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Gone is the fedora hat and long hair, it’s a new look for James Bay, both musically and visually. After his debut album, Chaos And The Calm (2015), which included the Grammy nominated Hold Back The River, Bay has returned with his sophomore LP, titled Electric Light. However, this time around, Bay is creating something for a “bigger audience”, having been inspired by Florence & The Machine smashing the Glastonbury pyramid stage way back in 2015. The inspiration for this record does not stop there however, as the 27 year old began listening more to Prince, David Bowie, Lorde and Frank Ocean before going into the studio and creating something he could hang his fedora on. And it shows, with some more electronica influenced tracks (In My Head, Wild Love) and a hell of a lot more soul (I Found You). The lead single Pink Lemonade’s scratchy and rough guitar reminds you of a record from The Strokes, while heartfelt tracks like Us and Slide embody the James Bay that many fans fell in love with, as his novel voice pours onto the melody. Wasted On Each Other is a dynamic pop rock number and Stand Up contains auto tuned vocals that Bon Iver would be proud of. Overall, it’s an impressively diverse second effort from Bay, who has developed his sound and evolved. © Aidan Nickerson/ Qobuz
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Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist - James Bay, MainArtist - Bryan Schlam, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ashley Noel Jones, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Selting, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Epworth, Producer, Additional Producer, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Green, Producer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Bay, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Clapping, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Serafica, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Pickering, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley MacIntyre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Epworth, Producer, Additional Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Green, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Bay, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Serafica, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Pickering, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley MacIntyre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Epworth, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Green, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - James Bay, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Pickering, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley MacIntyre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Epworth, Producer, Additional Producer - Davide Rossi, String Arranger, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Green, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Fender Bass, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Morgan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Clapping, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Serafica, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Pickering, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley MacIntyre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Epworth, Producer, Additional Producer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas White, Unknown, Other - Gavin Fitzjohn, Unknown, Other - Matt Wiggins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Green, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Bay, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Piano, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Capital Children's Choir, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Serafica, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Pickering, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley MacIntyre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Copus, Unknown, Other
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist - James Bay, MainArtist - Bryan Schlam, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ashley Noel Jones, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Selting, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Epworth, Producer, Additional Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Green, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Morgan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Pickering, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley MacIntyre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Epworth, Producer, Co-Producer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Green, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Co-Producer, Baritone Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Bay, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Serafica, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Pickering, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley MacIntyre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Epworth, Producer, Drums, Piano, Co-Producer, Additional Vocals, Drum Programming, Finger Clicking, AssociatedPerformer - Davide Rossi, String Arranger, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - James Napier, ComposerLyricist - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Green, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Co-Producer, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Edwards, Bass Guitar, Synth Bass, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Producer, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Pickering, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley MacIntyre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Green, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Bay, Producer, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Serafica, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Epworth, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Davide Rossi, String Arranger, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Green, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Co-Producer, Sound Effects, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Edwards, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Serafica, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Pickering, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley MacIntyre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Epworth, Producer, Additional Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Wiggins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Green, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Edwards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - James Bay, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Serafica, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Pickering, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley MacIntyre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Ryan Harris, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Epworth, Producer, Additional Producer - Matt Wiggins, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Allen Ginsberg, ComposerLyricist - Jon Green, Producer, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Bay, Producer, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Serafica, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Pickering, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley MacIntyre, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Gone is the fedora hat and long hair, it’s a new look for James Bay, both musically and visually. After his debut album, Chaos And The Calm (2015), which included the Grammy nominated Hold Back The River, Bay has returned with his sophomore LP, titled Electric Light. However, this time around, Bay is creating something for a “bigger audience”, having been inspired by Florence & The Machine smashing the Glastonbury pyramid stage way back in 2015. The inspiration for this record does not stop there however, as the 27 year old began listening more to Prince, David Bowie, Lorde and Frank Ocean before going into the studio and creating something he could hang his fedora on. And it shows, with some more electronica influenced tracks (In My Head, Wild Love) and a hell of a lot more soul (I Found You). The lead single Pink Lemonade’s scratchy and rough guitar reminds you of a record from The Strokes, while heartfelt tracks like Us and Slide embody the James Bay that many fans fell in love with, as his novel voice pours onto the melody. Wasted On Each Other is a dynamic pop rock number and Stand Up contains auto tuned vocals that Bon Iver would be proud of. Overall, it’s an impressively diverse second effort from Bay, who has developed his sound and evolved. © Aidan Nickerson/ Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:26
- Main artists: James Bay
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2018 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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