JAMES ANNOUNCE 18th STUDIO ALBUM WITH BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘IS THIS LOVE’
NEW ALBUM ‘YUMMY’ COMES AHEAD OF JAMES BIGGEST TOUR YET
JAMES have announced details of their new album to be released on 12 April via Virgin Music and available to pre-order from 25 January. YUMMY is the band’s 18th studio album and was produced by Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, Jarvis Cocker, Jon Hopkins, Imogen Heap, Regina Spektor) and mixed by Cenzo Townsend (Courteeners, The Specials, Everything Everything).
The first single from the record, IS THIS LOVE, is the album’s string-swept opener, blending cutting edge synthetics with quintessential James anthemics, as complex a dissection of love in all its forms as singer Tim Booth pores over the pain, heat, battle, distance, fear, release and endurance of this emotion, in pursuit of its point and purpose. “Love as a bomb,” says Tim, “a Tsunami that rolls over our life as we cling to the wreckage of our peace of mind”.
The artwork for the single and the album has been directed and designed by Studio Fury who have a rich history of creating iconic album covers, including art directing the campaign for the latest Rolling Stones album, Hackney Diamonds. Full details for the album, including track list, formats and artwork, will follow in the coming weeks.
James head out on their biggest ever UK tour in June, including the new Co-op Live Arena in Manchester and culminating at The O2 in London, the first time the band have played the 20,000 capacity venue.
2024 ARENA TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS RAZORLIGHT
JUNE
Mon 03 ABERDEEN P&J Live
Wed 05 NEWCASTLE Utilita Arena
Fri 07 GLASGOW OVO Hydro
Sat 08 LEEDS First Direct Arena
Tue 11 CARDIFF Utilita Arena
Wed 12 BIRMINGHAM Utilita Arena
Fri 14 MANCHESTER Co-op Live
Sat 15 LONDON O2 Arena
Tim, Jim and Saul from James will also perform with Joe Duddell and an orchestra at Music Feeds Live: A Concert to Fight Food Poverty in aid of The Trussell Trust at Manchester O2 Apollo on 27 February. They join other artists including Slow Readers Club, Lanterns on the Lake, The Farm and British Poet Laureate Simon Armitage with his band LYR. Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher will host the event alongside BBC 6 Music presenter Chris Hawkins, with Joe Duddell collaborating with the guests throughout the night.
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