Less than two years after his debut (2018), Briton Leifur James comes with his follow-up album Angel In Disguise. Once again it becomes clear that he is a versatile artist, but an important difference is that his second album clearly sounds less unbalanced. The multi-instrumentalist once again draws heavily on electronics and adds a soulful bottom layer to it. The almost cinematic compositions,
… such as the swelling title track, remain sweltering until the end. Within that dormant ambiance, James looks at themes such as love and loss. Despite the atmospheric music, this time James gets bogged down a bit too much in monotony, which makes you long for the versatile sound palette of A Louder Silence. (JvQ)more
