Puma Blue’s 27 minute, 8 track EP is a mix of jazz, soul, and lo-fi hip-hop. This project is something you listen to when you are in your feelings. This one is meant to be played at 3 am.
Puma Blue, otherwise known as Jacob Allen, is a producer from south London who makes music from his own bedroom. He has put out a number of releases, including one EP prior to Blood Loss, but his most recent project is his longest so far. At 8 tracks, this record verges on an album, and its flow from song to song certainly gives it an album feel.
The project is riddled with sad love lyrics such as on the track Midnight Blue when Allen asks “Baby where are you, On this midnight blue? I pray for my love to come back soon.” He also sings on Ether: “Her silhouette hurts me.” The singer admitted in an interview that “the word blue was how my music felt to me.” But somehow, the listener is not left feeling down after the finale, close. Instead, the tracks all feel quite happy – laid back, but happy.
The vocals are used as instrument, only used when they fit and when there is something to be said. On the track Limbo Lake, the only lyrics are ‘Yo, the rain’s coming down man’ ‘Yeah man’. Instead, the guitar, saxophone, and drums take centre stage on the project.
My favourite tracks on the EP are Lust, Midnight Blue, and Ether.
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