James Bay: Electric Light review – too much chaos and not enough calm

(Universal) Bay’s second album ditches the bluesy apparel for ruthlessly efficient pop with more en-masse choirs than a touring production of Sister ActA few years back, James Bay enjoyed one of those disconcertingly slick modern success stories where vast stardom seems to be almost preordained, as if the matter of selling millions was a mere formality. A model-pretty product of one of those schools that teaches you how to be a pop star for a fee, he was snapped up while still a student b...

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