Undiscovered

For a former long haired rocker who still counts Thunder and Terrorvision as his favourite bands, I have a perhaps surprising affinity for the music of Stevie Wonder. For this, I blame (or rather, credit) a former flatmate, who had a habit of playing her music far too loud and far too late into the night. When she moved out I discovered I missed her music more than I missed her, although I did enjoy sleeping properly at nights. Recently I became aware of a song called “You Give Me Something”, which made me think of Stevie Wonder every time I heard it. I couldn’t work out if it was a new song by Stevie Wonder or, when I found out it was by someone called ...

I first came across James Morrison when I heard his first single “You Give Me Something” being played on one of the music channels a few weeks ago. I often flick over the channels during advert breaks in other programmes but rarely find one worth listening to; however I instantly fell in love with this one. He’s a 21 year old Cornish born guy and is a relatively new addition to the music scene with his first single being in the charts at present. Previously he was just an average guy working as a van cleaner in Derby, before being signed by Polydor for his fantastic song writing and singing ability. They’re marketing him as producing authentic and raw music, something to ...

About a month ago now I kept hearing James Morrison’s song, You Give Me Something, on the radio. The tune always got stuck in my head and I would spend the entire day singing the one line that I thought I knew "cos youuu give meee something, makes my skin alright, this could be nothingggg but imm willing to give it a try!" Every time I heard the song I would be asking my companions, "Who is that song by?? I really like it." Then one Sunday as I pulled in to Tescos they played it on Radio one and announced it as by James Morrison, from his album undiscovered and so totally on a whim I brought it. Buying albums that I ...