Jacob Allen — better known as Puma Blue — finds light amongst life’s darkest moments with his poignant lyrics and ethereal soundscapes, enveloping the listener in an auditory dreamscape. In his release of ‘In Praise of Shadows,’ Allen marries delicate guitar riffs with airy beats, creating a sound honest to his current self. Pure Nowhere had the opportunity to chat with Jacob over a Zoom call, where we discussed the importance of vulnerability and the moments behind his debut album. His responses were imbued with the same poeticism and authenticity found in his music.
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Musician Half Mood Bay explores what it means to navigate transitional periods of life as a young black artist, while finding a soul’s purpose through challenges. A year later, this EP has manifested itself into a filmic journey that works to translate these experiences of love and life through the lens of reincarnation.
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“I was looking at a photo yesterday of me drinking a pilsner at 10am in Prague, so that’s the first moment that comes to mind when I think of feeling free. More than anything I want to be able to dance in a room full of people again.”
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“Ideas have been running dry, I usually write about things going on in my life but nothing is happening right now. I try to force it, but I just can’t write anything that sticks.”
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“Playing for an invisible audience feels lonely but also intimate in a way that could never exist outside of my bedroom - weird to think about how many people I’ve invited to see the mess on my bed or the view from my window… I’m pretty delusional about it all.”
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“There are struggles, inner, and outer, there are love birds, here and there, there is wind air all around. It's all beautiful, it's all random, it's all unique, it's all my personal human experience.”
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“I ate my birthday cake in one sitting and didn’t share it—it was a tiny gourmet one from my grandma. I have no regrets.”
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