James Bay live in Glasgow, May ’22 (Graham Noble for Live4ever)
James Bay has also released its new single ‘One Life’.
James Bay has collaborated with songwriters including Foy Vance, Joel Little and Finneas during both in-person and remote sessions in Nashville and London resulting in his third studio record Leap, which will be released on July 8th.
“I didn’t realize I was only halfway through making my third album when I came across John Burroughs’ quote ‘leap and the net will appear’,” Bay explains.
“It was in a book about creative rediscovery and those words really sparked something in me. I was reading it because I was lost, feeling worthless. By 2020 I’d written a new batch of sad songs. I recorded them and thought the record was done.”
“Then suddenly the world shut down and I couldn’t tour my new music. All I could do was stay home and write more. That’s when the album really started to take shape. It turns out there is light to be found even in the darkest moments.”
Leap tracklist:
Give Me The Reason
Nowhere Left To Go
Save Your Love
Everyone Needs Someone
Silent Love
Love Don’t Hate Me
Brilliant Still
Right Now
We Used To Shine
Endless Summer Nights
Better
