Watch: Jaguar by Blumi

Blumi Jaguar Entering with the kind of bass line that threatens to chin you, Jaguar is Blumi’s first release for Capitane Records, and provides a preview into her forthcoming debut LP, Steady Heart. The tension at Jaguar’s core is concerned with the dichotomy between the individual and society — our need for space and solitude, combined with the desire for connection. That cool bass line is complimented by a percussion section that feels like a pan about to boil over. Together, they underpin the verse, which forms the portion of Blumi’s song concerned with herself — time alone, contemplating, reflecting. It evokes a kind of rhythm and blues that suddenly shifts gear into a psychedelic Day-Glo kaleidoscope of a chorus. Blumi declares, ‘People make me happy… People make me happier!’, a series of bright chords underlining her sense of connection. Blumi’s song code switches between these collective and individualistic moments throughout the song, much as we do in our day-to-day lives. As…