Blossoms Share New Single To Do List (After The Breakup)
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Blossoms have released a new single, To Do List (After The Breakup).
The synth-driven guitar-pop duet with Stockport singer-songwriter Findlay was produced by frequent collaborator and The Coral frontman James Kelly. It marks the first new song to be released on Blossoms' new label, ODD SK, in partnership with The Orchard, and their first new material since their 2022 album, 'Ribbon Around The Bomb'.
The song was inspired by Rupi Kaur's poem of the same name, which features in the 2014 poetry book, Milk And Honey. Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden commented:
"We initially kicked the song around as a band in a way that we did when we first started – all in the round together at our rehearsal room. It’s something we’ve not really been able to do for a long time but it felt so natural and euphoric for the five of us! Some of the song’s DNA lies within the local Manchester bands we grew up listening to from our parents’ record collections, bands like New Order and James.
"Lyrically our songs have sometimes been inspired by books and short stories. Last January we came across the poem To Do List (After The Breakup) by Rupi Kaur and thought it captured the feeling of heartbreak so accurately and it struck a chord with us (literally!). We thought it was a great concept for a song and reached out to Rupi about using some of her words and she kindly gave us permission to use them. We had always imagined the track as a duet, so we got in touch with singer Findlay who’s work we’ve been fans of for years. She loved the song and was up for getting involved and that really was the final piece of the puzzle for us."
Blossoms will support Inhaler in Dublin on November 11, and support Tom Grennan at his huge London show at Gunnersbury Park in August 2024.
They'll also appear at Darker Waves Festival in California on November 18, following two headline shows in Los Angeles.
Blossoms Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed November 15 2023 - LOS ANGELES California - YouTube Theatre (USA)
Thu November 16 2023 - LOS ANGELES California - Echoplex (USA)
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