I believe that most modern love has been transformed into something that’s quick, easy and sleazy. I feel that a lot of people are jaded and already too far gone to want to change. I have no respect for one-night-stands, having sex just to conquer some new territory or anything along those lines.
“If That’s Love” – I have a very “old world” view when it comes to love and relationships. It soothed me to be able to dump all the emotion I was feeling at the time into a song. I wrote Midnight Dove while all that was going on. She eventually beat it and is doing great now. I can’t explain how emotionally draining it was at times just to see my sister at such a young age have to go through that. We quit our jobs, packed up our stuff and 2 days later we were headed home to Chicago to support and help her get through everything. I got a call one Friday from my mom telling me that my little 11-year-old sister had cancer. I was working at a recording studio and Michelle was working at a great salon. “ Midnight Dove” – My wife Michelle and I were living in Nashville a few years back. If I can achieve that, then the song tends to flow out easily.
After that I’d say having a unique perspective, passion, strong melodies and a subject people can relate to.įor me, songwriting is all about getting myself into the right state of mind for the particular song/mood I’m wanting to write/create. I explained to Stephanie how I envisioned the album art & let her interpret my vision through her painting. I knew that one of my friends Stephanie Petet created beautiful, unique oil paintings. To accomplish this the music needed to reflect itself in the artwork. To me, the album as a whole needed to be a complete piece of art. I’d like for everyone to get their own meaning from “Shadows.” After all, everyone has their own lens of perception that is unique to them. It can be interpreted in many different ways. Other times you may have a shadow following you that’s not your own. Sometimes, your shadow manifests itself in different shapes and forms reflecting part of us that we try to hide. It wasn’t ‘til I was older that I was able to get out from under it.
The name “Shadows” is inspired by one of the songs on the album called “The Shadow.” I had a monstrous shadow looming over me for a long time that wasn’t mine. After recording the album, I began to think of a concept that would tie everything together. I wrote these songs without a specific direction in mind. After moving to Fayetteville, I felt inspired to finally put together an album that I was proud of. I’ve wanted to release an album for a while now, but the pieces didn’t fall into place and I felt that I wasn’t ready yet. I spent the next few years doing just that in Nashville and Chicago. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy playing with others I just wanted to focus on developing the skills needed to stand on my own. After moving to Nashville, I decided that I needed to be more independent as a musician. This album is the culmination of the last few years of hard-work, writing, and life experience. I don’t stick to one genre on ‘Shadows’ because I feel that it makes for a more interesting record that displays my range of styles. Whatever style I choose to do, I always pour all of my heart, passion and soul into it. With that being said, I tend to lean towards playing a mix of haunting, soulful folk with orchestrated layers, foot stompin’, loud, raw, rootsy blues, and feel-good soul music with good groove. It’s hard for me to describe my music because I feel like my song library is very eclectic. The Idle Class recently caught up with James for an interview. His voice drives the album, often shifting effortlessly between a roar and a whisper, depending upon the emotions of the song. Xou create pictures in my mind and tell me a good story.Shawn James, the wandering, soulful folkster, just finished his debut album “Shadows,” a collection of powerful ballads and mid-tempo tunes with minimalist instrumentation and emphasis on his powerful vocals. This gets better every time I listen to it! Comment by Jardines - die Coverband This is my favourite behind Theif and the Moon Comment by ëntitē This song is awesome! Comment by LewisGaston Heard this on Overheard dope story Comment by Netanel Faila Woooooooooouuuuuuaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh Comment by CruciaL The most underrated singer ever Comment by Wanderer Debut Album by Shawn James featuring 12 songs.
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