As Blossoms launch their new ’70s-inspired single ‘Care For’, the band have spoken to NME in regards to the monitor and shared a number of particulars about their subsequent album.

Written in 2019 and recorded final yr throughout lockdown with frequent collaborators James Skelly of The Coral and Wealthy Turvey, the Stockport band’s newest providing comes as the primary taster of recent materials following their acclaimed third album, ‘Foolish Loving Spaces’.

“It was actually the primary one I wrote after the final document,” frontman Tom Ogden instructed NME at this weekend’s Boardmasters Festival. “We at all times cherished it however we didn’t know what we have been gonna do with it. So when it got here round to doing one thing new we knew we wanted to place it out.”

Led by a sweeping set of strings and a vibrant, feel-good piano riff, ‘Care For’ flows with trendy Bee Gees ’70s really feel. Regardless that Blossoms are followers of disco, Ogden stated this wasn’t intentional.

“I wrote it the best way I’d write some other music,” he defined, “however I do really feel it’s the furthest we’ve dipped our toe into that disco world – and we’re large followers of stuff like that.

“It has actual strings on it, and that provides it an actual step into ABBA and Bee Gees; all that ‘70s stuff has actual strings on it. It jogs my memory of ‘You To Me Are The whole lot’ by The Actual Factor; I at all times cherished that tune.”

Earlier than making it in music, Ogden and bandmate Joe Donovan – who can be his brother-in-law – used to work in a Stockport resort known as the Alma Lodge. Throughout their time working weddings, birthdays and singles nights on the venue, Ogden stated the pair heard a number of disco and ’70s music that may later encourage their very own musical output. “These form of songs would at all times come on and I believe they only went into my system, they usually at all times get folks up dancing. It’s like feel-good wedding ceremony music,” he stated.

The strings on the monitor have been performed by Rosie Danvers, identified for her work on Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s ‘Homicide On The Dancefloor’ and Adele‘s ‘Set Fireplace To The Rain’. Recorded over Zoom, Danvers laid the stings down at London’s RAK Studios whereas Blossoms watched from residence.

“We had at all times needed to do actual strings,” Ogden instructed NME. “Some synths sound like strings, so initially Myles [Kellock, the band’s keyboardist] placed on the string half, however utilizing like a pretend string sound, after which when the dialogue got here round about doing actual strings we simply changed the synth pretend strings. We bought Rosie to play what Myles had completed.”

He continued: “We had the principle string line however then she would do the Hollywood bit, the issues that string gamers do, and we have been like, wow. It took it to the following stage for us.”

Talking on the Zoom recording course of, Donovan stated: “It was psychological. We needed to do a reside feed from the studio. We have been all sat in our front room listening like, ‘This sounds superb.’ It was actually bizarre, however it was class, although.”

Tom Ogden of Blossoms performing on the Sefton Park Pilot gig in Liverpool on Might 2, 2021. Credit score: Christopher Furlong/Getty Pictures.

The piano association on ‘Care For’ was conceived in Ogden’s newly renovated first residence with spouse Katie Donovan (the pair tied the knot earlier this month). “I bought a piano in our home once we moved in,” he defined. “We had a renovation so there was shit in all places for some time however as soon as we bought a room sorted I put a piano in there.

“A variety of the songs on the final album, like ‘The Keeper’, have been written on it, and now ‘Care For’, and that’s why it’s very piano pushed.”

The music’s lyrics hear Ogden open up about how his spouse helped change him for the higher. “I used to be a jealous man, I’m my previous self once more/ I’ve bought to study one thing from my errors and now/ She solely will get higher, she’s past measure/ She is my lifeless centre,” he sings within the opening strains.

“It’s very direct,” Ogden stated of the monitor. “It’s most likely one of many solely ones on the following document that’s like that. The final document was like that, with declarations of affection and all that form of stuff. This new one was kinda following on from that. The lyrics on it are straight to bone. It’s simply an sincere love music.

“A variety of the time previously I’ve stolen little lyrics from issues I’ve been studying however this wasn’t like that. This was one of many ones that kinda simply fell out.”

‘Care For’ is about to seem on Blossoms’ subsequent full-length album, though they have been considerably coy in regards to the mysterious nature of its themes and launch.

“I’m unsure what I can truly say,” Ogden instructed NME, earlier than Donovan, laughing, jumped in and stated: “Fuck it, it’s an album. No band simply releases a random single. It’s normally adopted by one thing.”

“OK, we have now completed an album,” Ogden went on to confess, “we’re simply understanding the effective particulars.” Requested whether or not he had any thought when it would arrive, Ogden stated it could “most likely be subsequent yr”.

“I fucking hope so,” Donovan added. “I really feel like we’ve been sitting on it for ages now. I purposely haven’t listened to [‘Care For’] in ages. I simply attempt to not hearken to your new stuff as a result of by the point you come to really enjoying it reside you’re kinda bored of it and also you’re onto the following.”

Blossoms are set to follow-up current competition performances at Boardmasters and Tramlines with their rescheduled UK tour, which kicks off on August 30 at Bonus Area in Hull, with help from The Magic Gang and The Lathums. They’ll even be supporting Courteeners at their upcoming homecoming gig at Old Trafford in Manchester together with Johnny Marr, Zuzu and The Big Moon on Saturday September 25.

See the band’s upcoming tour dates under. Go to here for remaining tickets and extra info.

August 2021
30 – Bonus Area, Hull
31 – O2 Academy, Glasgow

September 2021
2 – Engine Shed, Lincoln
3 – Victoria Corridor, Stoke-On-Trent
4 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
7 – Junction, Cambridge
9 – O2 Academy, Leeds
11 – O2 Academy, Newcastle
13 – O2 Discussion board Kentish City, London
14 – O2 Discussion board Kentish City, London
15 – O2 Discussion board Kentish City, London
17 – O2 Academy, Leicester
18 – AO Area, Manchester