Blossoms, “Gary.” Sometimes inspiration strikes in an unexpected place. On Blossoms‘ fifth album, the Manchester rockers used the heist of an eight-foot-tall fiberglass gorilla statue affectionally named Gary from a Scotland retirement home to guide them. Suddenly, Gary had a narrative arc in the form of the title track…

Darker Waves festival in Huntington Beach, Calif. on Nov. 18, 2023. Courtesy. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — The inaugural Darker Waves turned out to be totally tubular, as thousands of fans – who still deeply love the ‘80s – turned out to see Tears for Fears, New Order, Human League…

Blossoms perform at The O2 in London on Dec. 3, 2020. Courtesy: MelodyVR. LONDON – Blossoms’ show at The O2 Academy on Thursday was a far cry from their live gigs at the same venue just two years prior, which thrived on the blood, sweat and tears exchanged between the…

Blossoms perform at the Independent in San Francisco on Nov. 13, 2019. Gary Chancer/Staff. SAN FRANCISCO — English indie pop band Blossoms headlined a three-act lineup at the Independent that also included the California debut of Dublin quintet Inhaler—fronted by Bono’s son Elijah Hewson. The headliners, making just their…

Inheaven, courtesy: Steve Gullick. When INHEAVEN frontman James Taylor hears that his band sounds like a cross between Sonic Youth, Slowdive, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine and Nirvana, he treats it as a compliment. The English quartet, which is getting ready for its first U.S.…

Blossoms may be one of the hardest-working bands in the business right now. The indie rock quintet from Stockport, a blue-collar city on the outskirts of Manchester, has been touring relentlessly since releasing their full-length self-titled debut album in 2016. The album, coincidentally, was the only one that held…

Photos: Diana Cordero SAN FRANCISCO — On a cold spring night, long lines packed to get inside the tiny Bottom of the Hill. Most fans were there not for Manchester headliners Blossoms, but for their Canadian support act Arkells, who stole the show. The Ontario band set the expectations high as soon…

Manchester indie-rock band Blossoms return to San Francisco April 13 and we have your tickets to their show at Bottom of the Hill. The band was nominated for the BRIT Award for Best British Breakthrough Act and their self-titled debut reached the top of British charts last year. An October San Francisco…

Blossoms (Tom Ogden, Myles Kellock, Josh Dewhurst, Joe Donovan and Charlie Salt). Courtesy. “It’s been a crazy whirlwind of a year,” beamed Tom Ogden, frontman of Manchester band Blossoms. “It’s a nice feeling to have our album debut at No. 1 in the U.K.” Night Riots, Blossoms  9 p.m.,…