James Berkeley Announces Debut Solo Album Lost Boy, Golden Hour
British multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer-songwriter James Berkeley – best known as the former frontman of UK neo-soul outfit Yakul – steps confidently into solo territory with his debut album ‘Lost Boy, Golden Hour’ and the record’s heartfelt lead single ‘Giving Me Love’ out on 4th July 2025.
Mixing unsur-unsur saka soul, jazz, dream pop, indie lan elektronik, Berkeley ngasilake suara sing beda nanging akrab - ngira Thundercat mikir Breakfast Jepang karo nuansa Washed Out. Ngasilake nodes sadurunge saka kaya Gilles Peterson (BBC 6 Music), Complex, lan Earmilk, karya solo-nya dibangun ing dasar iki karo kerentanan berani lan musikalitas gedhe.
“My new single ‘Giving Me Love’ is a reminder that even at your lowest, the people closest to you can still see your best self. And through them you can rediscover it for yourself.” – James Berkeley
The album was sparked by an impulsive moment at the end of summer 2024. “Fuck it, I’m writing an album and I’m doing it now,” James told his modest following on Instagram. Since then, he’s grown his audience tenfold, amassed over 30,000 followers, and fully completed an album entirely written, produced, performed and mixed by himself.
James ora asing kanggo jazz Inggris, R&B, lan sirkuit soul, James nggawe tanda-tanda karo Yakul, saka jualan Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club tiga kali kanggo kolaborasi karo Mereba lan co-writing karo Incognito on Tomorrow's New Dream.
<pfseg id="0">Selain lampu fokus, dheweke kanthi nyedhiyakake: nyebatake dua EP minangka seniman solo lan kolaborasi karo mitra kreatif langgeng edbl, kalebu EP gabungan ing 2022 sing wiwit ngumpulake luwih saka 2 yuta stream.
<pfseg id="0">Dadi falsetto tanda, suara piano jazz-inflected lan gairah kanggo tekstur sintesis analog, James Berkeley minangka artis genre-defiant karo apa-apa kanggo ngandika.
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