Blossoms Interview. Songbyrd Music House, June 3rd 2017.

“When it got to number one, we were blown away. You never really think about that. We definitely didn't when we started the band. We’re not really in it for stuff like that, but it was really nice.”

Stockport’s newest indie success, Blossoms, have been making their signature upbeat, synth tunes since their formation in 2013. The band is composed of lead man Tom Ogden, Josh Dewhurst (lead guitar), Charlie Salt (bass), Joe Donovan (drums) and Myles Kellock (keyboard). The band’s self-titled debut album was released August 5th, 2016, where it hit No. 1 in the U.K. Blossoms played their first headlining tour in the U.S. earlier this spring, and made appearances at major festivals across U.S. this past summer.

I had the chance to meet with Blossoms before their show at Songbyrd Music House in Washington D.C. on June 3rd, 2017.

I was very curious abut how Blossoms came to be, and the boys were nice enough to inform me on the history of their band. Tom and Joe have know each other since they were twelve years old, and would often go to gigs together. When Tom eventually formed a band of his own, Joe was a regular at his shows. Around this time, Joe formed a band with bassist Charlie, and eventually, after being unsatisfied in their current bands, the young men came together to form Blossoms.

When they were younger, none of them envisioned being in a band for a living, but they could all agree that they were influenced to start making music by bands like Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, The Beatles, and The Smiths. As for favorites released in 2017, the band all agreed on Belladonna of Sadness by Alexandra Savior, which was co-written and produced by Alex Turner, and Youth is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect, released this past January by Sundara Karma.

Although their shows in the U.K. tend to be more lively, filled with fans who are very familiar with their album and sing every word to their songs, the band has enjoyed playing some smaller shows in the U.S. Ogden describes it as “a completely different vibe, but good”. Although they are playing smaller venues, they are still attracting large crowds, and hope to eventually play big shows, like their U.K. gigs, here in the U.S.

I personally found out about Blossoms through Instagram, and the band can agree that social media has played a huge part in the development of their success. Ogden believes they are lucky to be living in this day and age, as it is so easy to promote through social media, and said they would most likely not be as popular as a band if they did not have access to social media.

Blossoms are excited to build their fanbase here by playing some of the major festivals in America. “By the end of it all, we’ll have more fans, and play bigger shows". And I supposed that, along with making music and having an amazing time, is the ultimate goal.



This interview was a collaboration with Jada Moore of Lithium Magazine. You can hear the full interview at https://soundcloud.com/user-410815904/blossoms-interview