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J. Bernardt

Wild Swim (CD)

Pre-order · verschijnt op vrijdag 13 november 2026

Verwachte verzending: dinsdag 17 november 2026

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€ 19,99

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J.Bernardt, the alter ego of Jinte Deprez (Balthazar), releases his third studio album Wild Swim via Play It Again Sam. The second single, Love Is on My Mind is an irresistibly groovy earworm about a new starting point met with astonishment. It’s the second glimpse of a record that reveals the most unguarded version of J.Bernardt to date: wild, warm, and bursting with life. In contrast to his previous albums, Jinte chose to step outside of anything familiar in his creative process. He travelled alone to Los Angeles, where he leaned into a caricature of himself: the washed-up European musician landing in America to reinvent his life. This time, it wasn’t the musical all-rounder but the singer in J.Bernardt who boarded the plane. At 64 Sound Studio, he worked with producer Paul Butler (Michael Kiwanuka, Devendra Banhart), who created an intuitive environment in which Jinte found his most liberated vocal performance. “On my third solo record, I truly felt for the first time what singing can feel like.” Los Angeles itself also left its mark. The city’s uncompromising energy collided head-on with Jinte’s West Flemish instinct for restraint. “In the US, there is no time for subtlety. You surrender to your impulses.” Many of the songs were recorded live, in fiery one-take performances with drummer Lewis Wright (Alabama Shakes), bassist Peter Randall (Adele), and keyboardist Mitchell Yoshida (Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros). The result is a more open and expansive sound. J.Bernardt’s recognisable signature remains, but expands into a retro- modernist sound, smouldering rhythms, and sprawling melodies. The Motown-like backing vocals of Lex Noblitt, Isabel Whelan and Dasha Chadwick weave throughout the record, forming a thrilling counterpoint to his vibrato. Butler's kaleidoscopic production makes it feel as if every window in J.Bernardt’s mind has been thrown open at once. The record is euphoric and reckless.

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Artiest J. Bernardt
Productnaam Wild Swim (CD)
Album Wild Swim
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Uitvoering CD
Releasedatum vrijdag 13 november 2026
EAN 5400863209872
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