Bombastic | ||||
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EP by Bonnie McKee | ||||
Released | June 30, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Studio | Pulse Recording (Los Angeles, California) |
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Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
Length | 15:23 | |||
Label | Bonnie McKee Music | |||
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Singles from Bombastic | ||||
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Bombastic is the second extended play (EP) by American singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee released on June 30, 2015 as digital download by McKee's independent record label. She also stated her intentions for it to be a visual EP.
McKee released her debut studio album Trouble in 2004, which was a commercial failure. After a while, she began writing songs for famous artists such as Katy Perry, Britney Spears and Taio Cruz. Many songs that McKee wrote reached the top of international charts. In 2013, McKee signed a contract with Epic Records and released "American Girl", which had a low commercial performance but was well received by the public. McKee and her label so far were in a conflict due to McKee's need for creative freedom. Eventually, McKee left Epic Records.
During an interview with Idolator McKee revealed that she wrote over 100 songs, and that she plans to continue releasing recordings independently.
It’s like, “I’m tired of waiting. I want to get a batch of songs to my fans.” I have 100 songs and I want all of them to come out. Of course, I have to pick my babies and kill my darlings and stuff. I really am looking forward to doing a full length, but I’m just putting this EP to see what happens, see what opportunities come my way. I have a whole album’s worth of material that I wrote when I was on Epic ready to go.
On July 1, McKee announced on a live stream she was attempting to get back the rights to the songs she had previously recorded with her late label Epic Records so she could finally get to release them. She also confirmed physical copies of the Bombastic EP were being released in the coming months.
The first single from the EP was "Bombastic", released on May 26, 2015. It was written by McKee, Charlie Puth, Sean Walsh and Axident, and is a 80s-influenced dance-pop and pop rock song. Mike Wass from Idolator says that the song "plays like an ’80s workout tape," while the music video is "jam-packed with amazing outfits from the decade taste forgot and several eye-popping poses." The official music video for the song was directed by David Richardson. According to an interview given to Artist Direct Bonnie revealed this was a song about reconnecting with her true self and feeling in charge of her own creativity.