Blossoms today release their new single ‘Additional Driver’, the latest track to be taken from their forthcoming sixth studio album Songs From The Wedding Cake.
WATCH THE BRAND NEW VIDEO HERE
Co-written with Declan McKenna, who also features on the track, ‘Additional Driver’ is a disco-flecked earworm inspired by a minor car collision involving frontman Tom Ogden outside Manchester’s O2 Apollo.
The song was written when Blossoms and McKenna decamped to an Airbnb in Anglesey – the same place the band previously visited with CMAT during sessions for their last album Gary, where they wrote fan favourite ‘I Like Your Look’.
The starting point for ‘Additional Driver’ came from a Friday night when Ogden was on his way to pick up his wife Katie …
“It was a Friday night and I was picking up Katie when I had this collision,” says Ogden. “The police were just there to make sure we exchanged details, but from the outside it looked like a full-on incident to the people going to the gig opposite at the Apollo. Just as I’m passing my driving licence over, I get a tap on my shoulder from a 21-year-old kid who just said, ‘Sorry mate, can I get a selfie?’ I obviously had to say yes, but the police and the woman involved had no idea what was going on.”
The brand new video, sees a re-enactment of the events, featuring Declan McKenna and fans as extras on the 192 bus! Watch it here.
‘Additional Driver’ is the latest example of the idea at the heart of ‘Songs From The Wedding Cake’: seeing the ordinary moments of everyday life and putting them through an extraordinary lens.
The album takes its name from a nickname for Stockport Town Hall, where Ogden got married. It’s a record where acute observations on married life are transformed into an irresistible cocktail of 80s flecked funk, heart-on-your-sleeve anthems and dance-floor indie bangers.
‘Additional Driver’ follows previous album singles ‘Joke About Divorce’ and ‘Meet Me In Love’.
The band have also recently announced the biggest headline tour of their career, with a run of UK and Ireland shows in 2026.
BLOSSOMS – TOUR DATES
Mon 23 Nov – Belfast, Ulster Hall
Tues 24 Nov – Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre
Thu 26 Nov – Cardiff, Utilita Arena – Special Guests: The Royston Club
Fri 27 Nov – London, Alexandra Palace – Special Guests: The Royston Club (Sold Out)
Sat 28 Nov – Manchester, Co-op Live – Special Guests: The Royston Club (Sold Out)
Fri 4 Dec – Birmingham, Utilita Arena – Special Guests: The Royston Club
Sat 5 Dec – Glasgow, OVO Hydro – Special Guests: The Royston Club
Fri 11 Dec – Manchester, Co-op Live
Buy tickets here – https://lnk.to/Blossoms2026
