Album review: Leap, by James Bay, wears its heart on both sleeves 

After a slight departure for his second album, Leap has James Bay going back to the confessional pop he broke through with 

Leap is the new album by James Bay. 

★★★☆☆

James Bay did not seem like much of a risk-taker when he broke into the top 10 with debut album Chaos and Calm in 2014. With his wide-brimmed hat and even wider eyes, he looked like a record label-approved updating of the Ed Sheeran school of confessional pop. A summer strummer who would create a splash only to be inevitably eclipsed by the next new thing.