Blossoms – Songs from the Wedding Cake

One would think the advent of autumn and winter would mark the end of the wedding season. However, Blossoms’ Songs from the Wedding Cake stretches it out a little longer. Their sixth studio album celebrates the wonders of being in love.

Largely, it is an outpouring of adoration. The opening track, Joke about Divorce, is a shockingly upbeat song about a bad argument. This juxtaposition paints an image of the narrator slowly realising a poorly timed yet light-hearted joke has bigger consequences than previously thought. It is a painfully funny, perfect sitcom moment told in the song’s four-minute runtime. Starting with a situation that could make or break a relationship is an interesting way to begin an album revelling in romantic love. Guts was devotional in a manner resembling the poet John Cooper Clarke’s I Wanna Be Yours, particularly in the first verse: “I hope you know I’d cut my hair for you / I think I’d even change my name / And all the silly songs I write for you / Oh no, here I go again.” To further uphold the wedding concept, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43 is also referenced with “let me count the ways”. This poem is frequently read at weddings, and the singer’s assurance of “I don’t mind that’s loving someone” serves as both a closing thought and a vow. This theme is consistent – The Deep End, at six minutes, is the longest. It closes with a waltz, mirroring the slow dance at the end of a wedding.

Who would have thought Kill Bill could be referenced in a love song? Uma Thurman proves this is possible. Lively with clear vocals, this is the ode of a man motivated by his wife’s ferocity, and it is impossible not to like it. Even The Kardashians, which appears amusing on a cursory glance given the Kardashians’ penchant for high-profile weddings, reveals a deeply personal specificity.

An unexpected favourite was Additional Driver, even though it is a complaint about a minor inconvenience. It sonically aims for 70s chic and presents a mundane story of a man pulled over for driving his wife’s car whilst uninsured. The sirens in the background and three-act structure made this an immersive narrative.

Meet Me in Love felt somewhat incongruous, sounding more like the soundtrack to a montage in a romcom film; lyrically, it felt detached from the other tracks.

Unusually for an indie rock band, Blossoms present a truly joyful album that is endearing in its earnestness. It is a nice break from the mournful heartbreak anthems the genre typically epitomises. Songs from the Wedding Cake is sweet with a wholesomeness that makes it utterly delightful.

Sofia Hamandi
Image: Courtesy of Blossoms

Songs from the Wedding Cake is released on 2^nd October 2026. For further information or to order the album, visit Blossoms’s website here.

Watch the video for Meet Me in Love here: