Today’s Indie: Caviliar / James Vincent McMorrow
‘I read it somewhere / that they would lie still’
Cavilar is the light lowering, candle burning, begging to be played behind closed doors first single from my favorite Irish singer songwriter, James Vincent McMorrow’s new album. James is no stranger to TUATI, and it is wonderful surprise to have a taste of his new album after three years since his debut.
JVMM’s aching falsetto has gotten the obvious comparison Bon Iver, but Caviliar also has something reminiscent of Maxwell, or even D’Angelo, and the slow jam angle is really working for him, with his hushed and steady vocals and measured pauses. We can expect a different sound from 2010’s Early in the Morning, says James, who wrote Post Tropical album tucked away in Mexo: “I’m so proud of that album, but I never longed to be a guy with a guitar. You play these songs live as best you can, and suddenly you’re a Folk musician. But the texture of this record is completely different. This is the kind of stuff I actually listen to.” The new album is due stateside in January 2014.
Now repeat.
‘I remember how clothes hung / half waist and high raised arms / kicking at the slightest form / I remember my first love’
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