A year on from the comforting lofi jangle of Perfect Worlds, two newly released recordings see Tony Jay exchange the enveloping half-light of their more customary DIY pop for darker, deeper hues.
Blown out and lovelorn, The Darkest Corner’s aching strum and hum sees Bay Area fog pop auteur Michael Ramos finding solace in solitude, with palpable waves of emotion breaking gently beneath cathartic bursts of glacial guitar tones.
Recorded during a period of necessary confinement whilst caring for beloved cat Penny, both The Darkest Corner and the forlorn soundscapes of instrumental Ancient Slice reflect the timeless sense of uncertainty such situations can conjure.
Bursting with subtle experimentation and intimate nocturnal wanderings, new album Knife Is But A Dream arrives 16th August on cassette/download via Slumberland Records, Paisley Shirt Records and Galaxy Train.
Tony Jay tours Japan this August, dates are as follows:
24/08 Sengoku Daitouryo, Osaka
25/08 RD Japon, Nagoya
27/08 Live/Bar TEHOM, Hamamatsu
30/08 Shimokitazawa Live Haus, Tokyo
31/08 Nanahari, Tokyo
Photo by Diem Vo.
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