When Blossoms first decided to cover Harry Styles’ “As It Was” for their Apple Music Home Session, they already sensed that the song might be a natural fit for them. “A lot of people messaged us when it first came out, saying it sounded like something we’d write,” says singer Tom Ogden. “I checked it out and kind of understood what they meant with the synths and the riff. It’s a great track. We’ve always been big fans of straight-up covers which sound pretty similar to the original; I think we thrive off seeing how closely we can recreate the sounds. We had a lot of ’80s synths in our studio which sound like they could have been on the actual record, so it was fun going through the sounds to find the best match.” The session also allowed the Stockport indie-pop band to strike something off their to-do list by recording a new take on one of the singles from their fourth album, Ribbon Around the Bomb. “We wanted to do a stripped-back acoustic version of ‘The Sulking Poet’ for a while, so this was the perfect opportunity,” says Ogden. “We’ve recently built a bit of a studio/rehearsal space in our unit, so it was nice to give it a bit of a test run. The last couple of years have just made us all a lot more grateful to do what we do for a living. After it was taken away from us, it made us sit back and take stock and reflect on our achievements and actually how great it has been being in this band.”