James Bay
The Dark of Morning
Reviewed By: Lexi Bissonnette
UK singer/songwriter James Bay releases his debut EP, The Dark of Morning. The five-track EP perfectly fits in with those in the alternative genre that came before him. With a beautiful combination of sounds from the guitar and piano paired with his vocals each song is a strong addition.
The Dark of Morning is a soulful, slow album that speaks through strong guitar chords and slightly nonsensical lyrics. “Clocks Go Forward” is the real star on this album as it is a mixture of the soulful and the upbeat, the sound shifting in the beginning and in-between versus. “Need the Sun to Break” is the only fully upbeat song on the track but still lends itself to mixing properly with the slower more soulful sounds of the other four. There is a strange echo sound behind the lyrics that may be a strange auto tune but is more than likely something that occurred in recording. While a bit strange at first, it does not detract from the music.
James Bay will begin touring as an opening act for ZZ Ward in September. Just recently, he opened for The Rolling Stones.
Rating: bad-ass
