San Francisco musician’s socially conscious “A Prayer
For East Oakland” re-posted by Gavin Newsom, Maria Shiver.
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Andrew St
James as photographed by Peter Ellenby
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“He possesses remarkable lyricism and self-awareness.”
– Interview
“We’re seriously looking for proof that St. James is only 18…” – Nylon
“Overflowing with clever lines and lyrical
intricacies.” – American Songwriter
“This kid is headed for big things.” – USA Today
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Hear “Visions”
by Andrew St. James via MTV
Hive
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See “Visions”
by Andrew St. James via Nylon Guys
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Andrew St. James Live
05/23 San Francisco, CA @ Lost Church
06/05 Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro
06/13 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
06/05 Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro
06/13 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
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“I guess their fake IDs didn’t fool the bouncers,”
18-year-old singer-songwriter Andrew St.
James says about why his friends were removed from lower NYC’s Rockwood Music Hall on the evening
captured for his new Live In NYC release, now available
for free download via Noisetrade. Comprised of nine songs, the record
follows-up the San Francisco-based musician’s 2013 Dylan-esque debut album Doldrums, recorded when he was just
17-years-old and produced by Jim Greer
(a platinum record recipient for his work with Foster The People.)
Greer says, “Live In NYC has the feel of a
long-buried bootleg, a timeless sounding performance that might just one day
prove to be a treasured document of an artist with a powerful voice.” Accompanied only by his guitar, St. James brings the same intensity and
passion to the stage that is heard on Doldrums, which is still earning attention
for its self-aware and socially conscious songwriting even as St. James begins recording his second
studio album.
Recently, former San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom and former First Lady of
California, Maria Shriver both tweeted
and posted
about the Doldrums track “A Prayer For East Oakland.” The song,
which takes a serious look at the rate of gun-related deaths in Oakland, was
noticed by Newsom and Shriver after the video for the song premiered,
accompanied by an interview with St.
James, at locally-based website The
Bay Bridged.
St. James explains that the song “was originally a poem I wrote
after a childhood friend of mine was murdered during the summer of 2011 outside
of his home in East Oakland.” He
continues, “Watching the homicide rate in the city rise almost exponentially
during that time made me frustrated with how little people around me knew or
cared about the violence in a community so close to our home.”
Doldrums,
the debut album by Andrew St. James,
is out now via the Island Jar / Fortune
label. Read more about St. James via
MTV Hive, Interview, SF Weekly, USA Today, Nylon Guys, and
American Songwriter.
Andrew St. James is available
for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
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Andrew St James
Doldrums
(Island Jar/Fortune – Out Now)
Track Listing:
02. Maybe It’s Time For Me To Go
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
Live
In NYC
(Island Jar/Fortune – Out Now)
Download at Noisetrade
Track Listing:
01. Nightmares Pt 5
02. Cassidy
03. The Lost, The Vain
04. Visions
05. Marigold
06. Judge Boushay Blues - Johanna
07. No Hurry - Maybe It's Time For Me
08. I'm All About You
09. East Of Eden
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Andrew St. James Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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