Enjoy the Poetic Atmosphere of James King’s ‘Deluge’
James King sings his poetry. Every element of his soundscape is a language. His intricate network of guitar acoustics, the deep inflections of his vocals, and the bottomless sentiments they carry together. Idyllic and contemplative folk of Nick Drake mingled with the dazing contemporariness of Sufjan Stevens and Elliot Smith. That’s the encompassing spirit of James King. His latest release is ‘deluge’. Alluding to its title, he inundates the mind and spirit with a great sense of listless melancholy.
Cast in an expanding acoustic ambience, he uses sparing lines of poetry to induce a pensive trance. Like a mirror, the shimmering melodies and words reflect whatever is on your mind. Is it faith in love he’s singing about or purpose? Or God? Maybe it is youth and the changing tides.
