Music Premiere – Albert Bouchard – Shadows of California
- Deko Entertainment
- Aug 16, 2022
- 1 min read
Albert Bouchard, former member of Blue Oyster Cult, premieres his brand new music video on Stoakes Media.
The song, taken from Al’s latest album Imaginos II Bombs Over Germany, is a darkly haunting, yet brilliant piece of music. Completely different to the Blue Oyster Cult original.
Watch the video below:
Imaginos II Bombs Over Germany is the second instalment of the Imaginos Trilogy, a concept album about an alien conspiracy that is brought to fruition during the late 19th and early 20th century through the actions of Imaginos, an agent of evil.
Talking about the song, Al says;
“This is one of my favourite songs on the Imaginos II Bombs Over Germany album. I love how the track has a sparse and spooky feeling and the lyrics are up there with the very best Sandy Pearlman songs. This music video reflects the tone and texture of this tremendous tune.”
The album weaves scripts and poems by the late Sandy Pearlman. It features guests Ross The Boss (Dictators), Joe Cerisano (Silver Condor, TSO), and reunites original Blue Öyster Cult members Eric Bloom, Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser and Joe Bouchard, as well current BOC member Richie Castellano, who all contribute to this latest instalment. The album also features reworks of classics like “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll”, “The Red and the Black”, and “Dominance and Submission”.
The album is available to buy here and if you would like even more of Al along with his brother Joe, the Bouchard Brothers are just coming to the end of a UK tour. The band arrive in Newcastle on the 17th and their final show is in Stoke on Trent on the 18th.
Albert Bouchard’s new track really captures a timeless rock vibe while feeling fresh and engaging. I love how the arrangement balances classic elements with modern production—it makes me think about how musicians can keep evolving their sound while staying true to their roots. Exploring music like this has motivated me to improve my own skills, and platforms like New York Jazz Workshop make it so much easier to connect theory with practice. Taking lessons there has helped me understand musical structure better and apply it creatively, which is exactly what I needed to grow as a musician.
Was the sparse Speed Stars and spooky feeling an early creative choice, or something that developed during production?
Bouchard’s vocals carry a lived-in honesty, the Geometry Dash Lite kind that only comes from decades of writing, touring, losing, finding
Few musicians maintain such a creative thread across Golf Hit decades, and Albert does it with real purpose.