Alternative
England
Blossoms
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About Blossoms
Hometown
Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Formed
2013
Genre
Alternative
Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden and drummer Joe Donovan first met on a school trip to a theme park—a reward for good attendance.
∙ The group’s first rehearsal space was a room at a scaffolding yard owned by bassist Charlie Salt’s grandfather, a site also pictured on the cover of the band’s debut album.
∙ James Skelly, lead singer of The Coral, signed Blossoms to his Skeleton Key label in 2014 and has produced most of the band’s music.
∙ Their 2016 self-titled debut LP topped the UK album charts, a feat they repeated with 2020’s Foolish Loving Spaces.
∙ The album Blossoms was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize in 2017.
∙ Their 2019 single “Your Girlfriend” was partially inspired by a confessional blog post that Ogden found while fleshing out the song.
∙ Blossoms: Back to Stockport, a documentary about the band’s huge 2019 concert in their hometown of Stockport, England, was released in 2020.
Members of Blossoms include, or have included, Tom Ogden.
Musical InfluencesBlossoms's musical influences include The Doors, The Beatles, The Coral and more.
Influenced by BlossomsBlossoms has influenced the music of ear candy, Finnlay K, Hector Harrison and more.
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