Puma Blue - Croak Dream [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: PIASR1623CD
Barcode: 5400863199265
Release Date: 06 Feb 2026
Genre: Indie/Alternative

 With his new record, ‘Croak Dream’, Puma Blue (real name Jacob Allen) returns to the spectral intimacy that first won him a cult following, now reimagined with the raw, instinctive energy of his live band. The album fuses lo-fi jazz balladry with jungle breaks, Krautrock textures and trip-hop atmosphere, drawing comparisons to Portishead, Jeff Buckley and D’Angelo.
 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.
 This record marks a daring evolution for Puma Blue, balancing bold sonic experimentation with raw emotional clarity, tailor-made for the stage.
 LP pressed onto Deep Ocean coloured vinyl.

Tracklisting
Desire
Mister Lost
Hold You
Croak Dream
Heaven Above, Hell Below
(Fool)
Hush
Jaded
Silently
Cocoons
Yearn Again