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Thursday 30th May, 5.30pm
RPM Music, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Free entry / in-store gig!
Hi everyone,
The new album 'More Pop' is out on 31st May w/ help from Butterfly Effect. Signed vinyls and CDs will be available at this show!
Where his debut record ‘Only The Noise Will Save Me’ saw JLH getting started as an artist, ‘More Pop’ lands as an in-depth exploration of song and artistry.
The record features a genre-bending and glimmeringly diverse array of tracks. From the BBC 6 Music-backed “Stable” and PC Music-inspired “on-the-nose ‘80s new wave synth-pop song” “Sideways” to the hazy disco cut “Disco In August”, paying homage to the likes of Warmduscher, Baxter Dury and Charlotte Gainsbourg, and autobiographical and introspective “Be Someone” and from the Divine Comedy-inspired “Fill My Head With Sugar” to the Beatles-meets-Scott Walker-esque closer “She Makes The Rain Go Away”, ‘More Pop’ takes listeners on a rich sonic journey through time and influence.
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James Leonard Hewitson hails from Hartlepool in North East England, and depicts everyday life and his surroundings through a bleak yet energetic take on making music, taking influence from the likes of Jonathan Richman, Pavement, The Fall and many more left-field, guitar-based trailblazers.
Having played countless shows around venues in the North East as well as a handful of headline shows in London prior to the pandemic, James released his debut album ‘Only The Noise WIll Save Me’ in 2020 and his post-punk inspired ‘Commercial’ EP a year later. Attracting praise from the likes of i-D, Consequence of Sound, God Is In The TV and more, the release saw him gain airplay from Steve Lamacq and Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music as well as Radio X and Amazing Radio. His songs were also featured on Tattoo Fixers, Made In Chelsea and Sky Sports and his track “Stable” was used in Film4’s ‘FIlms at 9’ advert.
In 2021 JLH was also voted as a winning submission in End of the Road Festival’s ‘Play EOTR’ competition, judged by The Line of Best Fit. Praised for his “energetic and thought-provoking songs with a wry, unexpected beauty” by the festival, James won a slot to play on the Talking Heads stage and performed there in September 2021.
Over the past few years, he has also racked up performances at a range of tastemaker festivals in the North East such as Twisterella, Stockton Calling and Waves, as well as support slots with the likes of Horsey, Sea Power, Space, Bernard Butler, The Primitives and Divorce. In 2022, James completed a short UK headline tour that culminated in a show at Glasgow’s Hug & Pint. 2023 saw James appear at Hartlepool’s ‘Tall Ships Festival’ alongside Maximo Park.
2024 sees the release of ‘More Pop’, with the following release shows planned…
30th May - Newcastle, RPM Music (instore)
1st June - Newcastle, The Head of Steam
14th June - Stockton-on-Tees, The Green Room
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
RPM Music, 4 Old George Yard,Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
