James Husband
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James Husband is the recording project of James Huggins III, Of Montreal
's multi-instrumentalist.
. He was also a touring member of fellow Elephant 6 associated bands, Ladybug Transistor, The Essex Green, and Marshmallow Coast. In 2009, he was featured on the Doctors & Dealers
album Lost Friends and Newfound Habits singing a duet called "The Odds Are On Our Side".
His first album, released in 2005, was entitled Now Listen, featured twelve original songs and three covers, The Beatles
's "We Can Work It Out" and "What You're Doing", as well as "Indian Fables" by Guided by Voices
. Now Listen was available during of Montreal's 2005 tour in support of The Sunlandic Twins
.
In 2008, he self-released Turning Tires which also contains a dozen original songs and a couple of covers. As with his previous works, it can be found at of Montreal shows.
A vinyl-only split single with of Montreal was released in March 2009 on the independent, Athens, GA-based Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records
. It featured of Montreal's "Wet Butcher's Fist" and James Husband's "A Grave In The Gravel."
A Parallax I, James' first full-length commercial release, was released on October 27, 2009 on Polyvinyl Record Co to generally favorable reviews. The CD was augmented by a 5-song bonus CD of covers.
Of Montreal
Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective...
's multi-instrumentalist.
Biography
James Husband is a recording alias for James Huggins III. A former member of the group Of Montreal, James recorded & toured with the band from 1998 to 2010. James is a founding member/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter for the band Great LakesGreat Lakes (band)
Great Lakes is an American rock band originally from Athens, Georgia, loosely affiliated historically with the Elephant 6 Recording Company.The group is centered around the songwriting partnership of Dan Donahue and Ben Crum...
. He was also a touring member of fellow Elephant 6 associated bands, Ladybug Transistor, The Essex Green, and Marshmallow Coast. In 2009, he was featured on the Doctors & Dealers
Doctors & Dealers
Doctors & Dealers is a one-woman band based in Stockholm, Sweden. The principal member is Sparrow Lindgren who frequently works with collaborator Anders Lager on recordings and several additional band members when playing live shows.-Biography:...
album Lost Friends and Newfound Habits singing a duet called "The Odds Are On Our Side".
Discography
James has released several homemade albums, all independently recorded and exclusively burnt in CD-R format.His first album, released in 2005, was entitled Now Listen, featured twelve original songs and three covers, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
's "We Can Work It Out" and "What You're Doing", as well as "Indian Fables" by Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band originating from Dayton, Ohio. Beginning with the band's formation in 1983, it made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard...
. Now Listen was available during of Montreal's 2005 tour in support of The Sunlandic Twins
The Sunlandic Twins
The Sunlandic Twins is the seventh album by indie pop band Of Montreal. The album continues further into the more electronic territory first explored on 2004's Satanic Panic in the Attic...
.
In 2008, he self-released Turning Tires which also contains a dozen original songs and a couple of covers. As with his previous works, it can be found at of Montreal shows.
A vinyl-only split single with of Montreal was released in March 2009 on the independent, Athens, GA-based Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records
Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records
Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records is an American independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, whose catalogue is rather heavily weighted towards twee indie pop music, with several of its bands being related to or influenced by The Elephant 6 Recording Company...
. It featured of Montreal's "Wet Butcher's Fist" and James Husband's "A Grave In The Gravel."
A Parallax I, James' first full-length commercial release, was released on October 27, 2009 on Polyvinyl Record Co to generally favorable reviews. The CD was augmented by a 5-song bonus CD of covers.
Studio albums
- 2005 Now ListenNow Listen (James Husband album)Now Listen is the debut album by James Husband , which was first released in 2005, and sold at of Montreal shows, during the Sunlandic Twins tour.-Track listing:# "Little Thrills"# "O.K."# "Count-A-Sheep"# "What You're Doin' to Me"# "Driving Around"...
Homemade CDr - 2008 Turning Tires Homemade CDr
- 2008 Smothered In Covers Homemade CDr
- 2009 A Parallax IA parallax IA Parallax I is an album that was released on October 27, 2009 on Polyvinyl Record Company. It is James Husband first full-length commercial release...
released on Polyvinyl Records
Live appearances
James Husband made their debut as a live act by playing two shows in one day at the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC on Oct 23 2009.External links
- Of Montreal's official site
- December 2008 interview
- Interview with Jamey Huggins for Aural States, January 2010
- The Booty Patrol James Husband archive