While writing the fourth studio album, “Blame It All On Love,” for his Los Angeles area-based chillwave project Poolside, producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jeffrey Paradise found himself transported straight back to high school.
Though Paradise admits that the initial intention was never to tap into the teenage sense of wonder or the high hopes and extreme lows of young love, it all unfolded as a natural byproduct of allowing himself to more freely explore. He took a step back, imagining himself in his teenage bedroom, where he spent hours immersed in the creative process. Back then, he was fueled by the dream that at least one person, whether it be his parents or someone on the internet, would listen.
These days, there’s thousands of fans ready to hear what Paradise has to play live on stage, particularly on his latest North American tour, which is in support of the new record. He’ll hit The Sound in Del Mar on Jan. 25 and then play a hometown show at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Jan. 26.
“Without realizing, this whole project was a return to the way I wrote songs when I was in high school and it felt like this weird recognition of going back to the beginning,” Paradise said during a recent Zoom interview. “It’s like going to a very known and comfortable place, but at the same time, you’re a different person. So, of course, it’s different. But it was comforting. I didn’t even know that this would work and I just thought I’d try it and I might sound like a child again, but let’s take a chance. I wanted to experiment with writing music from wherever that comes from rather than thinking ‘This is what I need to or have to do.’ When you’re a teenager, you do this just because it all feels amazing. It’s a different place.”
Recorded mostly at Paradise’s home in the hills of Malibu, the 11-track record seeps the distinct nu-disco and chillwave Poolside feel that’s heavily known to transport anyone listening into…
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