James McVey has released his new single ‘All The Things’, which is available to stream and download now.
‘All The Things’ was written by McVey with his regular co-writer and live band member Alex Stacey and Henry Moodie of ‘drunk text’ fame. Take a listen to the track below:
James says, “‘All The Things’ was written and produced on the tour bus between shows. It started at the front of the bus with Alex. The chorus came pretty quickly but we wanted to get a new set of ears on it. I called Henry up from downstairs and he started humming melodies. Before we knew it, we had the verse melody. Alex and I then worked on the lyrics over the next 24 hours and two days later we added it to our set on tour.
The song pertains to the feeling of leaving the one you love and recognising all the things you take for granted when you’re apart. I figured there’s no better place to test it out than the audience on tour. Writing, recording and performing a song in the space of a few days is something I’ve never done before. It was extremely liberating and inspired us to keep on writing on the road, ultimately resulting in the ‘Letters Home’ EP.”
‘Letters Home’ is due to be released later this year. It mixes up acoustic confessionals, stomping folk-rock and some more layered alt-pop compositions.
James’s month-long tour as special guest to Henry Moodie followed his debut sold-out headline show at Hoxton Hall. He is currently on the road for his first full headline tour and has completed four shows already, including a London date at Lafayette.
Fans can see James McVey in May at the following dates:
8th – Newcastle, The Cluny 2
10th – Manchester, The Deaf Institute
12th – Glasgow, King Tuts
15th – Cologne, YUCA
16th – Amsterdam, Melkweg (upstairs)
