Puma Blue - Croak Dream Artist_向井滋春 Shigeharu Mukai The Grey Area

The Grey Area

Loren Connors

mixing exercises in creative noisemaking with tunes that fall on just the right side of maudlin

it's a rare trick to agitate without being obvious

“My plan is to ‘do a Keith Jarrett thing’

Puma Blue - Croak Dream Artist_向井滋春 Shigeharu Mukai The Grey AreaWith his new record Croak Dream, Puma Blue (real name Jacob Allen) returns to the spectral intimacy that first won him a cult following, now reimagined with the raw, instinctive energy of his live band. The album fuses lo fi jazz balladry with jungle breaks, krautrock textures and trip hop atmosphere, drawing comparisons to Portishead, Jeff Buckley, and DAngelo. Written in solitude and brought to life in collaboration, Croak Dream was conjured from