Shawn James - The Dark & The Light (2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) ~ 253.35 Mb | MP3 CBR 320kbps ~ 95.46 Mb | 41:22 | Cover
Rock/Blues/Stoner | Country: USA (Fayetteville, AR) | Label: Parts + Labor Records
WEB FLAC (tracks) ~ 253.35 Mb | MP3 CBR 320kbps ~ 95.46 Mb | 41:22 | Cover
Rock/Blues/Stoner | Country: USA (Fayetteville, AR) | Label: Parts + Labor Records
Take one listen to Shawn James’ music and you can hear his roots in the Mississippi delta by way of growing up on the fabled South Side of Chicago, his authentic, gutbucket blend of blues, folk, and soul music running the gamut of ecstatic joy and painful anguish.
His aching cover of Macy Gray’s “I Try” for GRAMMY.com’s “GRAMMY ReImagined” feature takes the original, a three-time nominee (for both Record and Song of the Year) and winner for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2000 to the church, bringing out the wrenching anguish and yearning at its core. The song will be available to stream on GRAMMY.com as well as all the leading DSPs, including Spotify and Apple Music.
“The emotional heaviness of the lyrics is what drew me to it,” explains James. “People can relate on some level or another regarding love, loss, addiction, and the reaction to dealing with those things.”
James’s reimagining included “adding a depth of sorrow and darkness not just to the lyrics, but the ambience and delivery of the performance,” slowing the song down to emphasize the depth of feeling as he tries to say goodbye.
The singer-songwriter has previously released four full-length albums, including his debut, Shadows, a live record (Live at the Heartbreak House), a covers EP (The Madrid Sessions) and the original songs of his most recent effort, On the Shoulders of Giants. His anticipated new release will be coming out in 2019 on indie label Parts + Labor Records, produced and recorded by Jimmy Messer (AWOLNation, Kelly Clarkson, Kygo, The White Buffalo).
James is a road dog, the hellhounds at his heels, performing more than 200 dates a year, including a November 12th appearance at the fabled Troubadour in Los Angeles. His songs have been featured on HBO, CBS and Sony Playstation’s The Last of Us 2. His track, “Through the Valley,” topped Spotify’s Global Viral Charts, while generating more than 60 million streams combined on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
Track List:
01. Orpheus 03:58
02. Love Will Find A Way I 03:22
03. Love Will Find A Way II 03:06
04. There It Is 03:14
05. The Weak End 05:32
06. Burn The Witch 04:08
07. Haunted 04:18
08. The Curse Of The Fold 05:19
09. Chicago 04:32
10. When I'm Gone 03:50
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 09 - Chicago.flac
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FILE: 08 - The Curse of the Fold.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 07 - Haunted.flac
Size: 29582770 Hash: EF056A6261A5C90E94866890621802A2 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 06 - Burn the Witch.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 05 - The Weak End.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 04 - There It Is.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 03 - Love Will Find a Way II.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 02 - Love Will Find a Way I.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 01 - Orpheus.flac
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FILE: 10 - When I'm Gone.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 09 - Chicago.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 08 - The Curse of the Fold.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 07 - Haunted.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 06 - Burn the Witch.flac
Size: 24385425 Hash: 35B936481C02BC264CB557F285279125 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 05 - The Weak End.flac
Size: 37064076 Hash: 54B9BC53106D81FB73DBE6BF2F9EF504 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 04 - There It Is.flac
Size: 21007466 Hash: 7943BBBB69AF8618975F066908327DD7 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 03 - Love Will Find a Way II.flac
Size: 19985226 Hash: 10A21549967F117866EDA902CD394A69 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 02 - Love Will Find a Way I.flac
Size: 23098017 Hash: 4EC1A54D364DC3DE0A41D0AD2DF59638 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 01 - Orpheus.flac
Size: 28419333 Hash: DFC9420EFBB3C0B0BEA890ED6B320162 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 343E07D13A4826328CAAC0A92C5DECC9D1222A7C