The article aims to inform fans of the indie band Blossoms and other music fans about who the band is. It is a formal piece written for the target audience of NME magazine, which is 15-25 year olds. The language used in the article is formal with no slang, and it seriously provides details about Blossoms' background and their goals in the music industry.

1. BLOSSOMS NME
ARTICLE FROM NME
ON LINE
Jordan Robson

2. 1) Who is the article aimed at?
This article is aimed at the fans
of Blossoms and also music
fans who like their genre of
music (indie)
The article is formal and is
aimed to inform people of who
the Blossoms are and the
target audience 15-25 for this
publication.

3. 2) How can you tell?
I can tell from the way it is
written and the contents of
the article who it is aimed at,
what the purpose of the
article is and what the article
involves.

4. 3) Formal or Informal?
This is a formal article. I can tell
from the language used in the
article, by this mean, there is no
slang used in the article and the
language used is very formal.

5. 4) Serious or humorous?
This article is serious as it is an
formal piece used to inform readers
about Blossoms and who they are,
where they come from and what
they’re trying to achieve in the music
industry.

6. 5) What is the aim of the article?
The aim of this article is to inform people about Blossoms and their music. It is
does a very good job of this in my opinion and I feel like I know more about the
band now.