Pale Jay, Low End Love Songs

Artist Name: Pale Jay      Album Title: Low End Love Songs     

Released: Karma Chief/Colemine Records 2024         Reviewed by: Emily O               

Grade: B                           

Recommended tracks:8, 5, 7, 3 

RIYL: Chicano Batman, Cee Lo Green, Curtis Mayfield, Jamiroquai

Pale Jay is a singer/producer with an unknown public identity. He dons a red ski mask to hide his face while belting out soulful falsetto grooves. An overall solid album, each song seems to flow into the other and it would be easy to listen to this on repeat and never really notice or get bored. 

1. short track, intro vibes, setting the stage

2. melodic old-school Western movie melody

3. horn forward groove 

4. sultry but a little one-note

5. lo-fi adjacent, melodic, repetitive

6. nice mix of string, percussion, horns, harmonies

7. nostalgic, good song to end a movie

8. most dynamic song on the album, lyrical, solid grooves

9. melancholy, dramatic, organs/keys