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James Bay: Electric Brixton, London

Ian Gittins, The Guardian, 16 March 2018

JAMES BAY'S ASCENT to pop stardom has appeared effortless. Having scooped the Brits Critics' Choice award in 2015, the Hitchin-born singer-songwriter duly saw his debut album, Chaos and the Calm, hit No 1 and go double-platinum in the UK and Top 20 in the US, picking up a slew of industry awards along the way.

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