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| Allmusic |
 Produced by the same man who recorded the Fray’s first two albums, the self-titled Brendan James is full of pleasant, anonymous piano pop, with nary an out-of-place note or personal quirk in attendance. James is a natural assimilator, and he cribs from David Gray, James Taylor, and Coldplay on this 11-track album, whose biggest strength is its similarity to the records written by James’ influences. He continues to sing with a British accent, too, an affectation that seems to illustrate a complete inability for James -- who grew up in New Hampshire -- to be himself in the studio. That being said, the material is quicker and far more inspired than 2008’s The Day Is Brave, and the arrangements turn the songs into lush, open-armed anthems, with light electronics and computerized blips-and-bloops adding texture. He’s getting better, and there’s definitely an audience for this material. Most of the album confuses mimicry with melody, though, and the fact that James writes a David Gray song as well as Gray himself doesn’t change the fact that this is, in effect, slickly produced pastiche....full text |
| Wikipedia |
| Some artists name an album after themselves because they’re stumped for another title. Brendan James grins at this suggestion. “As a fellow musician, I definitely get that,” Brendan says, “but I actually had a good reason to do it. The album is self-titled because I feel like it’s my first recording that really showcases the different sides of me as a musician. It’s got everything from the mellow to the upbeat, to the somber to the unashamedly positive. My friends know me as the guy who loves to jump in the middle of a pick-up basketball game, but they also know me as the guy who needs to be reminded to stop spiraling when I start thinking about something too deeply. I have a lot of different sides and I wanted to make sure my music reflected that.”[4] [edit] Song Writing Process A singer-songwriter who accompanies himself on piano, James began writing the songs on his second album after winding up a year and a half on the road in support of his debut album The Day Is Brave, which was released by Decca Records in June 2008 and debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. Several of its songs were featured on various television shows including Private Practice, Bones, So You Think You Can Dance, and Army Wives. After releasing the album, James hit the ground running to support it from coast to coast. “I went to 40 states, ate at 330 restaurants, stayed in 210 hotels, and slept on one boat — John Mayer’s Mayercraft Cruise; I know because I wrote it all down,” James says with a laugh. The 18-month tour enabled James (whom Entertainment Weekly has called “A Songwriter on the Rise”) to build his fanbase the way many successful musicians have done before him: one room at a time, and he shares the fruits of that journey — renewed vigor, musical maturity, and even a new sound — on his second album...full text |
| Deccarecords |
| Nothing For Granted by Brendan James, Chris Lindsey 1. Nothing For Granted 04:13 The Fall by Brendan James, Kevin Griffin 2. The Fall 04:24 Anything For You by Brendan James, Eric Rosse 3. Anything For You 03:47 The Lucky Ones by Brendan James, David Ryan Harris 4. The Lucky Ones 03:57 Stupid For Your Love by Brendan James 5. Stupid For Your Love 04:05 Different Kind Of Love by Brendan James 6. Different Kind Of Love 04:09 Get It Right by Brendan James, Boots Ottestad 7. Get It Right 03:45 Changing Us by Brendan James 8. Changing Us 03:45 Let It Rain by Brendan James, E. Kidd Bogart, Greg Ogan 9. Let It Rain 04:15 Your Beating Heart by Brendan James 10. Your Beating Heart 03:05 Emerald Sky by Brendan James, Chris Seefried 11. Emerald Sky 04:20...full text |
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