Bonnie McKee - Bombastic (2015)

Following the disastrous liaison with Epic Records, which ended in Bonnie McKee and the label parting company because Epic refused to give her the artistic freedom that she needed, she decided to release her music on her own independent record label, and set about putting together an EP of some of her songs. The first single from the EP was 'Bombastic', which was released on 26 May 2015,and which was written by McKee, Charlie Puth, Sean Walsh and Axident, and is an 80s-influenced dance-pop and pop rock song. The official music video for the song was directed by David Richardson, and because the song had an 80's work-out feel, the video reflected that, and featured McKee working out to the track. Videos were made for two more songs from the EP, with 'Wasted Youth' being released in January 2016, and another 80s-themed video was made for the third single 'I Want It All', which came out in June 2016 on McKee's Vevo account. The psychedelic, pastel-coloured video for the fourth and final single, 'Easy', was released in November 2016, meaning that all four songs from the EP had now been released as singles. Considering McKee's work ethic, it's no surprise that she wrote way more than just four songs for the EP, and picked her favourites for the record, with the rest being consigned to that ever-increasing vault of unused material, so I've picked fourteen of the songs recorded in the 'Bombastic' sessions to make an accompanying album, also titled 'Bombastic', and featuring just the title track from the EP. The artwork reflects the look of the 'Bombastic' video, and had an album been on the cards then it would probably have been released in 2015, just after that first single. 

Track listing

01 I Can Still Dance
02 Dirty Laundry
03 Restless
04 Always On My Mind
05 In The Wild
06 Bombastic
07 Speed Of Light
08 Wings
09 Good Day 4 Love
10 Undefeated
11 Diamonds
12 I Can (Totally) Do This
13 Wicked
14 Hallelujah