James Atkin (ex EMF frontman) with support from The Narrows, Demons Of Ruby Mae and Bones

James Atkin has topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, enjoyed platinum-selling album success, received an Ivor Novello nomination for his songwriting and toured the world many times over.

Now he is releasing his debut solo album 'A Country Mile'.

After a lengthy period of international dance music success under various identities, James has returned to a style that initially made him world famous - great songs, huge hooks and emotive lyrics which all combine to make an instant and long lasting impression.

“This is a really big thing for me,” James explains, “it's taken me a fair while to get to this point and to feel confident that I can share this material that says a lot about the journey I've been on to reach this stage of my life.”

The release of 'A Country Mile' is the first time James has put his own name to a new collection of songs and it's certainly been worth the wait.

“Anyone who has followed my progress over the years will know that I've been continuously releasing records over the decades under different guises. I'd like to think with this first solo album I'm rediscovering my roots and harking back to those days when it was all about the songwriting.”

'A Country Mile' is bursting with melodies and haunting arrangements, which at their heart feature one of the most distinctive rock/pop/indie voices of all time. Not only that, the songs tell the story of James' own personal journey from the madness of celebrity London life to the relative calm of the North Yorkshire borders.

“It's been a long time coming,” says James, “here we go again!”

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The Narrows make epic-sounding, dark, enveloping electronic pop music with loud guitars.

Their recent single releases have been played and supported by BBC 6 Music, Zane Lowe, Tom Robinson, XFM and John Kennedy. They’ve played T In The Park and HMV's Next Big Thing Festival and also headlined the O2 Academy 2 in London.

"Touches of Berlin-period Bowie and an ever-present gloom and mechanical whir that raises up the spectre of Factory Records." - DROWNED IN SOUND

"Here, right here, we could have the makings of another Manchester legend. Like Delphic run through a dark ambient wringer or Johnny Greenwood playing session on a Portishead record comes the Narrows’ debut, and it is fucking ESSENTIAL... Manchester's best dark alternative band... when it comes to current Manchester bands, The Narrows really are leading the pack.” - HIGH VOLTAGE

"...one of the most original, provocative and iconoclastic Manchester bands." - M.E.N /CITYLIFE

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Multi-instrumental duo Demons Of Ruby Mae released their stunning new track ‘Summer Night’ on Feb 2nd.

Following their critically acclaimed debut track ‘Beneath The Surface’, Adam Rowley and Jonny Gavin’s ‘Summer Night’ is a powerful and haunting ode. The track epitomizes the duo’s sound, which has already drawn comparisons to London Grammar, The XX, Jeff Buckley, The National and more.

Highlighted by an evocative synth melody and minimal drum parts, the track is led by Jonny Gavin’s unique, emotive vocal. Undulating through waves of shifting dynamics, the track culminates in a passionate climax.

Q Magazine described their live set as brimming with “haunting melodies and dark-hearted lyricism”.

“unwavering but vulnerable bursts of emotion” – THE LINE OF BEST FIT

"a beautiful soundscape with vast chasms of reverbed electronic space" – GOLD FLAKE PAINT

“beautifully haunting and deeply evocative” – HILLY DILLY

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