James Vincent McMorrow - From the woods | SK* Session

[SeanKicking]

oh shiii it's james franco. 

[savvybobanna]

so good.



[annettiku]

I LOVE YOU JAMES VINCENT!!!!!!

[GizmoGuurl]

Very Bon Iver-esque. I love him already.

[Sonic5317]

Kinda reminds me of Loney Dear...I love this guys vocals!

[drklenk]

I cant hear the guitar...

[mirunder]

if u like this - you'll like matt corby... brother (live) or refuge (in the vineyards)

[Woodwose88]

Loving the bustle of the hedgerow full of House Sparrows and quiet hum of traffic in the far background, in the midst of James' great vocals.

[MrLooopen]

Bon Iver Bon Iver Bon Iver Bon Iver Bon Iver Bon Iver. Ever heard of him???? Get out of the woods and the wooly clothing and the fuckin crap, badly drawn beards and do something original please.....

[MrMcskurk]

@MrLooopen You know, just because James Vincent McMorrow makes more or less same genre of music as some Bon Iver have, it dosen't James is unoriginal.

[RedlovesMETAL]

@MrLooopen

Same could be said for every other genre really.. so shut up. :)

[laineyboo1989]

@MrLooopen To be quite fair, have you heard any of his other songs?? Don't think Bon Iver is a patch on him....and up till last week I thought Bon Iver was fantastic! Not against this guy though!!

[MrLooopen]

@laineyboo1989 Yes I have heard most of the album and I'll say it's well put togeter but lacks gusto. It's all a bit watery for me but that's just me

[TateTheGreat9]

The birds do add to the effect... but could they, please, just shut up!!!

[Awesomeo133]

@mollyr0gers I thought that too, spitting image of james franco!

[dyoniz1]

amazing

[teimoor]

Just FYI,

This guy is global ...

People in Asia love his stuff... of all the places .. Pakistan...

Guess it goes to show you, music knows no boundaries.

I know he's touring USA soon (or already started). Any idea when he's performing in London

[walldn]

Justin Vernons unknown brother? Sounds like it

[RagingBaby]

HEY BIRDS SHUT THE FUCK UP

[WakeyOz]

@RagingBaby let the birds sing along!

[kaisergwill]

@RagingBaby true about birds but you'd think they could have stood further away from the traffic first

[randommeg]

love his voice..amazing

[HaustoriaPith]

@FuckingStanz You are an ignorant prick. Teenie boppers? I'm a music teacher in my 20's and I think this song is great. Who needs your opinion? What are your qualifications?

[TouchdownProductions]

WHAT CAMERA IS THIS???

[MoreThanASong]

@TouchdownProductions I'm with you on that one... Need to know!

[luxurytech]

@TouchdownProductions Most likely a Canon DSLR. 

[prescomp]

not good..not good...sorry...

[Claueex]

wow

[FuckingStanz]

This is pretty shitty and bland. It's only unique because no one has ever sung poorly in this borderline crying fashion.

All ya'll teenie boppers check out Jeff Buckley if you wanna see a white boy sing his ace off proper.

[Claueex]

@FuckingStanz stfu.

can't we like this song without a teenie like you who thinks he's cool 'cause he knows Jeff Buckley. Yeah, Jeff Buckley is good, he's a legend, I like him, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people here do to. Did anyone write a comment here about James Vincent Mcmorrow being better than Jeff Buckley ? No. So what the hell? Go listen to another song and go think you're a smartypants who knows music somewhere else, please.

[FuckingStanz]

@Claueex "Stfu" followed by long preachy paragraph? And yet, I'm not entitled to my own less winded preachy opinion?

Shut the fuck up, cunt. 

[Claueex]

@FuckingStanz the thing is your comment wasn't 'an opinion'. Try telling your 'opinion' without insulting others and then maybe i'll accept it.

[jimjarango]

@FuckingStanz Another comment the world doesn't need...

[Fuzigish8]

@FuckingStanz Yes, you are entitled to your opinion. It's just that you come across as quite a dick when expressing it. In my opinion, and the 51 000 other people who have obviously viewed this for a reason, this is absolutely beautiful and we love listening to it...not sure why...we just do. It's totally fine if you don't...it's art...there's no right or wrong...that's the beauty.

