Three-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated and BRIT Award-winning multiplatinum singer-songwriter James Bay will release his anxiously awaited second full-length album, Electric Lighton Friday, May 18, 2018 via [Republic Records]. Full track list below as well as the album pre-order Here!
Starting today fans can pre-order Electric Light which will unlock an instant download of critically acclaimed single “Wild Love” and brand-new track “Pink Lemonade.” Premiering as Apple Music Beats 1“World Record” today, “Pink Lemonade” illuminates another shade of Electric Light – showcasing Bay’s evolution with a louder sound and transistor guitars. The song comes out right in time for his NBC Saturday Night Live debut performance on Saturday, March10th with host Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us, Black Panther). Check out “Pink Lemonade”Here!
After selling out his spring headline tour, Bay is also announcing details for his expanded North American and European run. Adding nearly 30 new dates, the tour takes Bay across North America and Europe making stops at New York’s Beacon Theater on September 18th and Los Angeles’The Greek Theatreon October 7th. Fan pre-sale for these newly added shows will begin on Wednesday, March 14th at 10am local time, with the public on-sale taking place on Friday, March 16th at 10am local time. Fans can gain access to pre-sale tickets with purchase of any item from shop.jamesbay.com and every pair of online tickets comes with a copy of Electric Light (offer valid for US residents only). Tickets can be found at www.jamesbay.com.
Aspiring to push his own musical boundaries with Electric Light Bay noted: “If I had to describe my first album visually it would probably be a flame – while this new album is about a real sonic and artistic evolution for me. The feeling of a 100 watt bulb expanding and brightening is what I envisioned. Electric Light came to my mind and I knew it was perfect.”
Composed in East London’s Baltic Studios, Bay co-wrote and co-produced Electric Light with longtime friend and collaborator Jon Green and brought onboard Paul Epworth [Adele, Florence and The Machine] to add final production elements to the record. Released on February 8th, single “Wild Love” has already reached 10 million Spotify streams and counting in addition to racking up nearly 3 million views from its official music video co-starring Natalia Dyer of Stranger Things. Watch the “Wild Love” music video here. Across the globe it has earned widespread critical acclaim from NME,Forbes, Harpers Bazaar, Time, GQ UK,Rolling Stone, People, Clash, Billboard, and more.
Be on the lookout for more news from BAY and pre-order Electric LightHERE via Republic Records.
Electric Light Tracklist
1. Intro
2. Wasted On Each Other
3. Pink Lemonade
4. Wild Love
6. In My Head
7. Interlude
8. Just For Tonight
9. Wanderlust
10. I Found You
11. Sugar Drunk High
12. Stand Up
13. Fade Out
14. Slide
JAMES BAY 2018 TOUR DATES:
March 15th •London • Brixton Electric SOLD OUT*
March 25th •Seattle, WA • The Showbox SOLD OUT*
March 27th •San Francisco, CA • The Fillmore SOLD OUT*
March 28th • Los Angeles, CA • Belasco Theater • SOLD OUT*
March 31st • Chicago, IL • Metro • SOLD OUT*
April 2nd • Washington, D.C. • Lincoln Theatre • SOLD OUT*
April 3rd •Brooklyn,NY • Brooklyn Steel • SOLD OUT*
April 5th • Royale NightClub • SOLD OUT*
April 6th • Philadelphia, PA • Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) • SOLD OUT*
April 8th • Toronto, ON • Danforth Music Hall • SOLD OUT*
NEW TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED:
May 27th • SWANSEA • Radio 1 Biggest Weekend+
May 29th • London • The Roundhouse+
May 30th • Manchester • Albert Hall+
June 1st • Sheffield • O2 Academy+
June 2nd • Bristol • Colston Hall+
June 3rd • Cambridge • Corn Exchange+
June 5th •Newcastle • 02 Academy+
June 6th • Leicester • De Montfort Hall+
June 23rd • Newcastle • Isle of Wight Festival+
June 8th • Paris • Elysee Montmartre+
June 11th • Amsterdam • Melkweg+
June 12th • Berlin • Huxleys+
June 29th • Glasgow • TRNSMT Festival+
