Refusing to comply and always treading their own path, James has delivered an album to be proud of. Never standing still and always evolving, this is James at their very best.
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With love engendered at the album’s core, Yummy then sets out to help us endure, often appreciate, life’s many dilemmas. Life’s A Fucking Miracle, which Tim considers “one of the most joyful songs we’ve written in years, it could be a queer dance anthem” argues that the most mundane fishbowl existence should be seized and celebrated; and Better With You, a celestial disco tune and apocalypse romance, suggests that even global Armageddon and the subsequent post-human regeneration of the planet would be beautiful to behold with the right person and a good view.
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‘Yummy’ is an album which deals with several serious issues and is cheerful and musically uplifting at the same time. The lyrics are typical 2024 subjects which we can all relate to, but needs to be addressed by Tim Booth every now and then.
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With every release James showcase their innate ability to stir something heartening even when surrounded by darkness. Fans of the band are blessed by their current form and ‘Yummy’ is a delightful addition to their stunning back catalogue.
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So, James – same as they ever were, only better. Ageing beautifully, lyrically superior, tonally rich.
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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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50s Out Takes is track twelve on Pudding, the bonus disc on the deluxe version of the 2024 album Yummy.
| Song: | 50s Out Takes |
| Released: | 12th April 2024 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | Yummy / Pudding |
| First Heard Live: | Never performed live |
Walk Tall is track eleven on Pudding, the bonus disc on the deluxe version of the 2024 album Yummy.
| Song: | Walk Tall |
| Released: | 12th April 2024 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | Yummy / Pudding |
| First Heard Live: | Never performed live |
Something Of A Pleasure is track ten on Pudding, the bonus disc on the deluxe version of the 2024 album Yummy.
| Song: | Something Of A Pleasure |
| Released: | 12th April 2024 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | Yummy / Pudding |
| First Heard Live: | Never performed live |
Brimming over with soaring melodies and toe-tapping rhythms, Yummy is like a poppier OK Computer.
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Deliver The Dawn is track nine on Pudding, the bonus disc on the deluxe version of the 2024 album Yummy.
| Song: | Deliver The Dawn |
| Released: | 12th April 2024 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | Yummy / Pudding |
| First Heard Live: | Never performed live |
Arpen Charp is track eight on Pudding, the bonus disc on the deluxe version of the 2024 album Yummy.
| Song: | Arpen Charp |
| Released: | 12th April 2024 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | Yummy / Pudding |
| First Heard Live: | Never performed live |