North East singer-songwriter – JAMES LEONARD HEWITSON – has announced his new album âMore Popâ (due 6 October, via Butterfly Effect Label).
Leading with the single âBlack Jeansâ, the release also arrives alongside the announcement of a run of UK live dates this July.
ââBlack Jeansâ is a pretty corny song, but the melody just sort of flowed so I kept going with it. Iâm from a generally down-trodden North East coastal town called Hartlepool, but itâs great how your fashion sense helps you escape the wider socio-economic realities of where you are.â
As sprightly choruses descend into more sprawling stretches of contemplative instrumentals, he adds:
“The song morphs from a doo-wop song in D major to a noisy, blues-y jam by the end. I was listening to Courtney Barnettâs âThings Take Time, Take Timeâ a lot last year and I loved the way some songs just kept going in a meditative way, even though they couldâve finished earlier.â
