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JAMES YUILL TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM TURNING DOWN WATER FOR AIR MAY 26 // NO PINS ALLOWED EP FEATURING ALBUM VERSION, REMIXES AND RADIOHEAD COVER OUT TODAY ON ITUNES

JAMES YUILL TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM TURNING DOWN WATER FOR AIR MAY 26 // “NO PINS ALLOWED” EP FEATURING ALBUM VERSION, REMIXES AND RADIOHEAD COVER OUT TODAY ON ITUNES

YUILL COMPLETES WHIRLWIND US TRIP,
INCLUDING A STOP AT RADIOACTIVE:
A KCRW DANCE PARTY
“This debut album has Yuill attempting to fuse acoustic folk with Italo disco and aggressive techno… it works brilliantly.” — NME

“James’s sound is akin to a heavenly collaboration between Kings Of Convenience, Dan Deacon & David Byrne.” – The Music Slut

April 14, 2009 (New York, NY) – London-based singer/songwriter James Yuill will release his debut album, Turning Down Water For Air, in North America on May 26. Turning Down Water For Air is a brilliant fusion of Yuill’s many influences, from the emotional songwriting of artists like Nick Drake, Radiohead and Sufjan Stevens to the dynamic beats of Justice, Chemical Brothers and Aphex Twins. With his debut album, Yuill has managed to create a sound of his very own.

Following the release of debut hit single “No Surprise” last month, Yuill releases his second single, “No Pins Allowed,” today via iTunes as part of a 6-track EP that also includes a remix from Post War Years and a cover of Radiohead’s “Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box.” (Full track listing below.)

Musical director of KCRW and host of the influential radio program Morning Becomes Eclectic Jason Bentley has been playing Yuill’s first single, “No Surprise,” regularly, and invited him to take part in “RadioActive: A Dance Party For KCRW” this past Saturday, April 11 at the Legendary Park Plaza in downtown LA. Yuill also played to crowded rooms in New York City, Brooklyn, and Echo Park over the course of 6 hectic days in the US.

Seeing Yuill live is a unique experience: one minute the audience is drawn in to the tender simplicity of his voice and acoustic guitar, the next minute their feet are moving to the dazzling array of beats and effects pumped out by his laptop and boxes of tricks. After a show at the Mercury Lounge in New York City, popular blog The Music Slut wrote, “Mr. Yuill’s set was not only delightful but melodic & entrancing as well. Surrounded by a slew of knob twiddling devices and backed by an acoustic guitar, James’s sound is akin to a heavenly collaboration between Kings Of Convenience, Dan Deacon & David Byrne.”

Since the UK release of Turning Down Water For Air this past October 2008 on UK independent label Moshi Moshi Records (Bloc Party, Hot Chip, Au Revoir Simone), Yuill has garnered a huge amount of critical attention, including features in NME, Dazed and Confused and Clash Magazine, who featured him as “Best Newcomer 2008.” Yuill is also a sought-after remixer, who has worked with artists like Au Revoir Simone, Tilly and the Wall, David Holmes, and fellow folktronica artist Rod Thomas, as well as some up-and-coming UK artists.

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Track Listing – “NO PINS ALLOWED” EP

No Pins Allowed (Album Version)
Packt Like Sardines In A Crushed Tin Box (Radiohead Cover)
No Pins Allowed (earth version)
No Pins Allowed (A.Human Remix)
No Pins Allowed (Phewneral Remix)
No Pins Allowed (Post War Years Ambient Seagull Remix)

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James Yuill – NO PINS ALLOWED music video