NE Volume published a live review of the Westgarth gig today! Here’s a snippet…
“James’ vocal talents are obvious; he produces a warm, full, honey-like sound. The vocals were particularly haunting in his final song, ‘The Aviator’, where he used a variety of vocal techniques to create atmosphere”
For the full review, head over to the website. Thanks very much to Saerlaith Murphy for such a great write up!
The debut single ‘Korsakoff’ has been reviewed by Daniel Hampton from NE Volume Magazine. Read it here, and get your download of ‘Korsakoff’ here.
A big thank you to The People’s Republic of Teesside for featuring ‘Lynch a Millionaire’ on their website as their Teesside Track of the Week!
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Here is a review of the Huddersfield-inspired tune ‘Almondbury’ in the November/December issue of local North East music and culture magazine NARC, written by Mark Corcoran-Lettice.
“On the Soundcloud link that I was sent over for James Kruman’s song Almondbury, I was promised “A deranged and perverted tour of Huddersfield”. What comes out of the speakers though is a quiet acoustic guitar and harmonica folk shuffle. There’s some funny little touches in the lyrics, nodding the hat to Patti Smith while lamenting the “Amish paradise” of the West Yorkshire market town. It’s a little jarring to hear Bradford’s neighbour placed in such a distinctly American musical context, but even if it can’t quite live up to the levels of derangement and perversion that this listener craves, Almondbury’s an enjoyable work from the young songwriter.”
Listen to it yourself here…
James Kruman 