The first song of “Poser” is a welcome new start to BLØSMM with the first sample of the upcoming concept album Archer and Ego. The song is all about loss, identity, transformation and self-discovery, a season when questions abound, and a drive to rise above what is expected. For Jordan, “Poser” was a reflection of the years she had been looking for where she fits in creatively and personally, and eventually began working with Brian Dellis to create BLØSMM.
BLØSMM is the result of the duo beginning to explore new creative ground after over a decade of jam sessions together in Jane N’ The Jungle, without having to leave their past behind. They draw on the influences of artists such as Kate Bush and Sinéad O’Connor and Joan Jett, to construct a sound that combines the heaviest of modern rock, the most cinematic of production, the most haunting of melodies and the most raw and emotional of honesty.
Made by Andy Gerold and Jim Louvau, mixed by Sean Beavan, “Poser” is a natural product of a true collaboration and creative risk-taking. Archer and Ego is about the struggle that exists within us between those things that keep us back and those that will fight for more. This interview explores what BLØSMM hope the fans can learn about themselves as they discover their authenticity, grow and learn, and are vulnerable in the process.
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“Poser” opens the story of BLØSMM’s upcoming concept album, Archer and Ego. What inspired you to begin this new chapter with a song centered on loss, identity, and finding your way back to yourself?
Jordan: I think Poser had to be the beginning because, in a strange way, the song came before we fully understood what BLØSMM was going to become. At the time, I was questioning a lot creatively. I had spent so many years building one identity as an artist, and suddenly I felt pulled toward something different that I hadn’t fully discovered in myself before.
The song became about that feeling of looking at yourself and wondering, somewhere along the way, How did I get here? Who am I supposed to be? It’s about losing your sense of identity, feeling completely stripped down, and reaching a point where you have nothing left to lose. Sometimes when you hit that kind of rock bottom, the only thing left to do is fight, even if you’re terrified of failing.
Looking back, it makes sense that Poser became the first chapter. Before you can become a stronger or more authentic version of yourself, you sometimes have to confront the version you’ve become and ask whether it’s really who you are.
The song explores the pressure of living under other people’s expectations. Was there a particular moment in your own journey that made this theme especially important to you?
Jordan: I don’t think it was one single moment. It was more the accumulation of years of trying to figure out where I belonged, both personally and creatively.
When you’ve spent a long time chasing a dream, you naturally start listening to a lot of outside voices. People have opinions about what you should sound like, what you should look like, what direction you should go, and sometimes even who they think you are. At some point, you can start making decisions based on expectations instead of instinct.
For me, creating BLØSMM came during a time when I was trying to strip some of that away. I wanted to get back to asking myself, What actually excites me? What haven’t I explored yet? What would I create if I wasn’t so worried about whether people understood it?
That’s really where the emotional core of Poser came from.
“Poser” is described as a song about personal transformation and artistic evolution. How has creating BLØSMM allowed you to express parts of yourselves that may have remained unexplored before?
Jordan: BLØSMM gave us permission to stop asking what we were supposed to sound like and start exploring what we actually wanted to create.
During the early development of the project, I was part of Wendy Parr’s Compass artist development program. One of the exercises involved looking back at your earliest influences and the artists who first made you feel something. That process brought me back to artists like Kate Bush, Sinéad O’Connor, and Joan Jett.
What connected me to those women was their individuality. They had this raw attitude and fearlessness, but they were also completely different from one another. They created their own worlds.
I realized I wanted to find that within myself, to tap into something rawer, stranger, heavier, more vulnerable, and maybe even a little uncomfortable. BLØSMM has allowed both Brian and me to explore that without feeling like we have to fit inside the boundaries of something we’ve already built.
Brian: After working together for so long, it’s also exciting to surprise yourself again. You can spend years developing a creative language together, but then you walk into a room with no expectations, no finished ideas, and suddenly discover another side of that partnership that you didn’t know was there.
The music combines cinematic production, heavy guitars, haunting melodies, and emotionally charged storytelling. How did you develop the sonic identity you wanted BLØSMM to have?
Jordan: Honestly, it started very organically. We didn’t walk into the studio saying, This is exactly what BLØSMM has to sound like.
When we first met with Andy Gerold and Jim Louvau, the advice was actually not to bring anything in prepared. We wanted to see what happened naturally if we all walked into the room with no expectations.
That first day, Poser came out of that process.
From there, we started realizing that we were drawn toward this combination of heavy modern rock, cinematic production, haunting melodies, and emotional vulnerability. I have a huge love for ’90s alternative and grunge, while at the same time being inspired by newer artists who aren’t afraid to push heavy music into unexpected places.
The goal was never to recreate another band’s sound. We wanted to take inspiration from different eras and create a world that felt familiar emotionally but new for us.
