LISTEN TO ‘LIFE’S A FUCKING MIRACLE’ HERE
JAMES have shared a further track from their forthcoming new album YUMMY. Following the first single Is This Love and the current single Our World the new track, LIFE’S A FUCKING MIRACLE, is available now across all platforms with the album to follow on 12 April via Virgin Music. The album can be pre-ordered here.
Speaking about LAFM singer Tim Booth says: “The most uplifting track on the album. A celebration of inclusivity because, even with all the dark shit going on in the world that drags us down into a morass of fear and negativity, Life’s A Fucking Miracle.”
James recently announced an exclusive warm up show at O2 Academy Bournemouth ahead of their biggest ever UK arena tour in June, which includes the new Co-op Live Arena in Manchester and culminates at The O2 in London, the first time the band have played the 20,000 capacity venue. The tour is then followed by a number of orchestral performances and festival appearances in the summer.
MAY
Wed 29 BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy (warm up show)
JUNE
Mon 03 ABERDEEN P&J Live
Wed 05 NEWCASTLE Utilita Arena
Fri 07 GLASGOW OVO Hydro
Sat 08 LEEDS First Direct Arena
Tue 11 CARDIFF Utilita Arena
Wed 12 BIRMINGHAM Utilita Arena
Fri 14 MANCHESTER Co-op Live
Sat 15 LONDON O2 Arena
JULY
Sat 06 BEDFORD Summer Sessions (Orchestral)
Sun 07 LYTHAM ST ANNES Lytham Festival (Orchestral)
Fri 19 STORNOWAY Hebcelt Festival
Thu 25 LUDLOW Castle
Fri 26 SCARBOROUGH Open Air Theatre
AUGUST
Sat 24 DEVON Gone Wild Festival
https://tix.to/James24 | www.gigsandtours.com | www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Yummy is the band’s 18th studio album and was produced by Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, Jarvis Cocker, Jon Hopkins, Imogen Heap, Regina Spektor) and mixed by Cenzo Townsend (Courteeners, The Specials, Everything Everything). The album artwork has been directed and designed by Studio Fury whose previous work includes the campaign for the latest Rolling Stones album, Hackney Diamonds.
YUMMY TRACK LIST
- Is This Love
- Life’s A Fucking Miracle
- Better With You
- Stay
- Shadow Of A Giant
- Way Over Your Head
- Mobile God
- Our World
- Rogue
- Hey
- Butterfly
- Folks
The album is also available as a 2CD Deluxe Edition, the second CD of which is called Pudding and comprises of demos produced by the four songwriters in the band.
PUDDING TRACK LIST
- Anyone But You
- Close Enough
- Mine To Lose
- Activist Song
- Won’t Be The Same
- Tell Me Something
- Poolewe Day 1 Jam 4
- Arpen Charp
- Deliver The Dawn
- Something Of A Pleasure
- Walk Tall
- 50s Out Takes
Yummy will be available on the following formats: CD | 2CD Deluxe | Vinyl | Colour Vinyl (Marbled Red) Retail Exclusive | Colour Vinyl (Marbled Orange) D2C Exclusive. Pre-order here
