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James Is Going To Die Soon
Independent album by
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2010 (2010-09-01)
Recorded2009-2010
GenreIndie folk, anti-folk
Length21:51
LabelSelf-released, Suburban Miasma Records, Mount Seldom Records
Crywank chronology
James Is Going To Die Soon
(2010)
Narcissist on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(2012)

James Is Going To Die Soon is the debut studio album by English anti-folk band Crywank, released on September 1, 2010.[1] It is self-released but has been reissued by Suburban Miasma Records in 2011 and by Mount Seldom Records in 2018. The album has received mixed reviews.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jay Clayton[3]

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to Castle Irwell"2:14
2."You Won't Met A Girl Sat In Your Room Listening to Music (But Some Songs Can Still Give You Butterflies)"2:22
3."Pope Alexander"1:50
4."18"1:50
5."Hikikomori"2:51
6."An intimate Message"1:30
7."Late Night People Watching"1:32
8."Harvey Milk Shit On Table"2:42
9."Zains, Cam4, Wah Wah and Sirens"2:27
10."Thomas Saunders Gang Chant"2:38
Total length:21:51

Personnel

Release and Promotion

James Is Going To Die Soon was released officially on Bandcamp on 1 September 1, 2010 for MP3 for free.[4] The album had limited run of cassette tapes in 2011 with 13 different men on the covers of the cases with 4 copies of each, reissued by Suburban Miasma Records.[5] In 2018, there had been another reissue of cassettes and CD's by Mount Seldom Records.[6]

Jay in an interview stated: “James is going to die soon” was inspired by a painful break up, “I wrote these songs out of frustration and sadness and they ended up making me feel a lot better, I hope they have a similar effect on you”.[7]

The album has an average rating of 3.06/5 on RateYourMusic.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Crywank Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | A..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  2. ^ "Crywank James Is Going To Die Soon". Album Of The Year. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ^ "Crywank". ukfestivalguides.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  4. ^ "James is going to die soon, by Crywank". Crywank. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  5. ^ "Crywank – James Is Going To Die Soon". Discog. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  6. ^ "Crywank – James Is Going To Die Soon". Discog. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  7. ^ "Crywank (Solo) + Sign Crushes Motorist (Solo)". The Bodega. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  8. ^ "James Is Going to Die Soon". Rateyourmusic.com. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-15.