‘Bloom’ dives headfirst into a maelstrom of razor-sharp riffs, hammering bass, and propulsive drums decorated with vibrant synth flourishes. Frontwoman Mish Sharma‘s dynamic vocals oscillate between searing ferocity and delicate fragility, while bassist Ben Gallaher‘s call-and-response melodies offer a dual perspective to the unfolding narrative of characters Luna and Sam moving through a harrowing miscarriage. Complete with a grandiose bridge and a cathartic solo underpinning the grief-stricken lyrics, the track uses the metaphor of a flower that never bloomed to convey profound loss.
Torizon talk about the inspiration behind ‘Bloom’:
“There is still stigma around the topic of miscarriage and fertility issues – it’s one of the most traumatic things people go through, and yet it’s still not talked about enough. When we started exploring this concept, people in our circle opened up about the societal pressure to be secretive about it all, which only perpetuates the isolation. This set in motion a body of work that starts with ‘Bloom’ and will unfold over the next few months.”
Accompanying the release is a short, eye-grabbing video by Alex Nelson from Emerge Creative, showing a grieving Luna interspersed with the band performing amidst vivid red flashes. “The storyline was shot at my place,” explains Mish. “The band performance was filmed at a funky little studio in Milton called Bunker Creative,” she continues. “We used red lighting specifically to mirror the stained glass artwork, created by Numa Creative.”
In the live arena, Torizon have packed hometown headline shows and shared stages with Circles, Valhalore, The Last Martyr, Fifth Dawn, GhostSeeker, Days Like These and Aurateque, including interstate shows with Orpheus Omega, Lycanthrope and Triple Kill.
Previous singles were widely embraced by triple j and triple j Unearthed, with ‘Damaged‘ premiering on triple j Unearthed’s new music program TOPS. The tracks also gained airplay across Australian community radio such as 4ZZZ, Radio Adelaide, Edge Radio, 2SER, Three D Radio, and 2RRR. In the blogsphere, they were supported by Pilerats, The Music, Kill Your Stereo, AAA Backstage, Wall of Sound and HEAVY Mag, with ‘Martyr‘ earning a spot on ‘PROG’s Tracks of the Week‘.
‘Bloom’ is available worldwide now
