Sydney’s melodic hardcore outfit Bloom have returned with a new single, Tongue Tied, featuring Mikaila Delgado of *Yours Truly. The track comes ahead of their upcoming second album The Light We Chase, which is set for release on 31 October via Pure Noise Records.
Tongue Tied marks new territory for Bloom. The song begins with a stripped-back acoustic intro before swelling into a full-band crescendo, blending clean vocals with surging guitars and drums. The interplay between frontman Jono Hawkey and Delgado captures the tension of a relationship where words are left unsaid, pairing intimacy with urgency. Drummer Jack Van Vliet calls it the band’s “softest, cleanest song to date,” a reflection on the fear of speaking your mind and the risk of what honesty might expose.
The release is paired with a one-take video that plays more like a short film than a performance clip. It follows a couple in the aftermath of an argument, driving away from one another as the silence between them grows. As the distance widens, shadow-like silhouettes reveal the emotions beneath the surface, reaching across the divide in search of connection. It’s a stark, cinematic counterpart to the song’s themes of longing, fear, and unresolved tension.
The album The Light We Chase arrives at the end of October and finds Bloom expanding their sound with the help of producer Sam Bassal (Ocean Grove, Thornhill, Void of Vision). It is also their first full-length release with Pure Noise Records. Across eleven tracks, the band explore personal turmoil, trust, loss, and nostalgia, with features from Delgado, Jack Bergin of Void of Vision, and Patrick Miranda of Movements. From the crushing weight of Withered to the tenderness of Tongue Tied, the record showcases a band ready to take risks and push their sound further than before.
Since forming in Sydney in 2017, Bloom have built a reputation for emotionally charged live shows and open-veined songwriting. They have already shared stages with Silverstein, Polaris, Chelsea Grin, and Currents, played their first Japanese headline dates, and appeared at Good Things Festival. Their 2024 debut Maybe In Another Life was a conceptual work that set the tone for what was to come, but the new album positions them as one of the most exciting names in modern melodic hardcore.
Fans won’t have long to wait to see the new material live. Bloom will be touring the UK and EU with Thornhill and Ocean Grove starting on 17 October, before joining Silverstein, Thursday, and Free Throw on the “25 Years of Noise” North American tour later in the year.
Upcoming EU/UK Tour Dates
(Supporting Thornhill, Ocean Grove)
17th October 2025 – Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, DE
18th October 2025 – Kiff, Aarau, CH
19th October 2025 – Kantine, Köln, DE
21st October 2025 – Musik Zentrum, Hannover, DE
22nd October 2025 – Kent Club, Hamburg, DE
23rd October 2025 – Hole 44, Berlin, DE
24th October 2025 – Futurum, Prague, CZ
25th October 2025 – Flex, Wien, AT
27th October 2025 – Backstage, München, DE
28th October 2025 – HRSCH, Nürnberg, DE
29th October 2025 – Das Bett, Frankfurt, DE
30th October 2025 – De Helling, Utrecht, NL
1st November 2025 – Backstage by the Mill, Paris, FR
2nd November 2025 – Zappa, Antwerp, BE
4th November 2025 – Slay, Glasgow, UK
5th November 2025 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
6th November 2025 – Stylus, Leeds, UK
7th November 2025 – Rebellion, Manchester, UK
8th November 2025 – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton, UK
9th November 2025 – O2 Islington Academy, London, UK
Tongue Tied is out now on all streaming platforms, with the album The Light We Chase due 31 October 2025.
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