Hear “Cassidy” via USA Today and see the video via
Performer Magazine. “Doldrums” debut set
for release September 24th.
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Andrew St
James as photographed by Peter Ellenby
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See the premiere
of the “Cassidy” video by Andrew St James via Performer
Magazine
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“Cassidy” is
the first single and video from the upcoming debut album Doldrums by Andrew St James
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“St James
pairs beautiful folk melodies with exemplary lyricism.” - MAGNET
Andrew St
James is an 18-year-old
singer-songwriter from the fog-enshrouded misty hills of San Francisco’s Twin
Peaks. Incorporating a beyond-his-years
lyrical vision with a unique gift for melody-making, St James’s music lands firmly in the alternative folk world, but
displays a real knack for timeless songwriting skills.
“I am inspired by the odd characters that I call my
acquaintances,” St James says of the
colorful cast that inhabits the songs on his debut album Doldrums, set for release
on September 24th. Hip street
folk, Irish immigrants and Mission hipsters star in songs that exist as soundtracks
to hard-lived lives. They are tunes that
speak with a frank realism and dark sense of humor to kids of St James’s age that are living in a
mixed-up world.
“Despite its light qualities, ‘Cassidy’ is a dark song,” he says of the album’s first single, a
tune that lives on the fringes of heartbreak.
“At the time I wrote it, a former lover of mine had returned to my city.
I still loved her, but it was soon evident that she had no intention of seeing
me.” Of Doldrums, St James says that “This album is about
growing up,” and adds humorously, “Granted, growing up for me consisted of
rancid partying, rich girlfriends, and strange mission coffee shop poetry
readings.”
The video for “Cassidy”
was shot at a variety of gigs around San Francisco, and neatly captures St.
James’s raw energy at the Regency Ballroom on Van Ness, Brainwash
Cafe, a little bar in Marin County, and on Valencia Street where he spots
suspicious street folk and bike lane life-stylers.
Produced by St
James himself along with veteran Bay Area producer Jim Greer (a platinum record recipient for his work with Foster The People), Andrew St James’s debut album Doldrums
will be available this fall.
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Andrew St James
Doldrums
(Island Jar/Fortune – Sept. 24th,
2013)
Track Listing:
02. Maybe It’s Time For Me To Go
03. Visions
4. The Lost, The Vain
5. A Prayer For East Oakland
6. No Hurry (Subterfuge)
7. Nightmares Pt. 5
8. East of Eden
9. I’m All About You
10. Marigold
11. Before The Flood
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Andrew St James Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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