Meet Jamie Adam,
the bedroom-producer who unwittingly recorded his debut album in a series of
late night, sleep-deprived sessions during his college years. The
twenty-something electronic artist created his music using an iPad, some
synthesizers and a guitar lying around his flat. He honed his craft alone, in
the dead of night when the rest of the world was sleeping. Adam embraces his
nights, when his mind sparks with ideas of what can be and should be, as well
as those moments when one finds themselves alone in the early hours – after the
afterparty. It’s more than appropriate then that the new single from his album
is entitled ‘Nocturnal’; where he declares, “we are the creatures of the
night”.
‘Nocturnal’ is an
exhilarating track that twists and turns in unexpected directions. It combines
reverb-laden vocals and guitar with a purring bassline, before the chorus
swoops in with a swirling ambience that really packs a punch. The track has a
summer feel to it and Adam’s self-confessed love for Tame Impala is evident,
with hints of other acts like Animal Collective and MGMT in there too. The
result is a sound that is unapologetically weird, trippy, even tempestuous at
times – made in the night by a man who was bleary-eyed but clear minded.
Adam ultimately
brings a vintage-toned psychedelic-rock into more digital territory, creating
an upbeat electro-pop sound that is equally catchy and quirky in nature. The
forthcoming debut album, entitled ‘Melodic Electronic’, has been preceded with
a string of single releases and gigs, and tracks like ‘The Power’ and ‘Cool
Blood’ received national airplay and online praise last year. Adam was also
added to the Whelan’s Ones to Watch series in January of this year. Now he
returns to Whelan’s for his album launch on 19 April, promising a show to
celebrate bringing his music out of the dark and into the spotlight.