Wild Swim

J. Bernardt, the alter ego of Jinte Deprez (Balthazar), releases his third studio album "Wild Swim" on November 13 via Play It Again Sam.

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. And so, J.Bernardt took a new direction. Where his previous records were strongly autobiographical, he now opts for a more universal perspective, embracing a manic celebration of the randomness of life. The songs don’t anchor themselves in reason, but in feeling. A balancing act between lust for life and a kind of euphoric nihilism. “After the wreckage of a breakup, eventually you reach the point where you can see the humour in life again.” The record is euphoric and reckless.