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Hold Again The River Chords (Ver 3) By James Bay @ Final

Prime members take pleasure in limitless One-Day Supply and exclusive entry to films, TV exhibits and Kindle books. Bay managed to safe himself a residency and although he did not make it to the top of his three-12 months long course, it was on the faculty's showcase night time that he was noticed by his administration company, who'd scouted him on-line the earlier night. Recorded in Nashville's prestigious Blackbird Studios with Kings of Leon's long run collaborator and Tom Waits engineer Jacquire King, whom Bay found after flipping over a Kings of Leon CD and discovering his identify, He was on the top of the record,” says Bay.

An hour or so drive outdoors of London, on the level where the city's vast swathes of suburbs turn out to be the inexperienced fields of the countryside, you'll discover Hitchin, residence of the Rhythms of the Worlds Competition and hometown of 23-yr-outdated singer-songwriter James Bay. James Bay is a singular trendy talent; an old head on young hold back the river shoulders, a rattling good guitar participant and an excellent higher songwriter. A true soul singer, chasing that goose bumps second” by channeling artists similar to Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen and James Blake, his music is very private. On the age of 18, James Bay moved out of Hitchin to study guitar in the seaside metropolis of Brighton.

Starting bands with his brothers and buddies when he hit his teens, Bay was by no means the entrance man, however he knew it wouldn't always be that method. A proficient and achieved painter and drawer, he'd lengthy planned to study high quality art, however made a final minute choice to review music as an alternative. Virtually as soon as he moved to Brighton he was busking and enjoying open mic evenings five nights per week within the city's many small music venues. Almost one year after Bay started work on his debut album, the final product is on the cusp of launch.

That very same stay video of Bay performing within the Kentish Town pub was emailed to the producer, who instantly responded and said he'd love to work on the document. This 12 months James Bay might be hitting a run of UK festivals, together with his Glastonbury Pageant debut, in addition to slots at Scotland's T in the Park,” a show opening up for Stevie Wonder at London's Clapham Frequent, in addition to opening for Hozier on tour within the U.S. this fall. Music got here along and then we fell in love, however artwork was manner earlier than that,” he states. James Bay admits that he would not trouble with landscapes and nonetheless life, preferring to attract people and faces.