[FuckingStanz]

@Fuzigish8 fair enough.

[EricBallard]

@FuckingStanz Your username tells me all I need to know.

[NaomiHStabell]

@FuckingStanz Funny you should mention Jeff, since I think Vincent looks a lot like him in this video! And Jeff Buckley has been my very favourite musician since I was twelve, (I turn eighteen in June,) but I think I kind of like this Vincent. Also, if you expect anyone to ever be as good as Jeff was, then you will be so, so disappointed!

[tontocorazon]

What an amazing voice

[Danixarb]

AMAZING VOICE.!

[DysisTend]

justin vernons voice-twin 0.0

[ColouredSoul24]

The birds are coming from the woods, gtfo!

[mackerz91]

saw him Tuesday eve in London- SO good, even though he was ill!! Definitely gotta see him live. Slightly in love with him :)

[MrStefman87]

@mackerz91 OMG i was there to

was that the one where he was really not feeling well but still had enough juice to take the piss outta bruno mars haha

[16poffertjes]

0 dislikes... VERY good to see :)

[delawarr1970]

sounds to me like he's in perfect tune

[tallulah251]

Love the fact that all the birds are joining in .. beautiful song x

[88madi]

marry me

[88madi]

marry me

[Brockashock]

Heard this song on public radio station, support your local station

[weedorcollege]

This guy is AWESOME :)

[NeverQuiteElegant]

You, sir, are incredible.

Your whole album is stunning.

I've just read Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, can't help but think this song (along with a few others on the album) would fit make a perfect sound track for it.

[aqu1r3]

chattering incessant choir lol

[sleepypeople]

fuck me

[mollyr0gers]

Just one lovely track from a brilliant album... And is just me, or is he the image of James Franco?

[dannyrea246]

James just has complete passion for his music, you can tell with how he is singing. This is amazing music, can't stop listening to his album.

[jhill89]

I did a video of him performing This Old Dark Machine at the Castle Hotel pub in Manchester on 01/03/11, check my YouTube channel.

[Sjovn]

I've listened to Hegarty's songs before and no I don't think it's a rip-off. Hegarty's style is eclectic and avant-garde, McMorrow's more folksy. On the other hand, hearya.com's review on McMorrow's album calls him "Dublin's answer to Bon Iver" and yes there are similarities, but hey you can find traces of various artistes on other artistes' albums. This is his debut album and he's just starting out, but he'll probably find his niche soon. Having said that he writes incredibly beautiful lyrics.

[paulewilll]

don´t you hear the difference.......and talking about rip-off......wasn´t antony hegarty here for much longer.....

for me the voice reminds me much more of mr hegarty with some colours of marvin gaye........cool down ........it´s just music

beautiful anyway

[deadlybuzzboi]

omg lads!! bon iver!!!! but not as gud, this is not fair its a complete rip off!!

[sinton09]

@deadlybuzzboi ehhhh yeaaa i thought he was sooo similar to bon iver... but you cant say not as good.... there pretty amazing in there own way... and thats coming from me who is obsessed with justin vernon!

[deadlybuzzboi]

@sinton09 yeah its still really gud its just kind of shit the way the guy has such a cool voice but using some1 elses style. i just wish hed use it with his own style, prob be alot more interesting then

[MsLadyCatherine]

Wowwww !!! Amazing ! I think the birds like it... ;-)

[joerover22]

the birds seem to be pleased... sounded like they were throwing a party up in the trees

[mmmmrobbie]

got his album its pretty incredible

[pjramsay]

for anyone whos interested Verse chords: Bm G

Chorus chords: D F#m Bm

[krunchykrunchy]

@pjramsay you wouldnt happen to know the chords to "this old dark machine" would you?

[MarktheRye]

@krunchykrunchy type it in the search bar here... most songs on this site you'll need... at ultimate guitar.com

[EmilyXxHailey122]

Wow ur amazing

[november191968]

exceptional !

[MissJamdonut]

wow...

[ShaneFoxX]

what a voice!

amazing!

[quaecky]

@ShaneFoxX ye does the whole out of tune little boy thing very well