James Vincent McMorrow News and Photos

Cara Magazine: A guide to Dublin through music

Mon, January 07 2013 5:00pm - Source: Nialler 9

If you've flown on Aer Lingus in the last month or so, you may have read my article on what's great about Dublin through the eyes of myself and the musicians of Dublin.

40 of the best new artists of 2012: Part 1

Tue, November 20 2012 5:23pm - Source: Nialler 9

Today, I kick off a four-part series feature where I share a selection of 40 artists polled from 40 people who I'd consider arbiters of good taste in the new music department from musicians to bloggers to radio heads to writers to label heads and everything in-between.

New music: Twigs, LV, Dan Croll, Radical Face

Fri, August 24 2012 1:08pm - Source: Nialler 9

Every Friday, four new music picks from music blogs worldwide are published as part of my Day & Night pages.

Cambridge Folk Festival 2012

Thu, August 09 2012 6:57am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Having arrived, after some delays, on a blisteringly hot Thursday we found that the festival officials had no record of us ever been granted press passes.

Cambridge Folk Festival // The 405 Preview

Thu, July 26 2012 6:28am - Source: The Four Oh Five

So the time of the Cambridge Folk Festival is upon us!

More names for Cambridge Folk Festival

Mon, April 16 2012 10:14pm - Source: The Music Mix

The Cambridge Folk Festival, set to take place from the 26th until the 29th of July, have announced a massive slew of new names to play this year�s edition.

eMusic Top 20 Irish indie albums 2007-2012

Thu, March 22 2012 12:45pm - Source: Nialler 9

eMusic approached me last month and asked me to contribute a list of Irish albums that their subscribers should have in their collection.

Tuesday 13/03/12 Gabrielle Aplin @ London, Bush Hall

Wed, March 14 2012 10:46am - Source: GIGWISE

The world needs another acoustic singer/songwriter like it needs a hole in the head.

Bowerbirds – The Clearing

Mon, March 05 2012 8:05am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Rustic wholesomeness is not something automatically associable with professional musicians.

Elton John's Rocket pictures to produce movie about unknown musician Lotte Mullan

Sat, January 28 2012 6:04am - Source: Music-News.com

Lotte Mullan, a former work experience employee in the record industry, is thrilled to announce that Rocket Pictures have acquired the rights to produce the movie of her life and her revelations from within the music business.

A Letter From... Wales #3

Thu, January 26 2012 1:00pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Although January may nearly be over and spring is (kinda) on the horizon, there's plenty of the year left to discover some great Welsh talent.

Indie Music Filter: Favourite New Artists Of 2011

Tue, January 24 2012 5:07pm - Source: Indie Music Filter.com

Trying to keep consistent with the posts that I put together last year, this is my list of favourite new artists that I found in 2011.

Eurosonic 2012: The 10 best bands I saw

Mon, January 16 2012 6:06pm - Source: Nialler 9

Having never visited Eurosonic before, I assumed it was your usual music industry festival type-deal.

Day 2 @ Other Voices 10: Lisa Hannigan, James Vincent McMorrow, Mick Flannery & Cold Specks

Sat, December 03 2011 3:28pm - Source: Nialler 9

A rain-soaked day and night means that there is scant little else to do than explore Dingle town's fine pubs.

James Vincent McMorrow’s Top 5 New Artists of 2011

Wed, November 30 2011 2:47pm - Source: Nialler 9

Two years ago, I ran a series of guest posts from people involved in Irish music featuring their top 5 Irish acts at that moment. .

Free Download: James Vincent McMorrow's Cheerful Track 'Sparrow and the Wolf'

Mon, September 19 2011 5:50pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Dublin-based singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow released his debut Early in the Morning earlier this year, and is currently on an American tour to support the album.

Live Review: James Vincent McMorrow at Chicago’s Hideout (9/15)

Sat, September 17 2011 7:33am - Source: Consequence of Sound

One of the most unique and fantastic venues in Chicago is The Hideout.

