Blake Baker “Sunday Evening”

Like most people who don’t want their weekend to end as Sunday again brings back the unavoidable Monday, Blake Baker’s “Sunday blues” takes on a jazzy mix in his groovy, moody “Sunday Evening.” Just a little moment to stay goofy and relaxed. Just for the good mood to last a little longer where you’re free from responsibilities, worries, work related anxiety and all the reality craziness. “Sunday Evening” solidifies all the complex feeling just the moment before reality sinks in.

Baker’s voice is of a cool mixture of bossa nova, pop and blues. It’s charismatic and electric in a warm and rich tone, but it also naturally carries a lightheartedness and atmospheric vibe that sheds a new light to the fuzzy electric guitar. There’s no heaviness in “Sunday Evening,” no worry or over-thinking. Just a glow of brightness and warmth that radiates and expands in Baker’s captivating vocal and highly relatable lyricism.

It’s a joy to listen to Blake Baker. Surely there’s some melancholia and moodiness but the desire to stay in that chill and healing Sunday vibe is so much stronger. It seems to overcome all the obstacles that stand in the way. Blake Baker’s singer-songwriter style brings a coffee house mood that feels natural and effortless. There’s a Taylor Swift type of entrancement and Ed Sheeran’s storytelling that blends Blake Baker’s personality.