JAY ARNER
Endearingly, Vancouver-based bedroom popper Jay Arner has admitted to suffering from a disarming level of shyness. To overcome this he’s slammed a close-up photo of his face on the cover of his forthcoming debut album. Good for him. “To me my music sounds like the inside of my head. Claustrophobic but cavernous, no easy resolutions, confabulated music history”, he said in a recent artist statement. To us, his music sounds like early 80s indie blended with the faded-pink tones of soft rock from the same period, and on album tracks like Midnight On South Graville and Don’t Remind Me Arner’s timid voice floats on airy synths and upbeat pop rhythms. The record drops via Mint at the end of June, and we should give him all the encouragement we can.
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