Tony Jay is the performing name of San Francisco musician Mike Ramos, a prolific singer, songwriter, and collaborator among the Bay Area's fertile psych and dream pop scene. Best known for his involvement with bands like Flowertown and April Magazine, Ramos has recorded hazy lo-fi pop music under the Tony Jay moniker since the late 2000s, earning cult status with his myriad D.I.Y. releases. He began to attract more widespread notice with 2021's Hey There Flower and 2023's Perfect Worlds, the latter released by Oakland indie Slumberland Records.
When Ramos first began experime...