Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam

· ‘Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam’ showcases Ghostpoet’s
loveable ramshackle but hook-laden productions, his lazy baritone
and imaginative desolate take on the world – a most impressive
statement of intent.

· Opener ‘One Twos’ is a distorted and warped microphone check
which slithers hypnotically into ‘Run Run Run’ which twists and turns,
drawing you into the dark and brooding atmosphere that ‘Peanut
Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam’ is drenched in.

· The DIY nuances of tracks like ‘Us Against Whatever Ever’ aid in the
intimacy one feels with Ghostpoet, as we embark on a voyage into
his mind. Minimal beats sinuously glide through ‘Longing For The
Night’, right into more intimate affairs like ‘Survive It’.

· Up next is Ghostpoet’s debut single ‘Cash & Carry Me Home’. An
insistent synth line lodges itself in your brain, exemplifying
Ghostpoet’s raw approach to beat-making, his love of melody and the
charm of his rambled musings on modern life.

· The softly spoken 27 year-old has already won over BBC Radio 1
tastemakers Gilles Peterson and Huw Stevens, amongst others.

· ‘Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam’ is one of the freshest
sounding debuts since Tricky’s ‘Maxinquaye’ - it’s as beautifully
complex as it is subtle and will command your attention again and
again.

Tracklisting

One Twos
Run Run Run
Us Against Whatever Ever
Finished I Ain’t
Longing For The Night
Yeah Pause
I Just Don’t Know
Survive It
Gaaasp
Cash & Carry Me Home
Garden Path
Liiines

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