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Sxint Peter has always had a strong love for music and being able to share his thoughts and energy with those around him. It has been a mix of this passion and determined consistency that he has been able to share his story and create incredible music. Most recently, he has been pursuing the upcoming release of a full length project titled P.U.R.P.L.E (Pinned Up Realities Painting Life Experiences), featuring a collection of exciting tracks.
You may already know of his recent single, “Brooklyn Baby (Did Me Bad)”, but this artist has so much more to come. Since that track, he has also released the single “Cartier Buss”, a bold song that was inspired by imagery of the beat he used for the song.
“I found this beat on Youtube,” he explained. “It had a photo of a Cartier on it and that reminded me of a Cartier watch that I own.” The piece itself was a common style of diamond watch, and inspired a song with an interesting down south sound.
Another song Sxint Peter has been looking forward to is the upcoming release of his track “Karate”, which dives into an experience of his heartbreak. The song, comparing the pain and intensity of a broken heart to the intensity of a karate chop, has a bold and unique feel to it. With an interesting storyline and a great sound to it, this song is more than meets the eye.
“You never know where I’m going to take it,” Sxint Peter explained. “The music I make is more than just one thing. It has elements of Drill, fuzed with R&B, Classical music and so much more.” His thoughtful lyricism and versatile style truly set him apart as an artist.
There is so much to come from this artist, that you will not want to miss out on it. From the wide range of interesting tracks that he already has to offer to the collection of music and other input that he has to offer, you are not going to want to miss out on what Sxint Peter has to come in the next few months and all the way through his growth and career.
Following the releases tracks such as “Brooklyn Baby (Did Me Bad)”, “Cartier Buss” and “Karate”, Sxint Peter is looking forward to the release of an upcoming full length project P.U.R.P.L.E. “This is a really exciting project to come,” he said. “It’s going to take you through a journey of who I am and what I have been through.”
Sxint Peter has an incredible and versatile style that focuses on what he’s feeling in the moment. His music presents itself in an honest and clear sense. “You never really know what you’re going to get from me,” he explained.
Be sure to stay tuned in to Sxint Peter on various platforms for new music, visuals and social posts.
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Blossoms caught up with NME to discuss competing with The Beatles and Johnny Marr for this week’s Number One album. With ‘Songs From The Wedding Cake’ in the running, the band also explained why making things themselves remains such an important part of their work as AI becomes more common.
The Stockport group put out their sixth album last Friday, October 2. By the midweek update, it was sitting at Number Two, between The Beatles’ expanded edition of ‘Rubber Soul’ and Johnny Marr’s latest solo album, ‘The Age Of Everything’.
“It’s mad, to be honest,” singer Tom Ogden said to NME about the chart race. “Liverpool on one side, Manchester on the other and Stockport in the middle. If you’d told us this 10 years ago, when we were releasing our debut, I wouldn’t have believed you. But I mean, we’re in good company aren’t we?”
Discussing the stories behind the album, Ogden described ‘Songs From The Wedding Cake’ as “about being married and all the everyday stuff that comes with it”. He married Katie Donovan, the sister of Blossoms drummer Joe, in 2021. Married life has since given him a new appreciation for what he describes as “the extraordinary ordinary”.
“Saying the wrong thing in an argument, losing your wife’s no claims bonus, crying at the Kardashians, it’s all in there,” he explained. “The album is named after Stockport Town Hall, which everyone round where we live calls the Wedding Cake, and it’s where I got married, so it couldn’t be much closer to home.
“The last album [‘Gary’, 2024] had a song about a stolen fibreglass gorilla, which everyone loved, and that gave us the confidence to bring the same playfulness to this one, just with more personal subject matter this time.”
Alongside tracks that came out of writing sessions with Declan McKenna in a hot tub, the album reflects the band’s desire to stay involved in every part of the creative process.
“It started with the recording,” Ogden explained. “We made the album with Shawn Lee, playing live straight to tape, and once you’ve done it that way you can’t really go and fake everything else. We sat down as a band and picked the colour palette, and everything visual followed from that. We had body scans taken of ourselves and cake toppers of the five of us 3D printed, put them on a real cake and photographed it. I’ve directed and edited the videos, and the sets are all built by hand, no green screen. For the pop-up shop on launch weekend, a local artist hand-painted the album cover for the sign outside.
“It’s more work, but you end up with a world that’s yours, and I think people can tell when a band’s had its hands on everything.”
With AI tools and digital effects becoming increasingly widespread, that approach feels particularly relevant. For Blossoms, though, the motivation is simple: “the fun is in the making”.
“Tape doesn’t let you cheat and neither does a real cake,” Ogden said. “If a set’s a bit wonky, it’s because one of us or our mates built it. I think the more stuff gets generated, the more people want to know a human being actually did it. We’ve been in this band together for over 10 years, five lads from Stockport, and that isn’t something you can ‘prompt’.”
Maya Jama also appeared in the video for the album’s first single, ‘Meet Me In Love’. Her appearance came shortly before the UK launch of Celebrity Traitors, where she took on the role of a traitor alongside a cast that included Richard E Grant and James Acaster.
“She was brilliant,” Ogden recalled of working with Jama. “We’d met her at the MTV EMAs in Manchester a couple of years ago, so we took a chance and sent her a DM …and she said yes. Next thing she’s in a theatre in Cheadle miming my vocals while a load of people dressed as me serenade her. She got the idea straight away and was a proper laugh about it.”
The conversation then turned to whether he thought Jama could take home the win on Celebrity Traitors.
Ogden joked: “As for Traitors, she spent a whole day pretending to sing my song and I almost believed her, so I’d say she’s got every chance.”
Fans can listen to ‘Songs From The Wedding Cake’ now. In November, Blossoms head out on a UK arena tour with The Royston Club. Tickets and further details are available here.
Before the tour begins, the group is also scheduled to appear on SNL UK on Saturday, October 24.
