Of Mice & Men announce new EP Bloom, release title-track

Following the release of February EP Timeless, Of Mice & Men have announced their next instalment of new music: Bloom.

The follow-up EP is the second in a series that will make up the band's next album, with Bloom set for release on May 28 via SharpTone Records. Ahead of that, though, they've shared the title-track with an accompanying animated video…

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"Bloom is a song about grieving the death of a family member," explains vocalist and bassist Aaron Pauley. "It's about understanding, through that loss, that grief is not only love in its most visceral and wildest form, but that it's also the ultimate price we pay to experience such love. To know profound grief is to have known profound love. Nothing and no-one lasts forever. Love isn't a bouquet of plastic flowers; it's watching the petals fall."

What a powerful statement. Check out Bloom below:

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