Bloom (The Paper Kites song)

"Bloom" is a song by Australian band The Paper Kites, released independently as the band's first single in 2010. "Bloom" was written by Samuel Bentley and Christina Lacy, and produced by Tim Johnston and the Paper Kites themselves.

"Bloom" was included as a bonus track in the digital release their debut EP Woodland in March 2013.

A promotional double-A sided CD single was released in the United Kingdom in 2016, with "Renegade".

In Canada and the United States, the song was certified platinum.

Music video
The music video was directed by Pete Seamons and vocalist Sam Bentley. The clip starts with a woman and man waking up, finding both of them a tin can phone, deciding to follow the cord through a forest. It also shows the band members playing their respective instruments around a tree. Finally, both meet and follow the cord up to the tree where the band members were playing, finding only a banjo leaning on the tree.

Track listing

 * CD single
 * 1) "Bloom"
 * 2) "Sink in"
 * 3) "Heavy Hearts & Thread" (Demo)
 * 4) "Eve" (Demo)
 * 5) "Arms" (Demo)
 * 6) "Drifting"

Personnel
Adapted from the "Bloom" liner notes.

The Paper Kites


 * Sam Bentley: lead vocals, guitar
 * Christina Lacy: background vocals, guitar
 * David Powys: background vocals, guitar, banjo
 * Josh Bentley: percussion
 * Sam Rasmussen: bass

Production


 * Tim Johnston: production
 * The Paper Kites: production