Puma Blue

If you knew how and when you were going to die, how would it change the way you choose to live? Croak Dream, the new album from Puma Blue, is a ruminative exploration of that very notion, as well as a celebration of rebirth. Written in solitude and brought to life in collaboration, Croak Dream was conjured from tape loop sessions at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, co-produced and engineered by Sam Petts-Davies (The Smile, Frank Ocean), where the band improvised to fragments of Allen’s songs they’d never fully heard. The result is a dreamlike collage of baritone sax-drenched ballads and restless grooves: tender, feverish, and alive. Conceptually-the album reflects on the interlocking nature of past, present and future, with Allen tackling questions of fate, vulnerability and transformation in provocative new ways. Musically, Croak Dream charts a new path for Puma Blue, fusing lo-fi jazz balladry with jungle breaks, krautrock textures and trip-hop atmosphere, balancing bold sonic experimentation with raw emotional clarity. Miles Spilsbury makes warm & expansive music, inspired by the explorations of great improvising ensembles and drawing from fusion & new age worlds. His collaborators include Carlos Niño, Physics House Band, Spirit Level, Nate Mercereau, Surya Botofasina, Puma Blue & Gorse Panshawe.