Bewilderment vinyl

Few artists nowadays set out with the intention to bewilder, perahps for fear of losing popularity, but Pale Jay is an exception. The oft misunderstood feeling is the central affective inspiration behind the eponymous new record from the masked London-based soul singer's latest album, which pairs washed-out, totally self-produced, downtempo tropical-sonics against starkly opposed themes of a family's gradual disintegration due to years of avoidance and miscommunication. A retroactive reflection on one artist's personal quest for an identity he could finally feel comfortable with, Bewilderment is, aside from the immediate resonance of its theme, also a testament to Jay's polyvalent talents as an instrumentalist and producer.