After more than a decade of working together in Jane N’ The Jungle, what made this the right time for you and Brian Dellis to begin a new creative chapter as BLØSMM?
Jordan: I don’t know if there is ever a perfect time to start something new, but creatively it felt like the ideas were demanding their own space.
Jane N’ The Jungle is still a huge part of who we are. It’s where Brian and I built our creative partnership, where we learned how to write and perform together, and where so much of our history lives. BLØSMM isn’t about replacing that or walking away from it.
Sometimes, though, a song or an idea simply belongs in a different world.
After more than a decade of creating together, we found ourselves excited by the idea of exploring another side of ourselves artistically. BLØSMM gave us the freedom to do that. Instead of seeing it as starting over, I see it more as expanding.
We’re still the same people who built Jane N’ The Jungle. We’re just continuing to discover new places to go.
The idea of shedding expectations and becoming yourself again is central to “Poser.” What does authenticity mean to both of you at this stage of your artistic journey?
Jordan: I think authenticity means being willing to disappoint the version of yourself you thought you had to be.
That’s something I’m still learning. For a long time, I thought growth meant becoming a completely different person or leaving old versions of yourself behind. Now I think it’s more complicated than that.
Every version of you got you here.
Authenticity, to me, is being honest enough to acknowledge what no longer serves you while still having compassion for the person you were when you needed it. It’s being willing to change your mind, take a risk, evolve, and create something that might not make sense to everyone.
Brian: I think it’s also about trusting your instincts. After working in music for a long time, you can easily become aware of what people expect from you. At this point, authenticity means letting the song tell us where it belongs instead of trying to force it into a box.
Archer and Ego is presented as a concept album, with “Poser” serving as its opening chapter. How important is it for listeners to experience the songs as part of a larger story?
Jordan: The songs can absolutely stand on their own, and I hope people connect with them in whatever way they need to. But the larger story is very important to us.
Archer and Ego is built around the battle between the parts of ourselves that keep us stuck and the part of us that is willing to fight for something better.
The Ego represents the fears, wounds, habits, and survival mechanisms that can convince us to stay the same. The Archer represents the fighter within, the part of you willing to take aim at the things that no longer serve you.
Each song explores a different part of that internal battle. So while you don’t have to experience the album in one sitting to understand a song, I think hearing the entire story reveals a much bigger picture.
Andy Gerold and Jim Louvau produced the track, while Sean Beavan handled the mix. What did each of these collaborators bring to “Poser” that helped shape its final sound?
Jordan: The beautiful thing about Poser is that it really began as a collaboration from the start.
Jim was actually the person who connected us with Andy. We were talking about this new direction I wanted to explore, and he immediately thought Andy could be the right person to help bring that idea to life.
Andy brought this incredible instinct for modern production and wasn’t afraid to let the song become something unexpected. The process was very organic. We didn’t walk in with a blueprint for what Poser was supposed to be.
Jim brought a huge amount of creative perspective to the project and helped create the environment where we felt comfortable taking risks and following the song wherever it wanted to go.
Then Andy sent the early version to Sean Beavan, who felt there was something worth pursuing. Sean brought another layer to the song through the mix and really helped shape the weight, atmosphere, and emotional intensity of the final version.
Having all three involved helped us create something that felt bigger than any one person’s original idea.
BLØSMM’s music carries a strong sense of vulnerability and resilience. How do you balance exposing personal emotions through your music while still creating something listeners can connect with on their own terms?
Jordan: I think the more specific and honest you are, the more universal something can become.
The songs often begin from personal experiences, fears, or questions, but once we release them, they don’t belong only to us anymore. Everyone brings their own story to the music.
I never want to tell someone exactly what they’re supposed to feel when they hear one of our songs. If someone hears Poser and connects it to something completely different from what inspired me, that’s beautiful. It means the song found another purpose.
The vulnerability comes from being honest enough to put the real emotion into the music. The connection happens when you leave enough space for someone else to find themselves inside it.
“Poser” marks the beginning of a significant new chapter for BLØSMM. As listeners enter the world of Archer and Ego, what do you hope they discover about themselves through the story you are telling?
Jordan: I hope they realize they aren’t the enemy simply because they’re struggling.
One of the ideas at the heart of Archer and Ego is learning to look at yourself with both honesty and compassion. Sometimes the parts of us we’re most ashamed of are actually wounds trying to protect themselves.
That doesn’t mean we don’t have to take responsibility or change. It means maybe the answer isn’t always to hate yourself into becoming better.
I hope people listening to this record feel encouraged to confront the things that no longer serve them, to fight the battles in their own minds, and to believe that they can become something stronger without erasing who they’ve been.
You can be wounded and still be a fighter. You can feel lost and still keep moving forward. You can be the underdog and still live to tell your story.
That’s the world of Archer and Ego.
And hopefully, somewhere in that story, people find a little more compassion, and a little more courage, for their own.
