James Vincent McMorrow

James Vincent McMorrow (born 14 January 1983) is an Irish singer and songwriter. He is best known for his albums Early in the Morning and Post Tropical.

James Vincent McMorrow
McMorrow performing in 2011.
Background information
Birth name	James Vincent McMorrow
Born	(1983-01-14) 14 January 1983
Origin	Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Folk alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards banjo drums
Labels	Vagrant Believe Digital Dew Process Dine Alone
Associated acts	Kygo, San Holo
Website	www.jamesvmcmorrow.com

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.[1] He made his UK television debut on BBC Two's Later... with Jools Holland on 27 May 2011.[2] He played with Lisa Hannigan on 8 December 2011 at Dublin's Button Factory for the Choice Music Prize event.[3]

In 2011, he co-wrote the song "Shells of Silver" with Northern Irish electronic group The Japanese Popstars, and his vocals are featured.[4][5][6][7] The song is featured in Season 5, Episode 7 of the CW teen drama Gossip Girl.[8]

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.[9] The album was recorded in 2013 in the small desert town of Tornillo, 89 kilometres (55 mi) south of El Paso in Texas.[10] The studio is located on a pecan 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."[11]

In 2015, he composed a film score for the short, "Martha", directed by Sam Benenati. The film was part of the series Campaign4Change "Mix-Up Tradition" launched by Ray Ban with the idea of sponsoring emerging directors and composers collaborate as a creative team.

In 2016, his cover of the Chris Isaak song "Wicked Game" was used in the first official full-length trailer for the sixth season of the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. In April 2016, he was featured on the promotional single "I'm in Love" from Kygo'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, Nineteen85, Frank Dukes and Two Inch Punch, 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 European Border Breakers Award in recognition of Early In The Morning's success beyond Ireland.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Sales
		IRE [13]	AUS [14]	BEL (Fl) [15]	CAN [16]	FRA [17]	NL [18]	NOR [19]	UK [20]	US [21]	US Indie [22]
Early in the Morning	Released: 26 February 2010 Label: Believe Digital, Vagrant, Dew Process, Dine Alone Formats: Digital download, CD	22	—	143	—	87	68	27	68	—	47
Post Tropical	Released: 10 January 2014 Label: Believe Formats: Digital download, CD	2	25	77	—	122	21	—	28	76	15	US: 18,000[23]
We Move	Released: 2 September 2016 Label: Faction Records[24] Formats: Digital download, CD	1	28	52	77	134	39	—	47	—	20
True Care	Released: 26 May 2017 Label: Faction Records Formats: Digital download, CD	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Extended plays

Title	Details
The Sparrow and the Wolf	Released: 2008 Label: Faction Records Formats: Digital download
James Vincent McMorrow	Released: 2010 (United States)[25] Label: Faction Records Formats: Digital download
We Don't Eat	Released: 2011 Label: Faction Records Formats: Digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
		IRE [13]	AUS [14]	FRA [17]	UK [20]	US Rock Digital [26]
"Higher Love"	2011	4	35	—	21	—	We Don't Eat
"Wicked Game"	2012	—	—	111	—	39
"Cavalier"	2014	66	—	81	—	—	Post Tropical
"Rising Water"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	We Move
"Evil"		—	—	—	—	—
"Get Low"	2017	—	—	—	—	—
"One Thousand Times"		—	—	—	—	—
"Me and My Friends"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Album
		AUT [27]	NOR [19]	SWE [28]	SWI [29]	UK [20]	US Dance [30]
"I'm in Love" (Kygo featuring James Vincent McMorrow)	2016	38	9	65	39	99	—	Cloud Nine
"The Future" (San Holo featuring James Vincent McMorrow)	2017	—	—	—	—	—	50	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Songwriting and production credits

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Songwriter	Feature / Vocals	Producer
						Primary	Secondary	Additional
"See Yourself"	2019	Moreton	Non-album single	✓	✓
"Just To Exist"	2018	All Tvvins	Just To Exist	✓	✓	✓
"always on my mind"		San Holo	album1	✓	✓
"Run Away"	2017	dvsn	Morning After	✓
"The Future"		San Holo	Non-album single	✓	✓
"I'm in Love"	2016	Kygo	Cloud Nine	✓	✓
"Hype"		Drake	Views		✓
"Angela"		dvsn	Sept 5th	✓

References

1. "James Vincent McMorrow 'Early In The Morning' Album Review". Indie Rock Reviews. 2011-01-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
2. "Two Programmes - Later... with Jools Holland, Series 38, Episode 8". BBC. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
3. "Meteor Choice Music Prize". Meteor. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
4. "James Vincent McMorrow". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
5. Kari (2012-02-13). "The Japanese Popstars feat. James Vincent McMorrow – "Shells of Silver"". THE SWILL MERCHANTS. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
6. "The Japanese Popstars - Shells Of Silver (Feat. James Vincent Mcmorrow)". blahblahblahscience. 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
7. Shells Of Silver, retrieved 2020-06-10
8. "Music from Gossip Girl S5E07". Tunefind. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
10. Early in the Morning was recorded in Drogheda, Ireland.
11. Ward, James. "Likely forecast looks as if Post Tropical will go down a storm". Irish Daily Mirror, January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
12. "James Vincent McMorrow wins ebba 2012", imro.ie. October 7, 2011
13. "Irish Charts > James Vincent McMorrow". irish-charts.com/ Hung Medien.
14. "Australian Charts > James Vincent McMorrow". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22.
15. "Belgian (Flanders) Charts > James Vincent McMorrow" (in Dutch). ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
16. "James Vincent McMorrow Billboard Canada". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
17. "French Charts > James Vincent McMorrow" (in French). lescharts.com/ Hung Medien.
18. "Dutch Charts > James Vincent McMorrow". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
19. "Norwegian Charts > James Vincent McMorrow" (in Norwegian). norwegiancharts.com/ Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
20. "UK Charts > James Vincent McMorrow". Official Charts Company.
21. "James Vincent McMorrow Album & Song Charts - Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
22. "James Vincent McMorrow Album & Song Charts - Independent Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
23. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016.
24. "We Move by James Vincent McMorrow". iTunes (IE). Retrieved 4 September 2016.
25. "James Vincent McMorrow - EP". Dinealonerecords.com. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
26. "James Vincent McMorrow – Chart History Rock Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
27. "Austrian Charts > James Vincent McMorrow" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2016-06-23.
28. "Swedish Charts > James Vincent McMorrow". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien.
29. "Swiss Charts > James Vincent McMorrow". hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16.
30. "James Vincent McMorrow – Chart History: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• James Vincent McMorrow on Twitter