James Yuill (born 1981) is an

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, currently signed to the Moshi Moshi record label.

Biography

Yuill released his first album, ''The Vanilla Disc'', on his own Happy Biscuit Club label in 2005. After releasing his second album ''Turning Down Water for Air'' in February 2007, he was later signed by Moshi Moshi, who re-issued that album in January 2009. ''Turning Down Water for Air'' was described by '' Clash'' as "a startling piece of work".Murray, Robin (2009)
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, '' Clash'', 10 December 2009, retrieved 1 January 2010 He has been described as "a one-man band armed with a laptop, mixing decks and an acoustic guitar".Wither, Emily (2009)
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in the United States in 2008. Yuill also works as a remixer and has provided remixes for

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commercial, using pint glasses containing varying levels of Guinness to create the tune.James Yuill remixes Jingle Bells using pints of Guinness
, music-news.com, 10 December 2010, retrieved 2010-12-12 In 2013, after a successful campaign on PledgeMusic, he released his fourth studio album called "These Spirits" on his Happy Biscuit Club label. Yuill's fifth album A Change In State was released in July 2017.

Discography

Albums

*''The Vanilla Disc'' (2005), Happy Biscuit Club *''Turning Down Water for Air'' (February 2007), Happy Biscuit Club *''Turning Down Water for Air'' (January 2009), Moshi Moshi *''Earth EP/Fire EP'' (2009), Moshi Moshi *''Movement In A Storm'' (2010), Moshi Moshi *''These Spirits'' (2013), Happy Biscuit Club *''A Change In State'' (2017), Happy Biscuit Club

Singles

*"This Sweet Love" (2008), Moshi Moshi *"No Pins Allowed" (2008), Moshi Moshi *"No Surprise" (2009), Moshi Moshi *"Over The Hills" (2009), Moshi Moshi *"On Your Own" (2010), Moshi Moshi *"First In Line" (2010), Moshi Moshi *"Crying For Hollywood" (2011), Moshi Moshi *"Turn Yourself Around" (2013), The Happy Biscuit Club

References

External links

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Lazylistening review of James Yuill

LAist interview
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