Colin James - Bad Habits - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

After two albums [(2011) The Ones I Love / (2015) One Thing That's For Sure], hundreds of shows and nearly a decade of living and performing in New Orleans, Colin Lake and his wife decided to buy a sailboat, sell their house and pursue a completely different dream than the one they had been fortunate enough to share up to that point. Throughout the chaotic year that preceded his departure, Lake had quietly been slipping in and out of a non-descript recording studio in Uptown New Orleans, laying tracks for an album that he wasn't sure would ever see . At the controls was Grammy-winning producer Eric Heigle, who decided they should take a completely different approach than they had taken for their previous project together. This time, they would build most of the songs one track at a time, usually beginning with a vocal and guitar track, followed by Heigle's drum tracks and so on. By the time Lake shoved off, they had nearly completed an eight-song set that represented a high-water mark for the artist, both in terms of song craft and execution.In the years before casting off, Lake had been grappling with some of the most salient themes of our volatile times. He wrote the song InchCross Over the RiverInch in a motel in Hattiesburg, MS, sometime during 2015's renewed controversy surrounding the confederate flag. Another tune called InchLast Days of the Dark AgeInch proved a powerful meditation on the pain of a society crippled by fear and violence. A few times that year, Lake put on his headphones and listened with new ears to rough mixes of these songs and others that sat in a state of suspension - unfinished, unreleased and unheard.Some tunes, like InchStarsInch and the hypnotic, Van-inspired InchSiren's SongInch had foreshadowed his time at sea, while others like the rollicking InchExtraordinary TimesInch had only grown more prescient in the two years that they laid d

For his electrifying 21st studio album, CHASING THE SUN, acclaimed singer-songwriter and master guitarist Colin James assembled a towering roster of musical guests - Americana icon Lucinda Williams, harmonica ace Charlie Musselwhite, and legendary producer-guitarist Colin Linden, to name just three - to amplify seven scorching blues-rock originals and four dazzling covers. Co-written with longtime sidekick Tom Wilson (Blackie and the Rodeo Kings) and the MacDonald Brothers (The Trews), the new album finds James powerfully building on a repertoire that has earned him eight JUNO Awards, 31 Maple Blues Awards, and induction in the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. Colin James' career has spanned over 35 years, with a track record that includes 20 studio albums and multi-platinum record sales. His 2021 , Open Road, won the JUNO Award for best Blues Album and was nominated for Blues Foundation best Blues Rock Album in 2023. Colin continues to sell out shows across Canada with his trio, full band and The Little Big Band. He performs throughout the US extensively and later this fall will embark on a blues river cruise for a week in France. Album Tracks 1. Protection 2. I'm Still Alive 3. Devilment 4. Crystal Ball 5. How It Feels to Be Loved 6. Star Studded Sky 7. Too Far Gone 8. In My Own Dream 9. This Song Kills Hate 10. Come to Find Out 11. Open Your Mind

Album Tracks 1. I Can't Help But Cry 2. Sense of Urgency 3. Living in Disarray 4. Regular Guy 5. Bad Habit 6. Auburn Sunset 7. Don't Look Now 8. Make a Promise 9. Born to Love You 10. The Sun Will Shine Again 11. For Donna 12. Be Here with You 13. Still Dreaming 14. Came to My Senses