10 Catchiest Indie Rock Songs

10. Blossoms – There’s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)

Picture the scene: you’re walking down the street with your headphones on. All of a sudden, a DeLorean materialises out of thin air, flux capacitor in tow. A crazy-eyed, crazier-haired scientist opens the gullwing doors, demanding to know what year it is. You find yourself unable to respond, so the gentleman grabs your headphones, fitting them over his ears, getting a taste of what it is you’re listening to. He hears massively reverbed drums, a prominent bass groove, a chorus of male voices, and an enormous synth riff tapped out on a harsh synth string pad.

“Ah,” he says, “1985! I’m home,”

Alas, no, Doc Brown, you’ve missed your target by a good 35 years, despite what the music says. This is Blossoms with ‘There’s a Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)’, the Stockport quintet’s glassy-eyed stare at the Ghost of Relationship Past, as she haunts you on a night out.

From the off, you know what you’re in for, as the synth stabs away at five notes before being joined by the full ensemble, transporting you back in time to the 80s, in a way that only Tom Ogden and co. or the aforementioned DeLorean can. The rest of that synth lead goes exactly where it needs to, backed by both guitar and vocals, dancing around the keyboard like a gamer entering a cheat code – presumably the code for infinite replays of the song in your mind. Good luck shifting this one from your brain.