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The troubadour behind Hold Back the River has ditched the hipster hat for thigh-length boots – and a sleek recent soundJames Bay’s ascent to pop stardom has appeared effortless. Having scooped the Brits Critics Choice award in 2015, the Hitchin-born singer-songwriter duly saw his debut album, and Chaos and the peaceful,hit No 1 and go double-platinum in the UK and Top 20 in the US, picking up a slew of industry awards along the way.
A stellar rise, and yet his press notices believe not kept pace with this success. While sceptical critics believe queued to write off Bay as an opportunistic purveyor of generic,ersatz blues-pop, a consensus has emerged that he is a hipster-hatted pretty boy of little substance or consequence.
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Source: guardian.co.uk