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James Levy is an American, New York-based singer, songwriter, and producer. Levy co-wrote and produced Charles Bradley's posthumous 2019 release ''Lonely as You Are'', which Rolling Stone magazine called a "devastating masterclass." Another Charles Bradley single, Lucifer, is scheduled for release in May 2019. Levy was formerly the lead singer for the band Reputante, whose debut EP ''Oceanside'' was released in November 2013 on
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. The record was produced by Tim Wheeler of the band
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. The album reached A music video for the song "Deep Set Eyes" premiered in December 2013 in The Huffington Post. In early 2013, Reputante toured the US with UK band The Maccabees. and prior to that toured with Ash. Levy is also a former member of the band Lolawolf along with
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, Jimmy Giannopoulos, and
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. In 2012, James put out a record under the band name James Levy and The Blood Red Rose, which features Allison Pierce of
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. Their album, ''Pray To Be Free'', was released by
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(2012) and received critical acclaim, including being included in the list of the top 100 albums of 2012 by French publication ''
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''. The album, produced by
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bass player
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, received four star reviews in ''
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'' magazines and was praised by the
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'' and '' The Sunday Times of London''. US music magazine ''Popdose'' and UK publication ''indieLondon'' included the record on their top ten lists for 2012. A single, ''Sneak into My Room'', spent several weeks in rotation and on the playlist of
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and was featured as ''Q Magazine's'' "Track of the Day." A music video for "Hung To Dry," directed by Steve Birnbaum, was named one of the top 50
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videos of 2012. The band made other music videos featuring Brooklyn singers Aerial East ("Give Me Happiness") and Turner Cody ("Positively East Broadway"). James Levy and The Blood Red Rose performed live in session on several national radio shows in the UK, including sessions on BBC Radio 2 with both Jo Whiley and Dermot O'Leary and a session on BBC 6 Music with Lauren Laverne. . The performance with Dermot O'Leary featured a cover of the
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." Earlier in his career, Levy was the lead singer of the band LEVY, which released two albums on UK independent label
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. The band's debut album, ''Rotten Love'', was included in a list by
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of "The 100 Greatest Albums You've Never Heard." A video for the song "Rotten Love" was featured on NME.com. The title track of LEVY's second record, ''Glorious'', was covered by The Pierces and released as a single on their 2011
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UK gold-certified album ''You & I.'' It received top ten airplay in the UK and was A-listed on BBC National Radio. The single peaked at No. 176 on the UK Singles Charts. Levy has also released solo material under the names Promising Young Talent and YVEL; additionally, he released the album ''Blood Red Rose'' in 2008. Levi is an outspoken supporter of far-right politics and has used social media to spread conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 vaccines and elections. After the 2023 Brazilian Congress attack, Levi met with defeated President
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, and tweeted praises about Bolsonaro and his supporters as "true patriots".


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