For grown-ups keen to try Canadian pop but put off by all the oddball Montreal indie acts, the answer may come in the shape of Peter Bloom. Earnest as a Toronto winter day is short, Bloom makes sweeping piano pop redolent of late Beatles ballads or Chris Martin at his most thoughtful.
Runner-up in both the regional RADIO STAR 2007 and TORONTO INDIE WEEK 2006 singer/songwriter competitions, as well as recipient of a 2004 FACTOR PROFESSIONAL SONGWRITERS DEMO AWARD, the disarmingly charismatic Peter Bloom’s LIVE show has been described as "pure heart and raw energy." His music can be summed up by a composite of critical blurbs describing his instantly memorable, crescendo-driven, 70’s-rock-infused songs that "tug at the heart and shine with soaring vocals," that deliver "honest, intelligent and poetic lyrics." So there. (Influences: Beatles, U2, Queen, Stereophonics, Bruce Springsteen, Verve, Oasis, Keane, Travis, Roy Orbison, Led Zeppelin...and tight pants.)