New album and Sheffield show for Hold Back the River star James Bay
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The 27-year-old singer-songwriter releases Electric Light on Friday, May 18, the follow-up to his multi-million selling, Brit award-winning debut Chaos and the Calm.
Fans can now pre-order Electric Light to unlock an instant download of first single Wild Love and the newly released Pink Lemonade.
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Hide AdHe says: “If I had to describe my first album visually it would probably be a flame – while this new album is about a real sonic and artistic evolution for me.
“The feeling of a 100 watt bulb expanding and brightening is what I envisioned.
“Electric Light came to my mind and I knew it was perfect.”
His tour includes a show at Sheffield’s O2 Academy on Friday, June 1.
Fan pre-sale begins on Wednesday, March 14, at 10am, with general sale starting at 10am on Friday, March 16.
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Composed in East London’s Baltic Studios, Bay co-wrote and co-produced Electric Light with longtime friend and collaborator Jon Green.
He also brought onboard Paul Epworth to add final production elements to the record.
Released a month ago, Wild Love has already reached 10 million Spotify streams and counting in addition to racking up nearly three million views from its official music video co-starring Natalia Dyer of Stranger Things.
Across the globe it has earned widespread critical acclaim from NME, Forbes, Harpers Bazaar, Time, GQ UK, Rolling Stone, People, Clash, Billboard, and more.