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'''''Boomtown''''' is the fifth studio album by American rock band [[Ozma]], released on [[February 11]], [[2014]]. | '''''Boomtown''''' is the fifth studio album by American rock band [[Ozma]], released on [[February 11]], [[2014]]. | ||
==Writing and recording== | ==Writing and recording== | ||
''Boomtown'' was Ozma's first album in seven years following the [[2007]] album ''[[Pasadena]]'', the longest gap between studio releases for the band. The album opens with the song "[[Around the World in 80 Seconds]]," the band's first instrumental since "[[Korobeiniki]]" from ''[[The Doubble Donkey Disc]]''. "[[Nervous]]" is notable as the first Ozma song written by drummer [[Kenn Shane]], and the first to feature lead vocals by keyboardist [[Star Wick]]. "[[Out the Window]]" is the second Ozma song to feature rhythm guitarist [[Jose Galvez]] on lead vocals (the other being ''The Doubble Donkey Disc'''s "[[Immigration Song]]"). Bassist and | ''Boomtown'' was Ozma's first album in seven years following the [[2007]] album ''[[Pasadena]]'', the longest gap between studio releases for the band. The album opens with the song "[[Around the World in 80 Seconds]]," the band's first instrumental since "[[Korobeiniki]]" from ''[[The Doubble Donkey Disc]]''. "[[Nervous]]" is notable as the first Ozma song written by drummer [[Kenn Shane]], and the first to feature lead vocals by keyboardist [[Star Wick]]. "[[Out the Window]]" is the second Ozma song to feature rhythm guitarist [[Jose Galvez]] on lead vocals (the other being ''The Doubble Donkey Disc'''s "[[Immigration Song]]"). Bassist and front-man [[Daniel Brummel]] only sings lead on two songs. | ||
===Fundraiser=== | ===Fundraiser=== | ||
The album was funded entirely via a campaign through the music platform [[Wikipedia:PledgeMusic|PledgeMusic]], raising over $20,000<ref>"Ozma: Upcoming 5th Studio Album" ''PledgeMusic'' Archived by Wayback Machine, 22 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722043106/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/ozma</ref> <ref>Chabran, Gab "The Rise And Revival Of Ozma, A 'Secretly Huge' Indie Rock Band" https://laist.com/news/entertainment/ozma-band-los-angeles-pasadena-rise-revival</ref> The band wrote and recorded a rap track for their fundraising video, which [[Jose Galvez]] uploaded to his YouTube channel. The video uses a demo of the song "[[You'd Think I'd Know]]," later included in the compilation ''[[Boomtown Demos]]''. | The album was funded entirely via a campaign through the music platform [[Wikipedia:PledgeMusic|PledgeMusic]], raising over $20,000<ref>"Ozma: Upcoming 5th Studio Album" ''PledgeMusic'' Archived by Wayback Machine, 22 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722043106/http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/ozma</ref> <ref>Chabran, Gab "The Rise And Revival Of Ozma, A 'Secretly Huge' Indie Rock Band" https://laist.com/news/entertainment/ozma-band-los-angeles-pasadena-rise-revival</ref> The band wrote and recorded a rap track for their fundraising video, which [[Jose Galvez]] uploaded to his YouTube channel. The video uses a demo of the song "[[You'd Think I'd Know]]," later included in the compilation ''[[Boomtown Demos]]''. | ||