Photography Danielle DeGrasseMusicNewsTroye Sivan blossoms in the video for queer anthem ‘Bloom’The Australian pop star’s new visual brings out the floral bottoming metaphors of its lyricsShareLink copied ✔️June 7, 2018MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut “Bloom”, the latest single from Australian pop star Troye Sivan and the title track from his upcoming second album, is a queer anthem that uses floral imagery as a metaphor for bottoming – although he played coy when Dazed asked him about this when we profiled him earlier this year. “It’s 100 per cent about flowers! That’s all it is,” he said with a wink. “Call it whatever you wanna call it. I wanna play that song at every Pride.” Its video comes directed by Bardia Zeinali, a New York-based videographer and Vogue contributor behind a series of funny, bold-coloured fashion videos. The video visually brings out those flowery lyrics with styling by Kyle Luu, floral arrangements by BRRCH Floral’s Brittany Asch, and hair by Dazed 100-er Jawara. In the video, Sivan shows off a series of looks for Pride month, including red lipstick, a blue feather headpiece, a leather jacket/beret combo, and – naturally – a floral ball gown. Sivan is playing a handful of shows in June before kicking off a full tour of North America in September. Watch him perform Sufjan Stevens’s “Mystery of Love” here. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Vanmoof8 Dazed Clubbers on the magic and joy of living in BerlinInside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south London