Cool Cool | Black LP

James Alexander Bright | Cool Cool - Black LP

Release date: 26.07.2024

A vibrant kaleidoscope of sound, colour and emotion, British multi-hyphenate James Alexander Bright's new album 'Cool Cool' is set for release on 26th July via Athens Of The North. A dynamic set of urgent funkers, gentle soul ballads, head-nodders, fuzzy folkers and straight-up disco bangers span 10 songs that soundtrack fertile daydreams, esoteric dancefloors, languorous reflection, and wild excursions in nature and beyond.

James' voice, pitched somewhere between Eddie Chacon, Beck and Michael McDonald, takes a confident lead on this new record. Whether tenderly caressing on the title track's beautiful soul minimalism or deployed passionately on boogie machine 'Straight Line'; it's an immediately recognisable signature. Impressive multi-instrumentalism sees him perform on guitar, bass, keys, programming, percussion, production and myriad quirky effects; across song subjects that cover searching for truth, imagining the distant future, teen nostalgia, relaxation exploration, aspirations of freedom, and classic tales of love and romance.

Straight Line' started out as a wonky homage to 80s & 90s radio, says James. It's based on the memory of meeting someone you want to stay up all night listening to music with. Disco highlight 'Your Love' is based on the feeling of love and chasing it. It has a certain kinetic charm but holds a melancholic note also. Similarly, on soulful paean to romance 'Fall For You' James explains You know when you've loved. To love is a magical thing whether it's an experience, an