Interview with Later Bloom at Anchor Rock Club

Later Bloom photographed by Jordan Fiord @jordanfiord.studio

Spooks, scares, and new music were all in the air this October. Later Bloom is a 3-piece indie-rock band from Vineland, New Jersey. Releasing their debut single, “Know Better,” in September, the band has been playing live shows and working on new music throughout the year. Celebrating Mollyween dressed as King of the Hill characters, I spoke with members Aubrey and Bizzy to discuss their music further and what they have in store for the future.

This interview took place on October 24, 2025.

First of all, great set. I love the costumes. Could you guys introduce yourselves?

[Aubrey] We are Later Bloom. My name is Aubrey, and I’m the front person. This is Biz.

[Bizzy] I’m Bizzy, yup. I'm their best friend, and I just started playing bass, so that I could be in Later Bloom.

How long have you been playing bass for? 

[Bizzy] Well, I've had a bass for a long time, but I just started playing it regularly in January of this year.

[Aubrey] The other members of the band are Jason, our lead guitarist, and John was filling in for us on drums tonight.

Your debut single, “Know Better,” was released last month. What has Later Bloom's musical journey looked like this year, building up to this release? 

[Aubrey] Me, Bizzy, and Jason live together in Vineland, New Jersey, and that's where we started playing music together. I kind of just got inspired to start writing songs. Bands like Palehound and Wednesday are some of my big influences that I like to inject in there. It's been cool so far. We recorded at Hidden Fortress Studio in Philly with Kieran Ferris, and he was excellent. We're going back to the studio in November to record four more songs.

If you guys could cover any Halloween song, what would it be?

[Aubrey] What’s the song about the wolf?

[Bizzy] “Hungry Like the Wolf?”

[Aubrey] No. That would be a good one. 

[Bizzy] I’d do that. 

[Aubrey] What was the song you did at the Fallen Walnut Fest?

[Bizzy] Oh! “The Killing Moon,” by Echo and the Bunnymen. There is something about a wolf in there. That’s a spooky one.

[Aubrey] I feel like the first thing I think of is theme songs. Maybe The Addams Family theme song. 

You’ve released music under the name Aubeydoo. Is there a difference, or what is the biggest difference between that project and this one?

[Aubrey] The biggest difference is that those were the first songs I ever wrote, and it was all recorded in my home studio in my basement on GarageBand. I think it's also more pop-rock.

[Bizzy] Would you say Later Bloom is more collaborative than Aubeydoo?

[Aubrey] Totally. I write most of the songs. I’ll start with the lyrics and rhythm guitar, and then we'll arrange it together. That's been really fun. 

You mentioned bands like Wednesday as an influence earlier. I really do love your sound, and wanted to know where else you grab inspiration from to put towards your music. 

[Aubrey] Joni Mitchell is one of my favorites, and Bon Iver is like my favorite of all time. I got really into Sasami and Death Cab for Cutie too. We have a song called “Mother God” that is inspired by the Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God documentary about the Love Has Won cult. It was the craziest situation ever. She indoctrinated a bunch of people who love taking hallucinogens and sent them out to Colorado. They all just live together in a commune, and then she eventually got mummified by her cult because she passed away from taking colloidal silver. Yeah, that's what that song is about. That was a huge inspiration. I love movies. I'm really inspired by a lot of bands in the local scene. Getting to know Kennedy Shaw, and then Sarah [Holt] and Michael [Auble] from Molly Ringworm, has been really inspiring.

[Bizzy] I don't know if it comes through, but sometimes when I listen to Later Bloom it reminds me of R.E.M. I love R.E.M. so much. Obviously, they're legends, and I love Michael Stipe, but I just love R.E.M. and wanted to say that. Sometimes I forget, but now I remember.

You brought up going to the studio next month to record more music. What are you guys looking forward to the most in the future musically?

[Aubrey] Playing more shows. This is our fourth show since we started writing a collection of songs. I think going to a studio that has more of an emphasis on production will be cool. We recorded “Know Better” completely live, and it was just five takes, and we were done. This is going to be way more intricate. I'm excited to get to know more about the technical side of things because people are really into guitar tone and gear, and I have no idea about anything in that world. I want to get to know more about it.

[Bizzy] I'm excited for more music being put out on streaming platforms. Every time I listen to “Know Better,” I have to listen to it like six times to get my fix. I'm looking forward to our album artwork and seeing our aesthetic find a footing that we all love and feel comfortable with. I'm a visual artist first, and we all love fashion. We are in Halloween costumes, dressed like rural men right now, but we love fashion. Normcore. I'm really just looking forward to our aesthetic and being able to listen to our record at home and in the car.

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