K Records
2009
Slow Dance
About This Album
Slow Dance is a state of mind for Jeremy Jay, filled with possibilities and above all, dreams. Here, Jay offers a different kind of dream world than he did on his charming debut A Place Where We Could Go; though these songs are often steeped in glamour and loneliness, they also celebrate the joyful power of dancing and fantasies. Fittingly, the album's sound is more beat-driven and electronic; instead of A Place's soft-focus float, Slow Dance offers spun-sugar synth pop and darkly jangly rock. Sparkling synths contrast with Jay's moodily romantic vocals and lyrics on "We Were There"'s new new wave and the title track's elegant love song to the dancefloor, creating an intriguing tension. "We Were There," with its revved-up guitars and charging drums, may be the most driving song Jay has recorded (the chorus is "Hey, play that beat" for a reason). Slow Dance is more polished and clearly recorded than Jay's earlier work, and for many artists that would be a good thing, but that's not necessarily the case here. A lot of Jay's music is about suggesting and evoking, and the vintage warmth and otherworldly reverb that blanketed A Place Where We Could Go's dreams made them spellbinding; however, Slow Dance's sonic clarity sometimes feels like it works against the mystery of its songs.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,5,8,9 and 10)

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