ATMOS BLOOM

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Music is what initially brought Tilda Gratton and Curtis Paterson together when Tilda auditioned to play bass in Curtis' band at the University in Manchester. Their first musical venture together: a psych-rock-shoegaze outfit inspired by bands such as Sonic Youth, Pavement and julie ignited a love for being in a band and making music. 7 years on from those rainy nights rehearsing in Trafford, the duo, now life partners living in London, are set to release their most compelling record yet. 'Everythingness' was born out of a series of balancing acts, the journey through youth and young adulthood, chasing adventure while longing for home and falling in love with the city where they found this home, yet still needing to escape it in order to think and create. The record maps the duo's journey through these themes whilst staying true to what initially brought the two together.

atmos bloom’s debut album ‘Flora’ was born as the pandemic began to ease and restrictions in the UK were starting to be lifted. The record reflected this new beginning, a shining, shimmering record of hope that felt like an endless summer, with just a glance over the shoulder at the troubles left behind. As a result, ‘Flora’ was inspired by jangly bedroom and dream pop, such as Alvvays, Beach Fossils and Cleaners From Venus. On this second album ‘Everythingness’, a much different time is represented, a time with more uncertainty, painting a clear picture of the state of flux the duo found themselves in. The flow of the record reflects the endless cycle of feeling up and down and the sudden changes we all experience. From hope, self-realisation and sufficiency to fear, loneliness and unbearable pressures. The most positive and joyous parts of the album are met with the darkest and most lost. Even within individual songs we find ourselves plunged into a landscape that’s unrecognisable from the one where we started, only to be dropped back in and end at the beginning. Neither the ups nor the downs linger for too long and the overall message of the record is left up to the listener. Do we enjoy the light whilst we’re in it, cut loose in the dark and embrace the unpredictability? Or do we live in fear of the uncertainty that’s around the corner, unable to embrace either the light or dark for fear of a sudden shift. The record ends with a clock-like rhythm, representing the perpetual cycle we find ourselves in, unstoppable and uncontrollable, all encompassing - Everythingness.

Without the restraints of trying to make a particular record, the pair unleash a wide range of influences, all explored through an honest and personal lens on this self recorded and produced work.  In particular, bands such as DIIV, Ulrika Spacek, Deerhunter, Broadcast inspired ‘Everythingness’, without betraying the duo’s foundation in both psych-rock-shoegaze and jangly bedroom/dream pop. The album’s artwork and themes reflect the environments in which the album was crafted - a patchwork, a collage, intersecting aspects of life and the world, and the journey to find our place within it.