One of the UK’s leading indie bands, Blossoms, are returning with new material, premiering with a tongue-in-cheek single called ‘A Joke About Divorce’, signalling the start of a new era of music for the band.

Released yesterday, April 20th 2026, the single first premiered on BBC Radio One during a Jack Saunder’s New Music show, unveiling the band’s latest sound since the ‘The Honeymoon’ on last year’s expanded edition of the 2024 album ‘Gary’.

The band, formed in Stockport in 2013, have a history of sound that explores the genre of indie pop, indie rock and synth pop that caught the attention of worldwide music fans. The new single, produced by Shaun Lee, with backing vocals from Rick Astley, takes a new turn with a controversial joke title. The sound of the single keeps the original Blossoms flair, blending the indie sound across other genres, but hints at a provocative turn for their storytelling talent.

The single came with the release of a cinematic music video that stars Callum Scott Howells alongside back up dancers, giving fans a visual layer to the story of the song. The music video comprises the storytelling aspect of the band’s sarcastic take on divorce comes with the way frontman, Tom Ogden, sees humour in the midst of conflict.

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He said: “During every argument, no matter how big or small, there’s always that moment where humour could completely disarm you both and diffuse the whole thing. On this occasion, I thought joking about divorce would do exactly that… I just got the timing completely wrong. Instead, it made things worse, and that moment ended up immortalised in a three-and-a-half-minute pop song.”

The band, completed by Charlie Salt, Josh Dewhurst, Joe Donovan and Myles Kellock have built a consisted reputation of leading the indie charts, particularly with the success of ‘Gary‘ in 2024 hitting number one album. The single ‘Gary’ also hit number one that year, leaving the sixth studio album to be an anticipated one, after the new single release.

In the days leading up to the release of ‘Joke About Divorce’ the band had been teasing on social media, using behind the scenes footage and minor clips of production to build up the excitement of the new material. This comes with the already anticipated headline slot at Neighbourhood Weekender 2026, that is already confirmed, making their place at the event one that feels like an opening move to a much bigger era for the band.

Tickets for the event are now available for purchase on the Neighbourhood Weekender website, which you can find here.

Tickets for the band’s appearance at Tramlines are also available on the Tramlines website, which you can find here.