The tenth studio album from Betty Moon has the artist has an innate soulfulness to it. Written, conceptualised, and recorded during the pandemic, it’s a fleshed out piece of alternative rock that’s driven by Moon’s vocals and a powerful hard rock instrumental backing. The album’s lead single, ‘My Only One’, highlights the pop rock sensibilities of the record in a singular piece. More up-tempo and progressive than most, it has a lot of old rock and roll arrangements to it. A mixture of pop and darker melodies, its chorus pokes a bit of fun and introspection towards infidelity.
That musical sentiment is echoed on tracks like ‘Give You Up, that sound straight out of a different era. For that fact alone, there’s a nostalgic feeling brought to life throughout the record. The riffs sound raw, a bit glitchy, and powerfully abrasive. After all, Betty did build herself through rock n’ roll, and that sound has been brought to the forefront on COSMICOMA. On ‘I’m A Mean Girl’, the darkness and ominous production coupled with thundering drums give the slower piece a heavy and almost scary feeling.
It’s on one of the album’s closers that Betty experiments the most however. On ‘Where My Heart Is’, the electric guitar and roaring drums are substituted for a more mellowed acoustic driven piece. The stripped down piece, albeit not really a ballad, is still a perfect closer to take the energy of the album down a notch into a more serene and sedative state.
LA songwriter/producer Betty Moon has been at it since being signed to a major and being a household name in Canada. She has since released music on her label Evolver Music and built an undeniable underground following. Fans of classic rock n’ roll, especially from the 70s and 80s, will find a lot to love with her lengthy discography and COSMICOMA in particular.