August 17th • RIZE Festival • Chelmsford- Hyland Park+
September 13th • Atlanta, GA • Coca Cola Roxy Theatre+
September 14th • Nashville, TN • Ascend Amphitheater+
September 15th • Durham, NC • Durham Performing Arts Center +
September 18th • New York, NY • Beacon Theater+
September 20th • Washington, DC • The Anthem+
September 25th • Philadelphia, PA • Penn’s Landing – Festival Pier+
September 26th • Boston, MA • Blue Hills Bank Pavilion+
September 28th • Toronto, ON • Woodbine Park+
September 29th • Detroit, MI • Masonic Temple Theatre+
October 1st • Chicago, IL • Aragon Ballroom+
October 2nd • Minneapolis, MN • State Theatre+
October 5th • Salt Lake City, UT • Union event Center+
October 7th • Los Angeles, CA • The Greek Theatre+
October 11th • Berkeley, CA • The Greek Theatre+
October 13th • Vancouver, BC • Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre+
October 14th • Seattle, WA • Paramount Theatre+
October 15th • Portland, OR • Rose Garden – Theater of the Clouds+
*Previously Announced Tour
+ New Tour Dates
For Tickets for all shows, please go to www.jamesbay.com
James Bay Links:
www.facebook.com/jamesbaymusic
www.youtube.com/user/jamesbayofficial
www.instagram.com/jamesbaymusic
James Bay is the definition of a modern day rock star. Following the release of his debut album Chaos And The Calm, featuring—“Hold Back The River” and “Let It Go”— BAY was nominated for “Best Rock Album,” Best Rock Song,” and “Best New Artist” at the 2016 Grammy Awards. In the UK, the record became the “Biggest New Artist Album Release” that year and has been certified Gold in the United States, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, platinum in Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, double platinum in the UK and has sold nearly 3.5 million albums in global consumption, and 2.7 billion streams worldwide. Receiving the BRIT’s Critics Choice award in 2015, BAY has gone on to receive a win for “Best Male Solo Artist” at the BRITS, International Newcomer at the ECHO Awards, “Best New Act” & “Best Solo Artist” at the Q Awards, “Most Performed Work” at the Ivor Novello Awards and was nominated for “Best New” & “Best PUSH” at the MTV EMA’s and a MTV VMA for “Best New Act.” On the other side of the globe, he has received a nod for “Best International Artist” at the ARIA Awards in Australia. In addition to selling out shows and performing at festivals across the globe, BAY lent a new version of his song “Running” for the 2016 Sports Relief charity, is an advocate for the international non-profit Wateraid, designed his own signature line for Topman, and Epiphone created the Limited Edition James Bay Signature “1966 Century” Guitar in his name.
ABOUT REPUBLIC RECORDS
A division of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company, Republic Records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Ariana Grande, Aminé, Black Sabbath, DNCE, Florence + the Machine, Gotye, Hailee Steinfeld, James Blake, James Bay, John Mellencamp, Jordan Smith, Julia Michaels, Keith Richards, Kid Cudi, Liam Payne, Marian Hill, Of Monsters and Men, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings (The Avett Brothers, Towkio), Boominati Worldwide (Metro Boomin), Brushfire (Jack Johnson), Casablanca Records (Giorgio Moroder, KUNGS, Tïesto), Cash Money (Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj), Hollywood Records (Sofia Carson, Zendaya), Lava Records (Greta Van Fleet, Jessie J, Lorde), Monkeywrench (Pearl Jam), XO (The Weeknd), Roc Nation (Belly, Justine Skye, The Dream), Tuff Gong (Damian Marley), Victor Victor Records (D Savage, Ski Mask The Slump God), among others. Republic also maintains a long-standing strategic alliance with country powerhouse Big Machine Records (Taylor Swift), and Universal Music Latin Entertainment (Luis Fonsi, J Balvin). In addition, Republic has expanded to release high-profile soundtracks for Universal Pictures (Fifty Shades of Grey, SING), Fox TV (Lee Daniels’ STAR), and NBC TV (The Voice), as well as other notable film and television franchises.
