Blossoms Artistfacts

2013-
Tom OgdenVocals2013-
Charlie SaltBass2013-
Josh DewhurstGuitar2013-
Joe DonovanDrums2013-
Myles KellockKeyboards2013-
Blossoms are an English indie rock/synth-pop band from Stockport, Greater Manchester, best known for glossy, hook-laden anthems like "Charlemagne," "Honey Sweet," and "I Can't Stand It."
All five members grew up within about two miles of each other and attended the same secondary school, albeit in different classes, a proximity that helps explain the band's tight "five mates" chemistry.
Frontman Tom Ogden and drummer Joe Donovan first bonded on a school trip to Alton Towers, a friendship that would later form the backbone of Blossoms. The two wear matching necklaces featuring an actual house key lifted from Joe's house when they were teenagers, a mix of friendship talisman and souvenir from their misspent youth.
Keyboardist Myles Kellock joined later than the others and arrived under less-than-ideal circumstances. When he first joined the band, Kellock could only play just one chord, thanks to a broken wrist.
The band's name is geographical, not floral. Blossoms are named after The Blossoms, a pub on Stockport's Buxton Road where the band spent much of their early days hanging out, planning their future, and doing the sort of hanging around that eventually turns into a career.
Blossoms played their first show in April 2013 at Manchester's Night & Day Café on Oldham Street.
Their self-titled debut album went straight to #1 in the UK in 2016.
Bassist Charlie Salt's grandfather owned the Stockport scaffolding yard that doubled as the band's early rehearsal space and later became the image on the cover of their debut album.
In 2023, the band left their major-label deal with Virgin EMI and released their fifth album, Gary, independently on their own label, ODD SK Records.
Away from music, the band hosts the Blossoms Podcast, where conversations range from films and everyday life to long-running inside jokes.
Tom Ogden's choice of pub drink is Stella. "A nice lager," he told Euphoria magazine. "I don't like the fruity ones. I'll just have a classic lager."

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