True Blossom Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/true-blossom/ New and independent music Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:55:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-finalwhite-e1490809629909-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 True Blossom Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/true-blossom/ 32 32 88787050 True Blossom – Serious Boys https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2020/09/30/true-blossom-serious-boys/ Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:55:02 +0000 https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/?p=23509 True Blossom are a synth pop band from Atlanta who combine several decades of pop influences to forge a sound of all their own. Following last year’s debut album Heater, released by our pals at Citrus City Records, True Blossom are getting ready to release their sophomore record, In Bliss, again on Citrus City. At first glance, True Blossom make sleek and gleaming sophisti-pop that’s fit for some uber cool 80s dance club, but there’s a nagging anguish at its […]

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]]> True Blossom are a synth pop band from Atlanta who combine several decades of pop influences to forge a sound of all their own. Following last year’s debut album Heater, released by our pals at Citrus City Records, True Blossom are getting ready to release their sophomore record, In Bliss, again on Citrus City. At first glance, True Blossom make sleek and gleaming sophisti-pop that’s fit for some uber cool 80s dance club, but there’s a nagging anguish at its centre that never quite shifts. As Citrus City put it:

Its surface is all sophistication and light – red lipstick, brushed steel, and lace, but an eerie sadness hangs over the whole affair. Though bits of new wave synth and disco percussion shimmer and glow with warmth, the gloom never quite lifts.

In preparation for the album’s release, True Blossom have unveiled the first single, ‘Serious Boys,’ which perfectly captures what to expect. Irresistible disco percussion sashays in with swaggering bass before dreamy guitar and fun stabs of synth enter the fray. But it’s the vocals that bring a sober note, ensuring that is still room for misty eyes amidst the boogie.

In Bliss will be released on 23rd October on Citrus City Records. You can pre-order it from Bandcamp.

True Blossom in bliss black text on turquoise background

Album art by Elizabeth Kelley, cover photo by Meghan Dowlen

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