Blossoms have shared their brand new single, 'The Sulking Poet'

Blossoms have shared their brand new single, 'The Sulking Poet'.

The new track comes alongside a video directed by Edwin Burdis, Arctic Monkeys’ Creative Director, who worked on the band’s 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino' and 'AM' albums.

Speaking about 'The Sulking Poet', frontman Tom Ogden explains: "I once saw a Blossoms fan page describe me as ‘The Sulking Poet’ and I thought that was a great name for a song. I have been told that I need to smile more from time to time. This song touches on the imposter syndrome I’ve sometimes felt in the past. How did I get here? Do I deserve it? Should I be enjoying myself more?"

The track is taken from the band's new album 'Ribbon Around The Bomb', set to arrive on 29th April. It follows up on the album's title track, plus further singles ‘Ode To NYC’ and ‘Care For’.

Speaking about the new album, Ogden explains: ‘While on tour in 2019 in Mexico, I visited Frida Kahlo’s house. Looking at her paintings on show, someone had described one of them as being like a ‘ribbon around a bomb’. I immediately thought that it was a great title for a song and album because of the imagery that it evoked in my mind. I thought about how lots of things in life could be described as being a ribbon around a bomb in the sense that as people we often dress things up which have a darkness lying beneath them’.