All in all, this is a great record, one of the better in what has recently been a series of outstanding new music from James. Many of their contemporaries stopped trying years ago, James just get better and better!
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All in all, this is a great record, one of the better in what has recently been a series of outstanding new music from James. Many of their contemporaries stopped trying years ago, James just get better and better!
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Brimming over with soaring melodies and toe-tapping rhythms, Yummy is like a poppier OK Computer.
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“I’ll avoid cliched use of the album’s title, as I am sure many other reviewers may well milk that to death. My closing thoughts borrow the title and chorus from the aforementioned James classic. “Oh sit down, Oh sit down, sit down next to me….” and have a listen to what’s currently playing loudly in the Morgan household, and then tell me this review is not accurate!”
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“From conspiracy theories to AI and the environment, Yummy is proof that James does not shy away from speculating on the most significant topics. Yummy is a traditional James album, littered with anthemic hits for the listener to sing along to, however, Alper’s vocals paired with the band’s creativity sonically lift the album, and makes it stand out amongst its predecessors. Booth’s introspective lyricism combined with his bandmates’ instrumentation makes for a stunning album.”
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“We’re not a band that looks over our shoulder. It’s about where we’re going next. We’re always either planning the next writing session or we’re working on things that we’ve written. It’s at the heart and essence of what we do: that ability to somehow, magically create something.”
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Booth’s continued evolution as a vocalist is a key to James’ fiercely relevant songs, and their many lyrical takeaways. He is an honest songwriter – perhaps too much at times – but manages to express what a lot of his listeners feel whether they too are 63 or 36. By addressing personal struggles head on he can help raise the listener high with each affirmative chorus. With these many successes Yummy adds itself to the James canon as an album both for fans and newcomers, a triumph over prejudice and anxiety. Everyone is welcome here.
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It’s evident that with ‘Yummy’ that the band’s appetite for creating music remains unsated and it sees the band at their most creative and progressive, delivering an impressive and thought-provoking body of work that can easily be ranked as one of their best.
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“Every time we go in to start writing, I worry: ‘Is this when we’ve lost it?’ But within 10 minutes, we’re always grinning like kids, jumping up and down, with Tim doing his mad dance and howling about whatever the fuck it is Tim howls about. I think: ‘No, this is great!’ and I can’t see how we won’t always have that between us.”
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With nine studio albums under their belt since they reunited in 2007, James are more prolific than ever and Yummy cements their place as one of the most comercially and aristically – and most loved – alternative bands of their era. Unafraid of the unknown, they continue soaring to new heights of beauty and inspiration and their refusal to conform to societies expectations as to what a band of their longitude should he doing is commendable.
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The times we live in may get ever more depressing, but not even the impending apocalypse can stop James delivering the goods on this glistening, cathartic effort.
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The album is a stunning piece of work, capturing your attention from the very first song to the final one. It offers something fresh, engaging, and captivating throughout. This music is sure to appeal to all music enthusiasts, showcasing the growth and development of Booth and his band over the years. Just like their previous album, All the Colours of You, this album is a timeless addition to any record collection.
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“There’s a part of me that just rebels against the cliches of what we’re meant to do when we get to a certain age, how we’re meant to just fade into the background. I want to go out with a bang.”
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