Following a 10-year relationship, Pip Blom and Willem Smit (frontman of Personal Trainer) have made their first and only record as a duo – Long Fling. The self-titled record is a truly collaborative effort, with sessions often ending in arguments due to the pair’s passion. ‘Remember that time we had Chinese for breakfast and you…
Pip Blom and Willem Smit of Personal Trainer have joined forces to form Long Fling – and their self-titled debut album of out on 3 October. Debut single ‘Flung’ pulls together elements of Beck, Radiohead and Times New Viking – and layers this over some filthy Krautrock-inspired beats… Long Fling EU / UK Tour 13th…
Pip Blom follow up 2019’s ‘Boat’ with new album ‘Welcome Break’ – named after the UK’s service station favourite. Self-produced, mixed by Caesar Edmunds (PJ Harvey, St Vincent, Queens of the Stone Age) and recorded at Ramsgate’s Big Jelly Studios, it’s an album that finds Pip and her band mates speaking out about feelings, important…
Pip Blom has shared the video for new single ‘Keep It Together’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Welcome Break’ on 8 October via Heavenly Recordings. Opening with breezy, jangle-pop hooks, the band harmonise in the chorus – singing different words that somehow work perfectly in unison. There’s a touch of Frankie Cosmos or…
Following shows with Franz Ferdinand, Garbage and The Breeders, Pip Blom has shared the video for new single ‘Ruby’ ahead of the release of debut album ‘Boat’ on 31 May (Heavenly Recordings – pre-order here). Already a firm favourite on 6Music, ‘Ruby’ has the spirit of Kim Deal rushing through it with a killer bass…
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