Music

The Year in Review: Music

Bloom Music from the Centre of the Earth
(Palm records 234655)
New arrivals on the rock music scene, Bloom are already making a big impact. If you’re looking for background music, then this is not for you, but if you want music to blast out from¹ your hi-fi and annoy the neighbours, then Bloom’s debut² album, with tracks from their live performance at the Delaya Stadium, may be just what you want.

Johnny MacRoy Songs we loved
(Kase Phonograph 488792)

For fans of easy listening³ and catchy⁴ tunes, this is all you need. In fact it’s so relaxing you might just fall asleep. MacRoy gives a sentimental performance of these old love songs. At 47, he’s not exactly a pop idol but his adoring fans will love it.

The Divide Amphibian
(Fono Corp 3321978)

This is a rock symphony, an extraordinary piece of music. After their massive hit in 2015 with Megalith, their record company has released this album hoping for another big hit. The band themselves wrote the music. They have a huge following and are due to go on tour later this year.

The Oxbridge Symphonia British classics old and new (Rotor Records 775537)

Haunting melodies and the occasional virtuoso⁵ performance from its two soloists mark this collection of popular British classical music, which aims to capture a wider audience for the classics and to promote Britain’s musical heritage. Roger Crow conducts the orchestra. Crow himself composed two of the pieces, hence the title. Good birthday present for your uncle and aunt. But if you’re a real classical music lover, save your money.

BUST-OUT WITH JOLA V BLAZE MAMA (Presto 58843)

Bust-out’s new double album features⁶ Jola V, a young rap⁷artist from Miami. Jola used to be with Chicago hip-hop band Frenzy, but went solo in 2015. The band have remixed⁸ four tracks from earlier albums and Jola’s up-tempo⁹ numbers just add to the excitement.