{"id":45342,"date":"2023-03-13T09:38:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T09:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheflive.co.uk\/?p=45342"},"modified":"2024-06-03T15:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T15:34:03","slug":"james-marriott-musician-exclusively-reveals-new-album-after-show-at-sheffields-leadmill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/13\/james-marriott-musician-exclusively-reveals-new-album-after-show-at-sheffields-leadmill\/","title":{"rendered":"James Marriott: Musician exclusively reveals new album after show at Sheffield&#8217;s Leadmill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Musician James Marriott has exclusively revealed the title of his unreleased album in an interview following his sell-out show in Sheffield, as part of his first UK tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 25-year-old kicked off his first tour, named the Bitter Tour, in February, travelling around the country to perform to hundreds of adoring fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He made his way to Sheffield on 24 February, where he performed a sell-out show at The Leadmill, with over 850 in attendance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My first tour. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pji8DOcnsF\">pic.twitter.com\/Pji8DOcnsF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Marriott (@JamesMarriottYT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesMarriottYT\/status\/1615430935666638848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>James spoke of how honoured he felt to perform in a venue which artists such as Alex Turner and Jorja Smith had also performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: &#8220;That was a very special night for me specifically. It was the biggest show that we had done at that point, still the biggest we have done so far, and it was just a really brilliant night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I find it really hard to find anything else in my life that has felt that way and its beautiful. I loved it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sheffield show marked several milestones for the musician, this being his 10th show ever, as well as one of his most popular songs Him, hitting ten million streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate, he performed an encore of Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James added: &#8220;Apparently that moment when we walked back on stage, people refreshed and it had hit it. It was just the timing was magnificent.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A journey from online content creation to music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>James&#8217; career began with posting commentary videos on YouTube, and then he increased his following with live-streaming on Twitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He launched his music career in 2020 after he debuted with his first single Slow Down, when he already had a strong following online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on the important role that this prior career has had on his music, James said: &#8220;Having this kind of backing of everything online, we have always known whatever we put out there, there will be an audience for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It has meant that I can afford to surround myself with some really talented people that can make everything better, which I wouldn&#8217;t of had without this original career choice.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After trying multiple art forms himself, James emphasised that he encourages people not to pigeon-hole themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The way that I feel about art and artists is that no one should ever feel like they need to do one thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think the way that society and culture works is that if do one thing for a long time and become a master at that thing, there is a decent chance you can make a living off of it. But that doesn&#8217;t mean that when you make a living off it that you should only do that thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recording his first album<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking exclusively to Sheflive, James revealed the title of the unreleased album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: &#8220;It&#8217;s called Are We There Yet and it&#8217;s an album that I&#8217;ve been working on for a very long time. There is a couple of songs that I played [on tour] that are off that album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The first single is going to be So Long which we love as a band. We love playing that song and I think it&#8217;s probably the best song I&#8217;ve ever written. I am very happy with it, and that should be out within the next couple of months really.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: &#8220;We should be done over the summer at some point, and release it towards the end of the year.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.sheflive.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/03\/Jas-Car-Lights-video.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video by Jasmine El Samad. &#8216;<em>Car Lights<\/em>&#8216; performed by James Marriott.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>James expressed how the touring experience has influenced the album direction: &#8220;What I&#8217;d say is, the majority of the music we&#8217;re writing now is very inspired by playing live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;What I found is, as much as I love writing the music and producing it and putting it out there, nothing really beats the moment where you&#8217;re in front of people and they&#8217;re singing it to you. Car Lights being the biggest example of that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James added: &#8220;We want to make music that people can scream back at us, and I&#8217;m happy with how it&#8217;s going so far.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musician James Marriott has exclusively revealed the title of his unreleased album in an interview following his sell-out show in Sheffield, as part of his first UK tour. The 25-year-old kicked off his first tour, named the Bitter Tour, in February, travelling around the country to perform to hundreds of adoring fans. 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