#Bloomerangs Gear Up for New Album Release, âMoments and Fragmentsâ
Moments and Fragments is #Bloomerangsâ sophomore album, featuring 13 unique tracks that prove to be a modern take on jazz. While these songs have the classic features of jazzâsyncopated rhythms, a catchy swing, and dissonant harmoniesâthey also introduce some experimental musical choices.
For instance, the album itself starts off with the very calming song, âHome.â It is a relaxing introduction, beginning with a soft but soulful piano, with the addition of a steady drumbeat, guitar, and some cymbal which develop the rhythm into a nice, echoey atmosphere.
But this introduction isnât necessarily indicative of the pace of the album, for as âHomeâ slows to its end, the next song, âLeaps and Bouncesâ starts with high energy from the get-go. It is definitely a leap with its feature of fast-paced guitar and bouncy support from drum and piano. This new, quicker pace remains relatively steady throughout the rest of the album.
Like with âIn Some Shape of Formâ which has a lot of personality in its intermittent tempo-changes and meshing of instruments. This song was very visceral for me, producing a lot of colorful, free-floating shapes in my head as I listened. My favorite part is around the five-minute mark, where the swirling instrument sounds fade away and the guitar is featured. This portion is a nice regroup; it doesnât falter in energy, but just feels more focused. I think this songâs ending especially highlights the experimental âneo-jazzâ sound of #Bloomerangs. It feels like the end of an epic.
Another stand-out for me is âCatch a Clue.â It is truly an experimental take on jazz. It begins without instruments, and instead just the sound of rapid clapping. When the instruments do come in, we also get some very psychedelic laser sounds. Psychedelic is not something I ever would have previously connected with jazz, but in this case, it seems to make perfect sense. There are a few other songs on the album, such as âChange of Paceâ and âMind Your Fâ that combine these seemingly adversarial genres.
Whatâs interesting about âMind Your Fâ is that it is a very different sound from the rest of the album. The use of a melodica gives it an almost medieval sound, yet it still features that modern, psychedelic edge with some reverberating keyboard. Overall, it plays on an interesting dichotomy between the future and the past that really seems to fit into the experimental choice to combine psychedelic sounds with jazz.
Although âLayers of Complexityâ doesnât stay in that psychedelic vein, it is another one whose sound is very distinct against the rest of the album. It is only a 26-second interlude, but with the surprising addition of banjo, it is a fun bridge between one of my favorite songs, âAfter The Fact,â and a song that made it to the semi-finals in the International Songwriting Competition, âS Mitchell St.â
The reason I like âAfter The Factâ so much is for the way it gives each instrument a feature. Throughout the album, it is clear that each band member is truly talented at their respective instruments. But this song gives each of them a real moment to shine. From the finger-flying keys to the funky drumbeat, the smooth base, and an impressive guitar-solo ending.
The album ends cleverly with âThat Sums It Upâ which is a summation of everything from the masterful album that stands out to me. It still has that classic jazz sound, but we get changes in pace and tone, the instrument features, and of course, some of the same psychedelic sounds from earlier in the album.
The way that #Bloomerangs experiments with the classic genre of jazz align with their goal as a music collective to integrate different cultures and sounds as a vehicle of human expression. This album is extremely expressive and I would highly recommend giving it a listen when itâs released, March 27, 2020.
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