Up All Night, the four-song EP from Blossoming Mums, weaves in ethereal melodies with plucky strings to create a pretty and wandering ambience. Blossoming Mums play a mix of lo-fi dream pop and shoegaze, but there is little information on them to be found; the only detail given on their last.fm page states that they are from a small town in Western Mass. The lyrics of Autumn Birthday help to substantiate this: “It’s Autumn in Massachusetts / I’m at the bottom of Massachusetts / the leaves are changing in Massachusetts.” However, most other clues regarding the band members are left a mystery for now.
Cloudy Soft introduces the EP with the rise and fall of layered, airy voices spurred on by the shaking of a maraca. The gentle guitars and lilting style of My Room make it seem like the kind of song that would bridge the gap between drowsy eyelids and a peaceful sleep; an indie lullaby. The whole album, actually, seems like the music to play in a dimly lit room filled with paisley throw pillows and the scent of patchouli. Weekly Wonders, the longest and last track of the set, clocks in at just three minutes and begins with folky vibes and a chorus of voices that border on other-worldly. The instrumentation speeds up toward the latter half before tapering off in its conclusion.
Up All Night paces itself at a drawl and creates a calming mood with its set of soundscapes. The lyrics often meander into indecipherable territory, but the overall aura is perhaps more important than the details.
–Sarah Ruggiero