Early James - Strange Time To Be Alive STEREOLAB and the kind you get

and the kind you get from righteously smashing some shit up

but also the actual sound of the words

too indie darling for the mainstream” – but saves her biggest swings for herself

piercing guitar licks and solos are the perfect juxtaposition to bring Lenker’s melodic and stirring vocals and lyrics to fruition

The album closes with the four-part sci-fi epic Cygnus X-1

Early James - Strange Time To Be Alive STEREOLAB and the kind you getAlabama's native son, Early James, releases his sophomore album, Strange Time To Be Alive. The lyrical wordsmith conjures the ghosts of great southern gothic writers from Eudora Welty to William Faulkner, while channeling the haunted spirits of Tom Waits and Townes Van Zandt. The album evokes a timeless amalgam of forsaken blues, wistful folk, and Tin Pan Alley crooning, anchored by the singers unmistakable voice that sways from gravel filled shouts