Shorties (Haruki Murakami, Neko Case Cover Songs, and more)

Fri, September 09 2011 2:00pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

The Wall Street Journal offers a PDF excerpt of Chapter one from Haruki Murakami's latest novel, 1Q84.

Festival Diary: The Green Man Festival – 19/20/21 August 2011

Thu, September 08 2011 9:03am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

For many reasons, 2011 has been a very good year for music.

Shorties (Beirut, Tom Perrotta, and more)

Fri, August 26 2011 3:15pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

The Irish Independent profiles Beirut's Zach Condon.

james vincent mcmorrow

Fri, August 26 2011 5:41am - Source: Music is Art

james vincent mcmorrow resonates with those who understand how powerful music can be, and why it really can make us so happy to feel something comforting. as quiet as his voice may be, there's so much power combined within his lyrics and melodies as the music connects together. his harmonies are like a new that friend that you've just met but instantly feel like you have known forever. james vincent mcmorrow falls into the same vein of those like bon iver, and sufjan steven who's magnificent sounds can purify even the most darkest day. the irish singer-songwriter is currently on a north american tour supporting his debut album, early in the morning. enjoy james vincent mcmorrow's recent instudio performance for npr and mp3s below.

A gig in Mitchelstown cave…

Wed, July 27 2011 11:04am - Source: Nialler 9

It's not often you get the opportunity to experience live music at 200 feet below ground level in a cave so I took the opportunity to attend one of The Cave gigs featuring James Vincent McMorrow, Lisa Hannigan and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh performing in Mitchelstown Cave over the weekend.

Latitude Festival 2011 - Day 2 // The 405 Review

Thu, July 21 2011 11:41am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Nothing says 'True Festival Experience' like rain right?

Operation Every Band's The 12 artists

Sat, April 23 2011 5:52pm - Source: MOG

Check out the full list of Operation Every Band's 'The 12'.

Most blogged artists: James Vincent McMorrow gets belated buzz for debut album

Fri, April 15 2011 3:04pm - Source: The Independent - Music

British rockers Arctic Monkeys are the most blogged artists in the music blogosphere according to The Hype Machine on April 15.

Album Review: James Vincent McMorrow – Early in the Morning

Thu, April 07 2011 12:24pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

I don't know what it is exactly about the genre my friend dubbed "beard rock" that makes me love it so much.

Once I Had A Dream

Wed, April 06 2011 8:17am - Source: Untitled Records

I recently came across James Vincent McMorrow and his music literally made me stop everything I was doing so that I could find out more about this amazing music that I just heard.

Huw Stephens Interview

Mon, March 21 2011 12:00pm - Source: Glasswerk National \ Thirst for Music

Glasswerk caught up with Huw Stephens about being part of Topman Ctrl. If you could take the hot seat in one of the shows and choose three bands, who would they be and why?

CMW Review: J Mascis, Kurt Vile, James Vincent McMorrow, March 11, The Great Hall

Mon, March 14 2011 6:19pm - Source: The Panic Manual

"It's a rare honour to be playing with the two gentlemen I'm on on before," said opener James Vincent McMorrow of his cohorts on the bill.

James Vincent McMorrow Finds 'Passion' in Drums -- Top 100 Acts at SXSW 2011

Thu, March 03 2011 11:17pm - Source: Spinner

James Vincent McMorrow likes to tell stories.

The Japenese Popstars - Song For Lisa

Wed, February 09 2011 12:32pm - Source: Glasswerk National \ Thirst for Music

The Japanese Popstars release their new single 'Song For Lisa' on Positiva/Virgin on 4 April 2011.

In Photos: Blue Bird Festival, Day Two

Fri, December 17 2010 11:27am - Source: The Four Oh Five

The Blue Bird Festival is an Austrian festival that has been taking place at Porgy & Bess – a Viennese Jazz Club – for the past 6 years.

MAP – The global music blog mixtape – December 2010

Wed, December 15 2010 2:03am - Source: Nialler 9

Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks 35 music bloggers across the world to share a track from their home country that they think you should hear.