Everywhere I went at Eurosonic, people talked about James McMorrow. From the 3Voor12 to the BBC to the waitress in the local restaurant, everyone in Holland loved him. ‘Higher Love’ found itself in the UK charts the week before thanks to the Lovefilm campaign. Myles O’Reilly and Simon O’Neill joined him at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on his sold out Dutch tour last week and captured some of the excitement around an artist whose profile continues to rise.
A special version of the album with bonus tracks comes out shortly.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
“If I had a boat” is a great track.