Out on his own after making music with bands like Veronica Falls and Ultimate Painting, James Hoare has gone further down the rabbit hole in pursuit of the most understated, most intimate version of melancholy guitar pop possible. Under the name Penny Arcade Hoare plays his tender tunes softly in front of a tape machine, though really it sounds like he’s on the bed right next to you the listener the whole time.
His first record under this banner was 2024’s Backwater Collage and it was lovely in its preciseness and calm, mixing catchy melodies and production that never reached the red on the dials. Taking that sparse template and breaking it down even more, 2026’s Double Exposure is just as true and blue, even more so at times.

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