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Artist: Shayfer James
Album: The Owl & The Elephant
Label: Strike Line
Playtime: 37:21 min
Genre: Indie
URL: http://www.myspace.com/shayferjames
Rip date: 2011-05-01
Street date: 2010-00-00
Size: 68.54 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 244 kbps / 4410Hz / Joint Stereo
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Shayfer James can be described pointedly as a myth in wolfÆs clothing.
Referred to by his rapidly growing group of followers as The Villain King of
New JerseyÆs underground noirpop music scene, Mr. James is devilishly
captivating and deliciously unusual. From the worn bottom of his ripped black
boots, to the wrinkled top of his black pinstriped hat, Shayfer James is the
portrait of vagabond royalty. A man of bewitching grace, grisly humor,
profound story telling, and whiskey-flavored wit. The self defined ôspawn of
the elephant and the empressö, Mr. James attributes his musical and lyrical
abilities to his early exposure to pipe smoke, demons, and jestersö and his
oddly chivalrous nature to his life-long apprenticeship to L.V.S.ö (his
motherÆs father).
When Shayfer James approaches the piano, there is a certain power and
mischievous charm that surrounds him. A bewitching sense of foreboding builds
as his fingers touch the piano, and as he begins to sing, we are immersed in
his darkly lyrical and evocative stories. His wry poetry is stitched
seamlessly to peculiar arrangements that are simultaneously unsettling and
familiar. Mr. James lures us into a devious world where the gods tear wings
from angels and every man has a siren waiting to devour him.
Mr. JamesÆ gift for songwriting is singular. The songs on his first
full-length album, The Owl & The Elephant range from beautifully sad to
frightening and furious, and his performances are tailored to match. His style
is theatrical, but never contrived.
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01. Life is Beautiful ( 3:15)
02. Bayonettes ( 3:44)
03. Siren Song ( 3:27)
04. When Heaven Closes ( 2:58)
05. Tombstone Road ( 2:46)
06. Your Father's Son ( 3:42)
07. Every Fallen Feather ( 5:44)
08. Grind My Bones ( 4:22)
09. Insincerely Yours ( 3:53)
10. For Now, Goodbye ( 3:30)
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