Max Bloom announces new solo album with title-track "Pedestrian"

"Pedestrian" is Bloom's first solo outing of 2021, following last year's debut album Perfume, and arrives after Yuck announced in February (on the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut album) that they will no longer tour or make music together.

Speaking about the single and album title, Bloom says, "I was contemplating a lot of things when I was trying to come up with the lyrical themes. I listened to this instrumental a lot when I was out running, and I remember seeing the word ‘Pedestrian’ on a road sign. It made me contemplate what a pedestrian is, and what the word represents. As pedestrians, we’re all trapped in our own individual worlds but when something cataclysmic happens, we’re all brought together. I think about death a lot, and I think about what humans are and whether we are the only intelligent life in the universe. So I guess this song explores both of those feelings at the same time."

Pedestrian was recorded at Bloom's home studio in Hackney, and features drums/percussion from Adam Gammage (Charli XCX, Baxter Dury).

Bloom also wrote nearly all the tracks on the album, aside from "All The Same" and "Under Green Skies" which were co-written with Anna Vincent.

The upcoming album will be the first release on Bloom's new label Ultimate Blends, which will be a home for his future projects and productions.

Tracklist:

1. Pedestrian
2. Palindromes
3. All The Same
4. America
5. The Weatherman
6. Imposter Syndrome
7. Under Green Skies
8. How Can I Love You
9. Twenty-Two
10. Cat On Your Lap