Entertainment · Music · published 2026-10-08 · via NME

Blossoms discuss chart race with Beatles and Johnny Marr and DIY spirit behind new album

Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden told NME that the band's new album 'Songs From The Wedding Cake' was sitting at Number Two in the midweek charts, between The Beatles' 'Rubber Soul' reissue and Johnny Marr's 'The Age Of Everything'. He said the placement felt surreal and that they were in good company, with Stockport between Liverpool and Manchester. Ogden explained the record draws on married life and everyday moments, is named after Stockport Town Hall, and was made with a hands-on, handmade approach in the age of AI.

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Blossoms' sixth record, Songs From The Wedding Cake, arrived on 2 October and sat second in midweek rankings, ahead of Johnny Marr's The Age Of Everything and behind a Rubber Soul reissue. Frontman Tom Ogden noted the symbolic geography: Liverpool, Manchester, and Stockport between them.

The title references Stockport Town Hall, locally nicknamed the Wedding Cake and the venue for Ogden's 2021 marriage to Katie Donovan. The band recorded live to tape with Shawn Lee, built visuals by hand, and included a song co-written with Declan McKenna in a hot tub. Maya Jama appeared in the "Meet Me In Love" video.

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