The Fat Angel Sings

James Bay,It’s been an amazing week for James Bay being nominated for the BRITs Critics’ Choice award, finishing up the tour and releasing this new video track In music, the phrase “one to watch” gets tossed around a lot. But these days, with so many new ways to consume songs and so many new songs to consume, what make an artist actually worth listening to?. We’re not concerned with labels or throwing out descriptive niceties just to convince you that these artists are “the next big thing.” It’s in their music and in their own words, and all you need to do is lend a curious ear. At first glance, James Bay seems unapproachable. Don’t get me wrong, he definitely has a kind face—but it’s hidden under his signature wide-brimmed Panama hat and shoulder length locks. Also playing into the intimidation is the fact that the buzz surrounding this up-and-comer has been positively deafening. While there’s no definitive debut album release date in sight, a whole lot has already been written about this tunesmith. They’ve said his voice is rare and raspy, all encompassing and authentic. (And it is.) They’ve also said that he’s got this Ray LaMontagne meets Damien Rice sound. (And he does.)