Away from the baroque style of The Broken Broadcast, James had songs reminiscent of films such as ‘The Road’ and ‘The Postman’, ‘The Long Dark Bright’ is a conceptual album following the footsteps a gentleman in a post-apocalyptic landscape.

'Like a grizzled man of the mountains singing plaintive songs to the roaming bears from the safety of his snow-battered cave. Minimalist and beautiful'. Bob Fischer, BBC Introducing

‘Like a stripped back Editors raised on maple syrup and lumberjack shirts songs like ‘The Long Dark Bright’ and ‘Deadwood’ are so heartfelt and pained they make the muso in me want to wax lyrical about the wonderful black treacle tones of his voice and old guitar while chewing liquorice root out on the stoop.’ https://theplebsociety.wordpress.com

‘Music that captures the greyscaled bleakness of a Danish TV drama and then turns it into a rich soundscape of beautiful but haunting melody.’ David Saunders, The Grind, Ignition Radio