This year the British team of soul singers has increased. James Morrison Catchpole born in Rugby, Warwickshire, England in 1984 and professionally known as James Morrison has released his debut album Undiscovered. Influenced by Al Green, Otis Redding, Cat Stevens and The Kinks, he has been playing guitar since the age of 13, but started to write songs only recently after years of playing other musicians’ creations. James got signed to Polydor Productions and was a supporting artist for Corinne Bailey Rae on her debut album tour. Undiscovered has already won the highest public acclaim for James Morrison’s deep soulful voice filling each song with a strong emotional coloring. The instrumental background emphasizes the power of his vocals to a great effect. Anonymous band helps James reveal all his talents drums giving a special rhythm to every song and violins prolonging the highest tones of the singer’s vocals. The style of Undiscovered varies from rock to soft soul ballads, and the tempo mostly does not exceed the mid one. The inspiring debut of James Morrison can serve a good example of a dream fulfilled.
His near-namesake is revered as one of the most innovative figures in rock history, but there's precious little original about 21 year old Cornish singer-songwriter James Morrison, the latest bright young hopeful earmarked for fame by the record industry.
The airbrushed Al Green-lite pseudo-soul of hit single "You Give Me Something" sets the template for a polished, proficient set of songs which drift politely from the speakers, with Morrison barking out a decent Rod Stewart impression above a syrupy backing track of piano, strings and brass. "One Last Chance" is my favourite one from him. "Call The Police" briefly ups the tempo with some shamelessly Radiohead-influenced ragged guitar riffing, but in general this is bland, faceless music which offers nothing new yet will inevitably sell by the shed load.
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