Blossoms (band)

This article is about the British indie band from Stockport. For the American girl-group, see The Blossoms.

Blossoms
Blossoms performing at The Forum in Kentish Town, London, December 2015
Background information
OriginStockport, Greater Manchester, England
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
Members
  • Tom Ogden
  • Charlie Salt
  • Josh Dewhurst
  • Joe Donovan
  • Myles Kellock
  • Gary the Gorilla
Websiteblossomsband.co.uk

Blossoms are an English indie rock band from Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Formed in 2013, the band consists of Tom Ogden (lead vocals, guitar), Charlie Salt (bass, backing vocals), Josh Dewhurst (lead guitar, percussion), Joe Donovan (drums) and Myles Kellock (keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals).[1][2]

They were on the BBC's Sound Of new music list for 2016,[3] finishing in fourth place.[4] Blossoms' self-titled debut album was one of the twelve LPs nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2017. That same year, they were nominated for British Breakthrough Act at the Brit Awards.

  1. ^ Lester, Paul (18 December 2015). "New band of the week: Blossoms (No 84)". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ Youngs, Ian (5 January 2016). "BBC Sound of 2016: Blossoms". BBC News. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ^ Copsey, Rob (30 November 2015). "BBC Sound Of 2016 longlist revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Harry (5 January 2016). "Manchester band Blossoms place fourth in the BBC Sound of 2016 poll". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 February 2022.