James Vincent McMorrow is an Irish singer and songwriter.

Career

McMorrow's debut album, ''Early in the Morning'', was released in Ireland in February 2010, and in the United States and Europe in 2011, to widespread acclaim. He made his UK television debut on

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's '' Later... with Jools Holland'' on 27 May 2011. He played with

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on 8 December 2011 at Dublin's Button Factory for the Choice Music Prize event. In 2011, he co-wrote the song "Shells of Silver" with

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, and his vocals are featured. The song is featured in

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''. In 2014, he released his second album, '' Post Tropical'', which included the song "Glacier". The song was used in the 2014 Spanish Christmas Lottery advertising campaign. The album was recorded in 2013 in the small desert town of Tornillo, south of

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in Texas. The studio is located on a

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farm, and McMorrow found the location "the most surreal place to work", and one that helped add to the tone of the album and inspire his creativity. He said "I think it's kind of engrained in the record, more than any pinpointed thing. I can hear the hot bedded air in this part. You can hear the birds in the pianos."Ward, James.
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. '' Irish Daily Mirror, January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014. In 2015, he composed a film score for the short, "Martha", directed by Sam Benenati. In 2016, his cover of the

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's debut album, '' Cloud Nine.'' In July 2016, McMorrow announced his third studio album and released "Rising Water", its lead single. '' We Move'' was produced by McMorrow,

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, and was released on 2 September 2016. It marks a shift in McMorrow's style towards more R&B-tinged sounds. He released his fourth studio album '' True Care'' on 26 May 2017.

Awards and nominations

In January 2012, McMorrow received a

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in recognition of ''Early In The Morning'' success beyond Ireland."James Vincent McMorrow wins ebba 2012"
imro.ie. October 7, 2011

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Songwriting and production credits

Notes

References

External links

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