Jamie Lidell returns after a nine-year hiatus with Places of Unknowing, a deeply personal and strikingly intimate album that marks a bold new chapter for the celebrated soul boy. The US-based Brit has always been known for his chameleonic shifts from techno experimentalist to soul crooner but here steps into more reflective terrain after relocating to Nashville, starting a family and confronting his neurodivergence. All this prompted a reassessment and the result is a stark departure from past work into body and more atmospheric sounds. Influenced by David Sylvian and Bowie, the lead single 'The Center' blends cinematic piano, lush strings and offbeat percussion into something hauntingly beautiful. Places of Unknowing is Lidell finding all new vulnerability.