Puma Blue - Croak Dream Artist_向井滋春 Shigeharu Mukai Loren Connors

Loren Connors

Evergreen marked a critical and commercial renaissance for the band after more than half a decade’s hiatus

it’s an urban groove record that city pop fans must hear

“My plan is to ‘do a Keith Jarrett thing’

The Grey Area

Puma Blue - Croak Dream Artist_向井滋春 Shigeharu Mukai Loren ConnorsWith his new record Croak Dream, Puma Blue (real name Jacob Allen) returns to the spectral intimacy that first won him a cult following, now reimagined with the raw, instinctive energy of his live band. The album fuses lo fi jazz balladry with jungle breaks, krautrock textures and trip hop atmosphere, drawing comparisons to Portishead, Jeff Buckley, and DAngelo. Written in solitude and brought to life in collaboration, Croak Dream was conjured from