Friday, September 7, 2018

James



































Artist:  James
Origin:  Whalley Range, Manchester, England
Genre:  Indie Pop, Alternative Rock, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Dance Rock

Originally line-up:

Tim Booth:  Lead Vocals
Paul Gilbertson:  Lead Guitar
Jim Glennie:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Gavan Whelan:  Drums

James is an English Indie Pop Band from Whalley, Manchester, formed in 1982 by Tim Booth (Lead Vocals), Paul Gilbertson (Lead Guitar), Jim Glennie (Bass), and Gavan Whelan (Drums).  The band's best-known singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", ""She's A Star" and "Laid".  The band had sold more than 25 million albums.















Title:  Living In Extraordinary Times (Deluxe Edition)  (2018)
Genre:  Indie Pop, Alternative Rock, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Dance Rock
Label:  Infectious Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Hank   (3:33)
 2.  Coming Home, Pt. 2  (3:42)
 3.  Leviathan  (4:31)
 4.  Heads  (4:40)
 5.  Many Faces  (5:15)
 6.  How Hard The Day  (3:25)
 7.  Extraordinary Times  (4:43)
 8.  Picture Of This Place  (6:03)
 9.  Hope To Sleep  (4:13)
10. Better Than That  (4:13)
11. Mask  (5:15)
12. What's It At About  (7:33)

Bonus Tracks:

13. Backwards Glances  (4:10)
14. Moving Car (Demo)  (5:37)
15. Overdose (Demo)  (4:23)
16. Trouble (Demo)  (4:29)

Personnel:

Tim Booth:  Lead Vocals, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Jim Glennie:  Bass, Percussion
Adrain Oxaal:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Cello
Saul Davies:  Rhythm Guitar, Percussion, Violin
Andy Diagram:  Trumpet, Backing Vocals
Mark Hunter:  Keyboards, Percussion, Drum Programming

Additional Musicians:

Brian Eno:  Synth Programming
Charlie Andrew:  Synth Programming, Additional Drum Programming, Percussion, Congas, Bell, Drums
Beni Giles:  Synth Programming, Additional Drum Programming, Percussion, Bell, Moog Bass, Harmonium, Lead Guitar, Drums
Rick Webster:  Additional Programming, Backing Vocals
Peter Robertson:  Percussion, Drums
Katie Earl, Tom Archer, 
Adam Betts:  Percussion, Drums
Henry Davies:  Additional Percussion
Mark Brown:  Saxophone
Pat Harley:  Trombone
Trevor Mires:  Trombone, Bass Trombone
Larion Stolk:  Backing Vocals
Ron Yeadon:  Backing Vocals

Living In Extraordinary Times is the 15th studio album by James, released on August 3, 2018 by Infectious Records.  Deluxe Edition includes 4 Bonus Tracks.




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