{"product_id":"blossoms-ribbon-around-the-bomb","title":"Blossoms Ribbon Around The Bomb","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelease Date 29\/04\/2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eBlossoms have today announced their brand-new, fourth studio album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eRibbon Around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e Bomb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e, which is set for release on the 29th April. The band have also shared the title track from the album and its accompanying video, directed by Edwin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eBurdis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e, Arctic Monkeys’ Creative Director, who worked on the band’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eTranquili\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ety Base Hotel \u0026amp; Casino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eAM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e albums. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eRibbon Around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e Bomb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e is the first new music from Blossoms since their ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003evibrant single\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e’ (NME) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eCare For\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e, which was released in 2021. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eCare For\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e gained great support from radio, with the track being playlisted and made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ethe ‘Hottest Record’ by Radio 1, as well as getting on the B-List with Radio 2. The track was also added to key streaming playlists, including Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’, ‘All New All Now’ and ‘The Indie List’. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eSpeaking about the new album and single, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eBlossoms’ Tom Ogden says:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eWhile 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 so\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eng and album because of the imagery that it evoked in my mind. I thought about how lots of things in life could \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ebe described as being\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e a ribbon around a bomb in the sense that as people we often dress things up which have a darkness lying beneath them’. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThe band’s new album is produced by their consistent and renowned collaborators James Skelly and Rich Turvey and revolves around a central character ‘The Writer’. Tom Ogden explains:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThe more songs I wrote, the more I \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003erealised\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e that the writer referenced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ein 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e mapped out at least two years in advance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e’. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eStandout tracks on the record include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eOde To NYC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e, described by Tom as ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ea love letter to my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003efavourite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e city, as well as my wife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e’, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThe Writer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e which deals with the fear of and frustration associated with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ewriters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e bl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eock and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eEverything About You,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e one of the album’s only love songs, which Tom says is ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eas honest as they come\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e’. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eVisions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003emeanwhile contains one of the album’s key lyrics ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eWas I complete at 23\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e’, as Tom explains. ’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eAt 23 I \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ehad just had a number 1 album and begun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e my relationship with my now wife Katie. Reflecting on what I’d achieved at such a young age left me wondering, what now?’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eBlossoms are playing a series of live shows in the UK this summer, including headline appearances at Y Not? and Truck Festival, as well as a run of support dates with The Killers. Full details on Blossoms live dates in 2022 are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eSince forming in 2013, Blossoms have enjoyed widespread success and acclaim. Their 2016 debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eBlossoms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e topped the album charts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s13\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003efor two consecutive weeks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eand went on to earn the band BRIT Award and Mercury Prize nominations, while 2018’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s12\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eCool Like You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003echarted at Number 4 in the UK album chart, spawning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ethe anthemic singles \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eI Can’t Stand It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThere’s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Yo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eur Calls)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eHow Long Will This Last?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eTheir third studio album, 2020’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eFoolish Loving Spaces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ewas the band’s second UK Number 1 album and following the release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eIn Isolation\/Live \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eFrom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e The Plaza Theatre, Stockport\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e in 2020, the band have now had four top 5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003ealbums in the UK.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eBlossoms brand-new album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eRibbon Around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e Bomb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e is released on 29th April. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eRibbon Around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e Bomb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003etracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThe Writer’s Theme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eOde To NYC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eRibbon Around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003e Bomb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThe Sulking Poet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eBorn Wild\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eThe Writer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eEverything About You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bumpedFont15\"\u003eCare For 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