Puma Blue. Photo by Liv Hamilton
Puma Blue first emerged in 2017 from South London's music scene with a cool, lounge-friendly guitar sound and breathy vocals to match. The Atlanta-based artist's third full-length album antichamber, out today, is quite the departure from his initial sound, now more closely resembling Elliot Smith (with the occasional Vini Reilly flourish) than King Krule. Once you get past the initial shock of that sonic shift, it's apparent that there's a lot to get lost in despite its sparse, acoustic guitar-driven composition.
Here's Puma Blue on the album's creation:
At my home in Decatur, by the woods, I find myself in two weeks of cold and lonely solitude.
In an attempt not to be consumed during a dark time, I start to soundtrack my time alone, not intending to share this music with anyone.
The songs spill out, akin to journal entries. Never have I received music from the higher realm so suddenly.
Very quickly there is half an hour of deeply personal, stripped-back music recorded with one microphone, and
ambient pieces inspired by my favourite romantic-era classical music, sampling my surroundings using a field recorder I was given by my partner.
What begins as a private reflection grows into a full body of work, capturing the quiet ache of this time. It
becomes a companion on long walks and bike rides. I listen to the mixes as I watch birds and rivers. I begin to heal.
When I gather the courage to share it with my partner and a couple friends, they insist this is Puma Blue music.
This album is called antichamber.
It runs 35 minutes.
4 ambient pieces and 9 songs (1 cover of a song by Low).
I want to let the music speak for itself, but for any burning questions you can write me at
https://www.reddit.com/r/PumaBlue/
I hope it meets you wherever you are.
with love,
jacob x
Listen to Puma Blue's antichamber below
Puma Blue 2025 tour dates
May 1 - Decatur, GA - Eddie’s Attic
May 6 - Los Angeles, CA - Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
May 12 - Brooklyn, NY - Public Records
June 2 - Berlin, DE - Theater im Delphi
June 3 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet
June 4 - Brussels, BE - AB Club
June 5 - Paris, FR - Hasard Ludique
June 7 - London, UK - Lower Third
