BONE IDOL

MOOM received a couple of breaks in their careers. The first was to get some of their music recorded, which led to the second break when Derlerium Records owner Richard Allen heard a track from that recording resulting in him eventually signing MOOM to his label. The debut from 1995 consisted of what they felt were the best songs from that earlier recording. "Bone Idol" is their final release from 1999, and honestly flip a coin as to which one is better.

The music is upbeat and melodic with warm and pleasant vocals. Instrumentally it's the guitar and organ leading the way. We get ten tracks worth under 50 minutes. My top three includes the opener "I, Structure" for that warm and beautiful sound that just gets better when the vocals arrive. "Non Specific Highway" again sounds so good instrumentally, this time it's the guitar and organ, but it all gets better when the vocals join in. Lastly "Woodland" the closer rounds out my top three, and it's my least favourite of those three, but still it's a nice way to end the album.

An inconsistent album for sure, and like the debut it comes across as a pleasant, feel good record that I'm sure brought some nostalgia to those who heard these recordings, or saw them live back in the 90's.