Tag Archives: James Bay
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ALBUM REVIEW: James Bay chases dreams on ‘Changes All The Time’
James Bay, Changes All The Time.” What happens when you have the backing of The Lumineers and Noah Kahan, and you have vocal range and a guitar? The short answer is that music happens. To be more specific, James Bay’s fourth album also happens. Changes All The Time James…
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ALBUM REVIEW: James Bay tries to dig himself out of a pit on ‘Leap’
James Bay, “Leap.” Dance-pop was a diversion for James Bay. Following 2018’s Electric Light, which saw the U.K. singer-songwriter drop his folkie music and persona for synths and programmed beats and fedora for a trimmed Johnny Depp haircut, he’s back in his comfort zone (and fedora) on his third…
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ALBUM REVIEW: James Bay basks in ‘Electric Light’
James Bay, “Electric Light.” On his 2015 debut album, Chaos And The Calm, James Bay introduced his rockier take on the folk singer-songwriter formula. After letting his soulful tone sink in for three years, Bay is back with something a little spicier. With a young Johnny Depp haircut and fashion…
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REVIEW: James Bay brings a new sound to the Fillmore
James Bay performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on the Electric Light Tour on March 27, 2018. Steve Carlson/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — James Bay isn’t afraid of taking risks, that much became obvious at his Tuesday show at The Fillmore. When the English singer-songwriter took the stage for…
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Highlights from the 2015 Outside Lands Music Festival
The Black Keys perform at Outside Lands 2015 in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Photo: Paige K. Parsons. If you attended this year’s installment of the Outside Lands Music Festival, you likely have already a list of your top favorite moments. But if you’re still trying to make up…