Ghostpoet

Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam Ghostpoet

Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam’ showcases Ghostpoet’s loveable ramshackle but hook-laden productions, his lazy baritone and imaginative desolate take on the world – a most impressive statement of intent. · Opener ‘One Twos’ is a distorted and warped microphone check which slithers hypnotically into ‘Run Run Run’ which twists and turns, drawing you into the dark and brooding atmosphere that ‘Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam’ is drenched in. The DIY nuances of tracks like ‘Us Against Whatever Ever’ aid in the intimacy one feels with Ghostpoet, as we embark on a voyage into his mind. Minimal beats sinuously glide through ‘Longing For The Night’, right into more intimate affairs like ‘Survive It’. Up next is Ghostpoet’s debut single ‘Cash & Carry Me Home’. An insistent synth line lodges itself in your brain, exemplifying Ghostpoet’s raw approach to beat-making, his love of melody and the charm of his rambled musings on modern life. The softly spoken 27 year-old has already won over BBC Radio 1 tastemakers Gilles Peterson and Huw Stevens, amongst others. ‘Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam’ is one of the freshest sounding debuts since Tricky’s ‘Maxinquaye’ - it’s as beautifully complex as it is subtle and will command your attention again