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You thought Tim Booth not only lost his mind and hair, when he went solo and left James in the early 00's, but he came back. I wanted to let you know they have a double album called The Morning After The Night Before, out last Tuesday on UMe. Technically, the latest release are comprised of two recently released EP called The Night Before and The Morning After, which were released in the UK in mid-April and early September, respectively.
That's not the only good news, they are doing a national tour, to promote the latest release and pleasing fans across the country - starting September 20th. Full tour dates with special guest Ed Harcourt (one of the most amazing live performer you'll ever see):
And you can bet your bottom dollar that they'll be doing their most famous song, "Laid", complete with "she only comes when she's on top" lyrics.
So, enough of the press announcement, let's dive into The Morning After The Night Before, shall we? From what I've gathered, the band and producer, "Muddy" Baker's been contributing to each other's songs via a private FTP site and out came a bunch of songs.
As the two title suggest, these are two albums have a mood and style of night and day. The more louder and upbeat between the two is The Night Before: lots of drums, percussions, and electric guitars. The Morning After is more quieter, more acoustics. If you want to impress your friends, play The Night Before, but if you want to read a book and lay in bed, put on The Morning After.
I know it's easy to say the louder/"funner" album, The Night Before, is the better, but between you and me, I prefer the slower and quieter The Morning After because it seems more interested in Booth's tight lyrics and vocals. Really enjoyed "Rabbit Hole" on the later album.
They currently don't have any samples from the new album for me to show you, but if you head over to the band's website, they are currently offering "Not So Strong". This song from 2007 was a fan favorite, but the song never made it onto their 2008 album, Hey Ma, so they are doing everyone a favor by offering as a free download.
Hopefully, if we can sort out the time, Sally and I will play excerpts of James' new album for you. Tune in podcast.weheartmusic.com.
Trivia: Because James started their career in Manchester, it made sense that "up and coming" The Smiths paid homage to the band by covering "What's the World?".
That's not the only good news, they are doing a national tour, to promote the latest release and pleasing fans across the country - starting September 20th. Full tour dates with special guest Ed Harcourt (one of the most amazing live performer you'll ever see):
JAMES’ 'The Morning After The Night Before' Tour Dates
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09.20 - Ft Lauderdale, FL@Culture Room 09.21 - Buena Vista, FL@House Of Blues 09.22 - Atlanta, GA@Variety Playhouse 09.24 - Philadelphia, PA@Trocadero 09.25 - Boston, MA@Paradise Rock Club 09.27 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club 09.28 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall 09.30 - Toronto, CA @ Queen Elizabeth 10.01 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theater |
10.02 - Chicago, IL@Vic Theater 10.04 - Denver, CO@Bluebird Theatre 10.05 - SLC, UT@Complex 10.07 - Vancouver, BC@Commodore 10.08 - Portland, OR@Wonder Room 10.09 - Seattle, WA@Showbox 10.11 - San Francisco, CA@Regency 10.12 - Anaheim, CA @House Of Blues 10.13 - Los Angeles, CA@Music Box |
And you can bet your bottom dollar that they'll be doing their most famous song, "Laid", complete with "she only comes when she's on top" lyrics.
So, enough of the press announcement, let's dive into The Morning After The Night Before, shall we? From what I've gathered, the band and producer, "Muddy" Baker's been contributing to each other's songs via a private FTP site and out came a bunch of songs.
As the two title suggest, these are two albums have a mood and style of night and day. The more louder and upbeat between the two is The Night Before: lots of drums, percussions, and electric guitars. The Morning After is more quieter, more acoustics. If you want to impress your friends, play The Night Before, but if you want to read a book and lay in bed, put on The Morning After.
I know it's easy to say the louder/"funner" album, The Night Before, is the better, but between you and me, I prefer the slower and quieter The Morning After because it seems more interested in Booth's tight lyrics and vocals. Really enjoyed "Rabbit Hole" on the later album.
They currently don't have any samples from the new album for me to show you, but if you head over to the band's website, they are currently offering "Not So Strong". This song from 2007 was a fan favorite, but the song never made it onto their 2008 album, Hey Ma, so they are doing everyone a favor by offering as a free download.
Hopefully, if we can sort out the time, Sally and I will play excerpts of James' new album for you. Tune in podcast.weheartmusic.com.
Trivia: Because James started their career in Manchester, it made sense that "up and coming" The Smiths paid homage to the band by covering "What's the World?".
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