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James Clay
01. Wrong Side of The Fight
02. Be Bold Be Brave Be Sure
03. Break The Spell
04. Before the War
05. When the Sun Doesn't Shine
06. We Don't Like It
07. I Bring Her Down
08. Side By Side

R2 Magazine specializes is Singer Songwriter, Rootsy, Folky music and is available in WH Smiths, HMV and all other great places. R2 also used James Clay’s “Wrong Side Of The Fight” as the lead track on their cover mount CD. Here’s the review:

Despite a background in semi-successful bands, “Breaking The Spell”  is James Clay’s attempt to take his music back to basics and offer a selection of his songs in their most honest, unadorned form, with just his voice, acoustic guitar, harmonica and an understated rhythm section.

It’s a tasteful collection that shows there’s much to admire in his well-crafted, acoustic folk-pop, which breezes along with a beguiling directness.

He skilfully incorporates elements of country-rock, American folk, and 70′s rock with strong melodies and impressive picking to produce little gems such as “Before The War”, “Wrong Side Of The Fight”, and “Side By Side”.  Sadly, at only eight tracks it’s all over a little too soon, but “Breaking The Spell” is certainly an inviting calling card.

Danny Moore R2 Rock & Reel May/June 2012 Volume 2 issue 33

After hearing the track and reading the review Fish Records went in search. The album is only available as a digital download but knowing we want the physical copy we were able to source from Mob Acoustic Recordings a limited number of promo copies usually only available at live gigs.

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Clay James - Breaking the Spell

James Clay

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