Tunes & Tales: Chaos and the Calm

Even though I fell hard for his song "Let It Go" and even went so far as to pre-order his debut album Chaos and the Calm, I wouldn't have called myself a true James Bay fan, at least not the way my best friend Danica is. The most random circumstances led to me attending his concert last month with Danica and my sister Mel - and I couldn't be more grateful. I'd loved the album, and listened to it, but hearing him live? There's nothing like it. Because I'm still on a James Bay high, I decided it was a good time to feature Chaos and the Calm. And because I know she loves James Bay, I asked Hannah of So Obsessed With to help me out!

VIBE: indie pop, alternative acoustic, catchy rhythms, cheeky lyrics

WHY: I was obsessed with "Let It Go" after I first heard it.

TRY: I currently love "Hold Back the River", though the entire album is brilliant.

Craving // Crash Into You

Take me far from streets and roads

Lead me out in the night

Don't show me the way back home

'Coz I... Yes I'm craving, craving, craving something I can feel

Where do I go, what do I need, is it ecstasy or is it fear?

Hold Back the River // Before I Go

Tried to keep you close to me,

But life got in between

Tried to square not being there

But think that I should have been

Let It Go //  The One That Got Away

I used to recognize myself

It's funny how reflections change

When we're becoming something else

I think it's time to walk away

If You Ever Want to Be In Love // Catching Jordan

I'll come around

If you ever want to be in love

I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up

If you ever want to be in love

I'll come around

Best Fake Smile // Saving Francesca

She used to put it out and get it all back

But now she slipping trying to carry the act

She's sweating under the lights, now she's beginning to crack

When We Were On Fire // Crown of Midnight

Drifting apart, getting hard to hold you

Days getting dark and the nights are growing cold

Are we burning out?

Swept out of sight, rolling up on an ocean

Let's cut all the ropes and get lost in the moment

If our hearts are alive, maybe then we might

Send us back to the sun

Now I know, I know

That we're losing light, our love is dying

Out cold on the floor

Like a fallen star that shines no more

Take, take-a-me back to where we was before

When we were on fire, fire

Move Together // Private Arrangements

How we gonna breathe? How we gonna be together?

Just keeping the peace between the sheets.

So maybe don't give me cold shoulder

Before you go turn around, let me hold you

Scars // Lady Thief

Your lion's heart

Will protect you under stormy skies

And I will always be listening for your laughter and your tears

And as soon as I can hold you once again

I won't let go of you, I swear

Collide // Something Like Normal

You wear your heart on your sleeve

I wear my blood on my tie

But it's only love underneath, this disguise

Get Out While You Can // The Winner's Curse

So take your final look at me, may even take my hand

Standing on the staircase, come and chase the master plan

Long way to get away, play it like a grand slam

This is no encore, we have only just begun

Need the Sun to Break // Happiness for Beginners

I need the sun to break, you've woken up my heart

I'm shaking, all my luck could change

Been in the dark for weeks and I've realized you're all I need and

I hope that I'm not too late, I hope I'm not too late

Incomplete // Dreams of Gods and Monsters

I breathe in slow to compose myself

But the bleeding heart I left on the shelf

Started speeding round, beating half to death

Cause you're here and you're all mine