"Over the course of two EPs, two singles and a stripped-back live album, Puma Blue has established himself as one of the UK's most vital new talents. His long-awaited debut album, In Praise of Shadows, is a delirious dreamland of soulful vocals, D'Angelo-ish guitars and muted electronic beats. It's fourteen tracks are a contemplation on 'the balance of light and dark, the painful things you have to heal from or accept, that bring you through to a better place' says the 25-year-old Puma Blue, real name Jacob Allen. It's nocturnal, soul-searching sound is born from a decade in which the he was plagued with insomnia, but there's also a new maturity and lucidity to the way in which Allen deals with his demons and celebrates beauty. Over the last two years, a blossoming romance and burgeoning career have not only helped him to sleep, but also forced the previously bedroom-bound songwriter out into the open and driven him to find a new perspective on loss, lust, love and everything in-between." - Blue Flowers
- milky clear colored double vinyl pressing
- printed inner sleeves
- limited edition
- music label: Blue Flowers 2021