Off the bat this track demands attention with its serotonin saturated, straight for the jugular hooks, blissed out sun-drenched sing-a-long vibes and its ability to set up camp inside your head. Zelada’s previous track had him likened unto Paolo Nutini and Jason Mraz and it’s true that they’re in the same banana pancake, breakfast on the beach aural pigeonhole but with this new track he sets himself apart from the Jack Johnsons of this world and comes across more like an invigorated Van Morrison with his full use of spiralling sax wrapped up in ever present piano, vocal harmonies and unrestrained live audience woops and hollas.

Furthermore Zelada cleverly juxtaposes the track’s superficial veneer of soul food cheer with more emotive, profound lyrical content that sees him attempting to shrug off the blues that are plaguing him. He “ain’t got no sunshine/ Ain’t got no rain/ Ain’t got a worry in the world/ but the blues remain” and while this trouble free existence is what drives the track’s general vibe it’s clear that our protagonist is struggling with an existential crisis that on closer inspection gives this release added depth that this type of chart-directed pop rarely addresses.

With ‘The Blues Remain’ Juan Zelada has proved that he has a prodigious talent for song writing that combined with his unique vocal delivery will surely see him hitting the big time in the not too distant future.