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Jack James - Top of the Hill (solo) jackjamesmusic 19 views http://jackjames.org Jack James - Top of the Hill (solo) Leaving Town (2011) Top of the Hill - http://jackjames.org/track/top-of-the-hill Written: 31st July 2010 - ? ...
Jack James - Full-time Traveller (Live at Loch Lomond) jackjamesmusic 38 views Jack James travels to Loch Lomond and plays to a curious robin. http://jackjames.org Recorded on 2nd January 2012 on the banks of Loch Lomond. Full-time Traveller F...
Jack James - Past Sayings (Live at Loch Lomond) jackjamesmusic 283 views Jack James travels to Loch Lomond and plays to a curious robin. http://jackjames.org Recorded on 2nd January 2012 on the banks of Loch Lomond. Past Sayings From the album...
Jack James - Driving to the Coast jackjamesmusic 54 views http://jackjames.org Jack James - Driving to the Coast Leaving Town (2011) Driving to the Coast - http://jackjames.org/track/driving-to-the-coast Written: 4th Decembe...
Jack James - The Right Mistake jackjamesmusic 50 views http://jackjames.org Jack James - The Right Mistake Leaving Town (2011) The Right Mistake - http://jackjames.org/track/the-right-mistake Written: 29th April 2011 Re...
Jack James - Live This Down jackjamesmusic 73 views http://jackjames.org Jack James - Live This Down Leaving Town (2011) Live This Down - http://jackjames.org/track/live-this-down Written: 21st May 2011 Recorded: 25th May ...
Jack James - We Best Be Off jackjamesmusic 1,321 views http://jackjames.org Jack James - We Best Be Off Leaving Town (2011) Video by liebot (http://liebot.bandcamp.com) We Best Be Off Written: 3rd March 2011 - ? Marc...
Jack James - Old Man (Neil Young cover) jackjamesmusic 996 views Jack James covers the popular Neil Young song "Old Man" at the age of 24. "24 and there's so much more" - Neil Young "I hope so" - Jack James http://jackjames.org
Jack James - Interview (Leaving Town) jackjamesmusic 307 views Glasgow musician Jack James discusses his upcoming 3rd album "Leaving Town" and the music scene in general. Official Site: http://jackjames.org
Jack James - Safe House jackjamesmusic 33 views Jack James - Safe House From the 2009 album Lights off, headphones on Download - http://jackjames.bandcamp.com/album/lights-off-headphones-on Lyrics and track info -...

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Feb 10, 2012

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Sep 15, 2010

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Here is the secret to making a good record: write something completely original that everyone will immediately enjoy, then coast. The hard part isn't merely a good verse-chorus-verse structure but building a unique perspective on the traditional subjects everyone writes about. Unfortunately, after a while, you become stuck to a certain type of sound or subject simply because your music is being filtered through the same perspective. This is particularly a problem for folk artists who usually end up being accurately described simply by what city they come from. Luckily Jack James has a solution here: leave town. Escape.

If you've listened to his previous albums this elegy for escapism shouldn't be entirely unexpected, though you don't need to be too familiar with the back catalogue of an obscure Scottish singer-songwriter to understand the drive to get away from everything. The songs crafted here sound effortless yet precise, showing experience he has no right to have at this age. Nothing quite says this as well as the album centrepiece "Leaving Town", the longest song in the repertoire, a climactic guitar/banjo ensemble which fully captures the journey away from your home and yourself. This common thread of escapism is found within the stories, characters and sounds woven throughout the album which include mediations on age, aspirations and the music scene itself.

This is the sound of an artist in his prime, you're invited to listen but RSVP is not required.

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