If you are still not sick of bands such as The Killers, Editors, Bastille or Phoenix, the UK has awarded you with another similar music name, the one that might be the sweetest one – Blossoms. If you haven’t heard of them yet, you probably know a couple of their songs as they were overplayed on the radio.
This crew is coming from Stockton and they formed in 2013. It is clear who their influences are, so I can easily say that they are not trying to hide anything. They want to be just like their idols. British idolatry towards the music of the previously mentioned bands is really getting on my nerves, but it seems that’s how things work on the Island.
The hype that pushed Blossoms to be the best-selling debut of 2016 tells more about the year than about the band, as the competition was not strong. However, Blossoms are here, and their self-titled debut also got its extended version. As I have already said, Blossom are taking inspiration from typical British music based on the 80s, and all of those revival bands that appeared during the new millennium. What makes them standout from the rest is a complete pop format inclined towards compromises and radio host’s preferences. Meaning, songs are extremely catchy.
The opening track Charlemagne does not promise that the rest of the album is going to be good. James Skelly from The Coral is the main producer of the track that helped the band have top 10 hit. The following song At Most a Kiss sounds better, but it lacks more powerful vocal and more mellifluous chorus. Getaway is something that the fans of The Killers will fall in love with. Everything coming after this is a filler. There are no big flaws, but the recycling is scary.
When you are best at something, you have clearly made it. Blossoms may have had the best selling debut of the year, but their creativity is not reciprocal to their commercial success. To clarirify one thing - I am not saying they are bad. It’s just that they are mediocre.
