Award-winning British blues and roots artist Sunjay releases new single & video “That’s Love” from his tenth studio album, “Split The Sheets”

“That’s Love” (written by Stephen Bruton) is a song that immediately resonated with Sunjay for its honesty and perspective. Rather than presenting it as a gentle roots’ interpretation, Sunjay wanted his version to feel alive and full-bodied, leaning into groove, energy, and warmth.

Built around a dynamic band performance, the arrangement blends blues, Americana, and classic pop influences. The production avoids overcomplication and Sunjay lets the song’s message speak directly to lived experience.

Commenting on the single Sunjay says “This song captures love exactly as it is,  joyful, chaotic, and impossible to control. We wanted the recording to feel just as alive as the lyric.”

Drawing on a rich musical and cultural background, Sunjay has quickly established himself as one of the UK’s rising stars in the blues and roots scene. His performances have been praised as “mature and confident,” while his guitar playing has been described as “superb, brilliant, experienced, intricate, and faultless.” His style moves effortlessly between folk and blues, creating a sound that is both authentic and distinctive.

“That’s Love” follows the release of Sunjay’s first single, “Take Out Some Insurance,” which has already received airplay on BBC Radio 2. Sunjay is also set to appear on The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews on Monday 30th.

Before discovering Chris, I was playing a lot of 1960’s folky singer/songwriter stuff and the thought of writing songs seemed like something only famous people could do. Occasionally they’d throw a blues tune into their sets and I’d just devour those licks. But here was a guy who was writing deep lyrics, with blues based guitar work – as standard. Every track I listened to inspired me more and more, and that’s why I wanted to record this album. All of the songs here are Chris Smither originals.”
 

A tribute record is often a complex thing to approach and Sunjay’s keen to point out that the collection of 15 Chris Smither songs are “all faithful representations of the originals and I’ve specifically kept the guitar parts the same as Chris’ original recordings, adding my flavour with the arrangements and production (apart from one line I changed in Leave The Light On – you’ll understand why when you get there). I thought this would be a really nice little birthday present/tribute but somewhere along the way, I decided I wanted people to hear it and so I’m Just Like You is released 11th November 2024, Chris’ 80th Birthday.”