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James TW styles himself after Ed Sheeran and James Bay, tempering his troubadour aspirations with the slightest hint of a quivering teenage idol. It's not merely his boyish good looks that push James TW toward teendom. Chapters, his 2019 debut, carries a wide-eyed optimism that's evident even beneath the thick layers of gloss that were shellacked upon his songs with the intention of appealing to as many demographics as possible. It's a gambit that works. Don't listen to Chapters closely, and it seems like the kind of music that could soundtrack any number of upper class events -- anything from a dinner party to a waiting room. It's smooth, glassy, and unobtrusive, melodic enough to be pleasant but never insistent about its hooks. Listen a little closer and the songs are as open-hearted as James TW's singing, the kind of thing that can hook younger listeners on music that is otherwise squarely middle of the road and, in many respects, made with middle-aged listeners in mind.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Nick Ruth, Producer, Guitar, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Visciano, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Merrifield, Producer, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James TW, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Taylor-Watts, ComposerLyricist - Callum Stewart, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sam Hollander, ComposerLyricist - Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ruth, Producer - Nolan W. Sipe, ComposerLyricist - James TW, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Taylor-Watts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick Ruth, Producer, Guitar, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Visciano, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James TW, MainArtist - James Taylor-Watts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Seara, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ruth, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Bryer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Needle, ComposerLyricist - James TW, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Taylor-Watts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick Ruth, Producer, Organ, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - James TW, Guitar, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Molly Kate Kestner, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Taylor-Watts, ComposerLyricist - Tomas Mann, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Scott Harris, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Lambroza, ComposerLyricist - Nick Ruth, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - James TW, Guitar, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Taylor-Watts, ComposerLyricist - Julien Altmann, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Breakwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Watts, Drums, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Flint, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James TW, MainArtist - James Taylor-Watts, ComposerLyricist - George Flint, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The 23rd, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tomas Mann, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Seara, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ruth, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Merrifield, ComposerLyricist - James TW, MainArtist - James Taylor-Watts, ComposerLyricist - Tomas Mann, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonny Breakwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Watts, Drums, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Mann, ComposerLyricist - Henry Flint, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James TW, MainArtist - George Flint, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The 23rd, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Aaron Sterling, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Ruth, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - James TW, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Taylor-Watts, ComposerLyricist - Tomas Mann, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick Ruth, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Merrifield, ComposerLyricist - James TW, Guitar, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Taylor-Watts, ComposerLyricist - Callum Stewart, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick Ruth, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - James TW, Guitar, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Taylor-Watts, ComposerLyricist - Tomas Mann, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
James TW styles himself after Ed Sheeran and James Bay, tempering his troubadour aspirations with the slightest hint of a quivering teenage idol. It's not merely his boyish good looks that push James TW toward teendom. Chapters, his 2019 debut, carries a wide-eyed optimism that's evident even beneath the thick layers of gloss that were shellacked upon his songs with the intention of appealing to as many demographics as possible. It's a gambit that works. Don't listen to Chapters closely, and it seems like the kind of music that could soundtrack any number of upper class events -- anything from a dinner party to a waiting room. It's smooth, glassy, and unobtrusive, melodic enough to be pleasant but never insistent about its hooks. Listen a little closer and the songs are as open-hearted as James TW's singing, the kind of thing that can hook younger listeners on music that is otherwise squarely middle of the road and, in many respects, made with middle-aged listeners in mind.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:10
- Main artists: James TW
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2019 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2019 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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