BLOSSOMS IN ISOLATION

During lockdown, Blossoms have been uploading covers or quarantine versions of their songs. What started like a way of keeping busy during quarantine, has developed into a complete new project  , which will be available physically by the end of the year. 

Some of the covers were suggested by fans on Twitter, but others were chosen by the band . The first one I got to hear was the Frank Ocean cover of Lost. By this song, my two quarantine discoverements  were connected! It was followed by The Beatles' cover of Paperback Writer, which features in the playlist Tom shared that includes music he has been listening during quarantine . This is an amazing cover, nailed by the band .  Tom also  covered You're Gorgeous by Babybird, a song that he always sings by the end of  My Favourite Room , as he said on Twitter. The covers also include features. They joined Miles Kane for the Tame Impala cover of The Less I Know The Better  and Liam Fray (The Courteeners) for Please Don't version.

As I said, apart from the covers , there are lockdown versions of some of their hits. Starting with My Swimming Brain (one of my favourites tracks off Foolish Loving Spaces), they continued with There's A Reason Why(I Never Return Your Calls) , that sounded pretty much as the acoustic version on the album. The record also features their performances for the BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, like If You Think This is Real Life and others like Oh No (I Think I'm In Love),that felt almost like recorded in the studio , which is properly done.

The greatness of this petits lockdown sessions is also due to the visuals, edited by Tom Ogden, and Joe Donovan's originality to find instruments at home to create unique sounds ( for example a spray can).

In conclusion, an entertainment has developed into a really well done quarantine project.

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