Blossoms (album)
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Released | 5 August 2016 | |||
Recorded | July–December 2014 | |||
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Length | 40:01 | |||
Label | Virgin EMI | |||
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Blossoms is the debut studio album by English rock band Blossoms. It was released in the United Kingdom on 5 August 2016, by Virgin EMI Records. The album was produced by James Skelly and Rich Turvey. It peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 12 on the Irish Albums Chart, reaching Silver certification in the UK in April 2017. Then in June 2017 it went Gold in the UK after surpassing 100,000 sales.
Singles
"Blow" was released as the lead single from the album on 26 August 2014. "Cut Me and I'll Bleed" was released as the second single from the album on 19 January 2015. "Blown Rose" was released as the third single from the album on 22 July 2015. "
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Independent | [3] |
NME | [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
The Daily Telegraph | [6] |
The album received generally positive reviews from critics. At
Reviewing for The Independent, Andy Gill comments, "Stockport’s Blossoms have been acclaimed as saviours of indie-pop for so long now that this debut album is in effect a singles compilation: no fewer than eight of its dozen songs have been singles – though for all their iTunes presence, none has threatened the actual charts. Which is a problem, especially when they involve such sparkling melodies and seemingly blue-chip hooks as the lovely “Charlemagne” and “At Most A Kiss”, the former's nimbly scuttling guitar effortlessly balanced by the latter's lollopy, rolling boogie. Wreathed in mellotron, vibrato guitar and ghostly backing vocals, several songs evoke the windswept psych-pop of The Coral, whose singer James Skelly co-produces Blossoms. But whether the group can straddle the divide between indie cred and chart success remains to be seen."[3] Reviewing for NME, Mark Beaumont comments, "Enter Stockport five-piece Blossoms – this year's biggest guitar-pop shooting stars, named after a pub and looking like snake-hipped garage rockers from the wrong side of Scarysex Central – occasionally sounding like Ellie Goulding. Tipped for greatness by the BBC Sound of 2016 poll, they’re cunningly making a stealth assault on chart territory. Ultimately, Blossoms leap from their chart-bound Trojan horse as modernist rock heroes."[4]
Accolades
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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NME
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NME's Albums of the Year 2016 | 2016 | 25[7]
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Commercial performance
On 8 August 2016, the album was at number one on
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tom Ogden, Josh Dewhurst, Charlie Salt, Joe Donovan & Myles Kellock
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Charlemagne" | 2:46 |
2. | "At Most a Kiss" | 2:58 |
3. | "Getaway" | 2:59 |
4. | "Honey Sweet" | 3:35 |
5. | "Onto Her Bed" | 2:35 |
6. | "Texia" | 3:27 |
7. | "Blown Rose" | 3:10 |
8. | "Smashed Pianos" | 3:18 |
9. | "Cut Me and I’ll Bleed" | 3:20 |
10. | "My Favourite Room" | 3:30 |
11. | "Blow" | 3:38 |
12. | "Deep Grass" | 4:45 |
Total length: | 40:01 |
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13. | "Winter's Kiss" | 3:49 |
14. | "Madeleine" | 3:29 |
15. | "Smoke" | 4:35 |
16. | "Stormy" | 2:33 |
17. | "Across the Moor" | 2:52 |
18. | "Polka Dot Bones" | 3:44 |
19. | "For Evelyn" | 3:06 |
20. | "Wretched Fate" | 3:09 |
21. | "Fourteen" | 3:00 |
22. | "Misery" | 2:03 |
Total length: | 1:12:21 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the Blossoms liner notes.[11]
Blossoms
Additional musicians
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Design
Production
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Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 185 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[13] | 12 |
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UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2016) | Position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 92 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Gold | 150,062[17] |
Release history
Region | Release date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | 5 August 2016[19] |
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References
- ^ CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Blossoms – Blossoms". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Album reviews: Blossoms – Blossoms, Wild Beasts – Boy King and more". The Independent.
- ^ a b "Blossoms – 'Blossoms' Review". NME.
- ^ "Blossoms: Blossoms review – doughty indie indebted to 80s rock-pop". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Are Blossoms the new Stone Roses?". The Daily Telegraph.
- NME. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Blossoms on track for debut Official Albums Chart Number 1". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Blossoms score debut Number 1 album: "We're absolutely made up"". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- ^ Jones, Alan (19 August 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Blossoms score lowest selling No.1 album of 21st Century". musicweek.com. Intent Media. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Blossoms – Blossoms". Discogs. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Blossoms – Blossoms" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ Jones, Alan (4 May 2018). "Charts analysis: Post Malone scores first No.1 album". Music Week. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "British album certifications – Blossoms – Blossoms". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "Blossoms by Blossoms on Apple Music". Apple Inc.