'I like your look,' and I was like, 'That's good, it should be a song about fashion, it should be a bit like “Pop Muzik” by M.' Ciara was like, 'Yeah, you should do '80s rapping like “Time Rag” by Joan Baez or Blondie's “Rapture.”' It was a really fast burst of creativity. We'd never written like that before, it was really fun and inspiring. Everyone brought something to the table. I think you can hear that on the record.”
“Perfect Me”
“Again, this was written as us five in the room very, very fast. I came into the rehearsal room one morning and Josh was messing around on a Moog sequencer. He pressed a button, and it had a bit of that Who, 'Baba O'Riley' thing about it. Immediately, I was like, 'I can hear these chords underneath this.'”
Charlie Salt: “It might have been the first one we recorded for the album and we were sat on it for so long. It became a little bit stale. James Skelly always stood by it and considered it a single.”
Tom Ogden: “Yeah, it had the energy but we shunned it a little bit. We came back with fresh ears six months later and we were like, 'Hang on a minute, this is really good.'” - source : BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
