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James Is Going To Die Soon
Independent album by
ReleasedAugust 24,  2010 (2010-08-24) September 1, 2010 (2010-09-01)
Recorded2010
GenreIndie folk, anti-folk
Length21:56
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 on streaming services on 1 September, 2010.[1] It is self-released, it 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

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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:21:56
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MusicBoard     [4]

Production

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Jay Clayton began to work on James Is Going To Die in 2010. Posting often online about their new songs on the future record and released a full collection of demos in June 2010.[5][6] The demos contained unreleased tracks such as 'Leidopterophobia' and 'Blur' as well as a different track-list order. Jay has credited that their friends for help and used easy chords in songs due to how new they'd been at playing the guitar. The original title of the album was 'Narcissist on the verge of a Nervous Breakdown' but ended up being used as the name of the band's second album.[7]

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”."[8]

Personnel

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Release and promotion

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James Is Going To Die Soon was released originally on Tumblr on 24 August, 2010 via MediaFire; a file sharing site.[9] On streaming services it officially released on Bandcamp on 1 September, 2010 for MP3 for free.[10] The album received praise on Tumblr and Bandcamp. The album had limited run of cassette tapes in 2011 reissued by Suburban Miasma Records.[11][12] In 2018, there had been another reissue of cassettes and CD's by Mount Seldom Records.[13]

Reception

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The album was reviewed by The Musicboard.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Crywank Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | A..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  2. ^ Musicboard, James Is Going to Die Soon by Crywank - Reviews & Ratings on Musicboard, retrieved 2024-07-15
  3. ^ "Crywank". ukfestivalguides.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  4. ^ a b "Crywank James Is Going To Die Soon". Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ^ notvoanb-blog. "Crywank - "James Is Going To Die Soon" Demos". Tumblr. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  6. ^ "_James Is Going To Die Soon_ Demos". MediaFire. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  7. ^ notvoanb-blog. "What's the meaning behind your Tumblr alias, "notvoanb"?". Tumblr. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  8. ^ "Crywank (Solo) + Sign Crushes Motorist (Solo)". The Bodega. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  9. ^ notvoanb-blog. "Crywank - James Is Going To Die Soon". Tumblr. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  10. ^ "James is going to die soon, by Crywank". Crywank. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  11. ^ "Crywank – James Is Going To Die Soon". Discog. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  12. ^ notvoanb-blog. "James is Going To Die Soon, Now Available on tape!". Tumblr. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  13. ^ "Crywank – James Is Going To Die Soon". Discog. 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-15.


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Jay Clayton on Tumblr