“Talk,” like much of British troubadour James Bay’s latest album, “Changes All the Time,” ends with a rousing chorus sung atop an electric guitar melody. But it starts with a confession: “I don’t know how to talk to you/I gotta give you something true.” The truth is, Bay is incredibly articulate, writes The Associated Press' Elise Ryan.
This album cover image released by Mercury Records/UMG shows “Changes All the Time” by James Bay . This album cover image released by Mercury Records/UMG shows “Changes All the Time” by James Bay . This album cover image released by Mercury Records/UMG shows “Changes All the Time” by James Bay . This album cover image released by Mercury Records/UMG shows “Changes All the Time” by James Bay . This album cover image released by Mercury Records/UMG shows “Changes All the Time” by James Bay .
The singer-songwriter, 34, first emerged over a decade ago, making waves with his 2014 debut album, “Chaos and the Calm.” His breakout hit, the six-times platinum “Let It Go” — with its fingerpicked introduction and easy-to-sing-along-to chorus — has since surpassed 1.2 billion streams on Spotify. Bay’s talent arrived in the midst of the 2010s’ embrace of pop singer-songwriters: He toured with
join Bay on the spirited lead single, “Up All Night,” an entry into the “stomp and holler” canon that quickly conjures the image of live musicians jamming in a pub, around a campfire, in a garage or on stage. Over Bay’s guitar, the collaborators promise to drop their guards, singing: “Let’s talk about dreams/Let’s talk about lies/Let’s talk about all the things that keep us/Up all night.”co-writes “Easy Distraction,” an apologetic love song with a killer bridge and electric guitar melody.
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