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.

Blending awọn ẹya ara ti soul, jazz, dream pop, indie ati electronica, Berkeley ṣeto a awọ ti o ti wa ni pataki ṣugbọn mọ – o fẹ Thundercat gba Japanese Breakfast pẹlu awọn aworan ti Washed Out. Lẹhin ti o ti gba awọn akọkọ nikan lati awọn bi Gilles Peterson (BBC 6 Music), Complex, ati Earmilk, awọn oniwe-ọna iṣẹ rẹ bẹrẹ lori ibi yii pẹlu iyanu rọrun ati iyanu musicality.

“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.

Ati awọn UK jazz, R&B ati soul circuits, James ti ṣe awọn iroyin rẹ pẹlu Yakul, lati tẹsiwaju Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club ọpọlọpọ ọpọlọpọ ọsẹ si ṣiṣẹ pẹlu Mereba ati ki o kopa pẹlu Incognito on Tomorrow's New Dream. O si tun gbe ni okeere pẹlu Incognito, gbe awọn ile-iṣẹ ni Blue Note Tokyo ati Blue Note Milan.

Lori akojọ, o ti wa ni ti o wa ni ti o dara julọ: gbigbe meji EPs bi a solo artist ati ṣiṣẹ pẹlu ọpọlọpọ ọpọlọpọ ọpọlọpọ akọkọ ẹgbẹ edbl, gẹgẹbi awọn oniwe-ẹrọ EP ti o ni 2022 eyi ti o ti wa ni lẹhinna gbigbe siwaju sii ju 2 million akojọ. O tun ṣe atilẹyin awọn akitiyan gẹgẹbi Cosmo Pyke ati ki o si tẹsiwaju gbigbe agbekale fun awọn oniwe-studio agbekale ati magnetic live energy.

With a signature falsetto, jazz-inflected piano voicings and a passion for analog synth textures, James Berkeley is a genre-defiant artist with something to say. Lost Boy, Golden Hour is more than a debut – it’s a declaration of creative freedom.