In Waves has collaborations galore. I'm going to list his fellow musicians. Are you ready? There's Romy and Oliver Sim, which we'd expect. There's as Honey Dijon, cellist Kelsey Lu, rapper John Glacier, Panda Bear, queen of alt pop Robyn, The Avalanches, and dancer Oona Doherty. Apparently Erykah Badu appears on the deluxe vinyl version. Jamie's address book must have a broken spine.
The album is flipping ace. The stadium-friendly EDM of Treat Each Other Right is lifted by its playful and slightly silly samples. His Robyn collab Life feels like a surprise 1990s number one single, so sassy and joyful. Like the first album, this is all aimed for the radio waves, but in no bad way.
The piano-led disco of Baddy On The Floor is surprisingly immediate considering it was created via lockdown video calls with Honey Dijon. I can just imagine them boogying at each other over computer screens, backgrounds augmented with disco light filters. Bless.
I've also figured out Jamie's secret. In Colour? In Waves? These are hairdressing-themed albums. I suppose the next one will be In Blue Rinse or In Bowl Cut.
This is part of a series, currently live-blogging on 3, 4 & 5 January 2025. Read the posts so far.
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