Artist description A sultry bittersweet cocktail of pop noir, trip hop and 21st century torch music.

Music Style Trip Hop

Musical Influences Film soundtracks, music concrete, jazz, soul and electronica

Similar Artists Portishead 'n' Cole Porter, Bacharach 'n' Tricky

Artist History Spawned in 1996 from various bodyparts of acclaimed multi-media group Screwtape, Bloom signed with Melbourne-based Swerve Records after demanding too much money from a major label. Bloom's debut, "Adult Themes", was voted album of the year in Belgium while several tracks were selected for the soundtrack of the hit Australian TV series, "Good Guys, Bad Guys". Both "Adult Themes" and Bloom's second album, "Smoke and Mirrors", are now enjoying airplay and sales around the globe from Scandinavia to Greece to Canada to New Zealand. NYC-based Lovecat Music is now working to place Bloom's music on film and TV soundtracks as the band starts research and development for its third album.

Group Members Peter O'Callaghan:guitars,keyboards,programming. Renn Barker:words, noises. Lisa McKay:voices.John O'Hagan: basses.

Instruments Everything from bytes to brass, strings to feedback.

Albums Adult Themes, Smoke and Mirrors and DAM CD "Downtime"

Press Reviews Visit http://www.swerve.com.au

Additional Info EPs I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself, Slide Rule, Swerve Compilation, Big Back Yard Sampler 1997.

Location Melbourne, Victoria - Australia

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