Abbie McCarthy chats in depth with indie stars Tom Ogden & Joe Donovan from Blossoms to delve into their latest album 'Gary' and the other eras in their decade together as a band.

In this conversation the guys and Abbie discuss their defining songs, recently working with CMAT & Jungle, battling imposter syndrome, the sonic DNA of Blossoms and their Whatsapp group with Rick Astley.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Coming up...
00:15 Introduction
02:27 Representing Stockport
03:45 Northern indie influence
05:26 Finding the Blossoms sound
07:17 Tom's songwriting
10:34 Early releases
14:25 Charlemagne
17:53 Debut album era
20:17 Difficult second album
22:40 Edgeley Park
25:00 Tom finding his feet as a front man
27:34 Third album Foolish Loving Spaces
33:56 'Ribbon Around The Bomb' - thematic songwriting
36:33 Upcoming album Gary
39:00 Main collaborator James Skelly
39:31 Collaborating with Jungle & CMAT
45:08 Standout tracks on Gary
46:56 Friendship with Rick Astley
48:54 Big Star
53:33 Perfect Me
54:38 Career highlights
57:09 Longevity
58:44 Lows in music / struggles
1:02:39 Future era
1:03:20 Goodbye & Outro

With thanks to our amazing team:
Director: Emma Hiley
Producer : Joseph Murphy
Creative Producer / Guest Bookings: Abbie McCarthy / Good Karma Productions
Camera Op 1: Emma Hiley
Camera Op 2: Joseph Murphy
Camera Op 3: Marcus Rexford
Production Assistant: Ida Just
Studio Engineer: Maher Woo-Shear
Editors: Emma Hiley
Artwork: @malkahart

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