James Yuill--Turning Down Water for Air
I wrote about James Yuill a while back because I'd just discovered him but I didn't do a full review. I also mentioned that I was confused about whether his album Turning Down Water for Air was available in the States yet.
Well, I can clear things up in that regard. The album was released May 26th in the U.S. and I've got nothing but praise for it. I can't believe it's taken me so long to write about it.
I love it when an artist combines electronic and acoustic sounds, especially acoustic guitar, and he blends the two beautifully throughout the album. It's on the melancholic side but it has a sexy energy that belies the disappointment he writes about. There aren't any tracks that he fully rocks out on, but that's okay. There's a measured feeling to his songs that make me feel calm and settled yet in the mood, and I like that.
James Yuill--"Left Handed Girl" mp3 off Turning Down Water for Air (buy)
James Yuill--"No Pins Allowed" mp3 off Turning Down Water for Air
p.s. Go here to check out a great remix of "No Pins Allowed." Filter Magazine ran a remix contest for the song and this is the one James picked as the winner. Belated congrats, Eric!
Winner of the No Pins Allowed remix contest: http://soundcloud.com/eric-tho
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excellent! thank you. i've heard several remixes of that song and it amazes
me how many different ways people reinterpret it. :)
Totally with you on this, a cracking album... sounds like Joseph Arthur
with Postal Service as a backing band. If you haven't already check both of
them out. But I'm sure you have already!
that's a great comparison, jake. very apt. so of course i find out today
that james yuill is re-issuing the album with all the electronic songs done
acoustically and vice versa. calls it "earth and fire versions." i think
i'll have to post some sort of update to let folks know. it's out on itunes
in the u.s.
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