Co-fronted by telepathic, harmonising best friends Emily Cluley and Megan Clifton (both on vocals, guitars & keys) - alongside Jamie Keogh (drums) and Scott Jones (bass) -

Brighton-based Bloom is a culmination of entwined passions: layered harmonies,

80’s synths, heavy dance rhythms, a touch of bubblegum pop, PC Music, love, the

universe, moss, thunder, lightning and magic.

Double-A single Ground/Escape is the first single to be released from Bloom since their debut album ‘What Is Life’ (self-released in 2016).

Both tracks deal with issues of mental health and are, as Clifton explains, “essentially a reflection of the darkest parts of ourselves”.

Releasing two singles reflects Bloom’s fascination with pairs – light/dark, masculine/feminine, yin/yang – as seen by Clifton and Cluley’s always intertwined vocals.

 

“We can’t present ourselves in one song” Clifton explains, “It’s hard to understand one without the opposing polarity. Once you have two combining, that’s when everything starts growing and blossoming

out.”

This polarity is clear in the tracks, yet they complement each other. Ground’s darker pop-shades represents what the band describe as “the wordless, alien void”. Whilst Escape rushes

in with a huge driving rhythm section, a childlike vulnerability and tinges of bubble-gum pop representing “the manic, chattering infinite”, with an equally upbeat message on self-love

and care:

 

“Know yourself by letting go, Love yourself by letting go.”

 

 Escape Ground and Escape are produced by Ed Chivers (Fujiya & Miyagi, AK/DK) who is currently working on Bloom’s debut album planned for release later in 2019. Both tracks will be self-released digitally and on a limited run of 300 violet 7” vinyl copies.

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LIVE DATES

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11th April: Rialto Theatre, Brighton (supporting Porridge Radio)
18th April: Paper Dress Vintage (Karousel Showcase), Hackney, London
27th April: Brunswick Pub, Brighton (Single Launch Party, matinee show from 2pm)
9th May: Brunswick Pub, Hove (Lost Room Records Showcase, on-stage 7:30pm)
11th May: Hotel Pelirocco, Brighton (The Great Escape, on-stage 8pm)
26th May: Glad Café, Glasgow | 29th May: Henry’s Cellar Bar, Edinburgh
30th May: at Wharf Chambers, Leeds | 1st June: The Natural History Museum, Oxford

 

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