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All the Colours of You
All the Colours of You
Studio album by James
Released	4 June 2021
Studio	Jacknife Lee's home studio, Topanga Canyon, California
Genre	Stadium rock; electronic;
Length	49:04
Label	Virgin Music Label & Artist Services
Producer	Jacknife Lee
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Singles from All the Colours of You
	"All the Colours of You"; Released: 1 March 2021; "Beautiful Beaches"; Released: 19 April 2021; "Recover"; Released: 5 May 2021; "Isabella"; Released: 19 May 2021;

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All the Colours of You is the 16th studio album of English rock band James that was released on 4 June 2021 through Virgin Music Label & Artist Services. James began writing the album before the release of their 15th studio album Living in Extraordinary Times (2018); they accumulated 100 Jam sessions. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns, the band members were stuck in different countries. Vocalist Tim Booth began working with producer Jacknife Lee at his studio in Topanga Canyon, California, where Booth acted as a liaison between the band and Lee. The album has been described as a stadium rock and electronic; its songs were influenced by the pandemic, the lockdowns, and the murder of George Floyd.

Music critics gave All the Colours of You generally positive reviews; some of them complimented Lee's production and noted the album's anthemic nature. It peaked at number three in the United Kingdom, and charted in Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, and Switzerland. "All the Colours of You" was released as the album's lead single on 1 March 2021, and the tracks "Beautiful Beaches", "Recover", "Isabella" were released as follow-up singles over the next two months. James played several festivals in the UK in August and September 2021, and ended the year with a UK arena tour with Happy Mondays. A tour of Portugal in April 2022 was followed by more UK festival performances throughout June 2022.

Background and writing

James released their 15th studio album Living in Extraordinary Times in August 2018.^[1] Two weeks prior to its release, the band's four songwriters in the band had assembled at a house in the Yorkshire Dales, north-east England, to start writing the follow-up.^[2]^[3] Living in Extraordinary Times was promoted with tours of Australia, Europe—including a co-headlining United Kingdom tour with The Charlatans—New Zealand, South America, and the United States—a co-headlining tour with the Psychedelic Furs).^[4] The cycle saw the introduction of new member Deborah Knox-Hewson, who was subsequently replaced by her friend Chloe Alper.^[5]

In June 2019, bassist Jim Glennie said the band had a remaining writing session before they intended to do any major editing with the aim of release an album the following year.^[6] Booth said the band wanted to focus on grooves and explore sounds they had not previously explored, such as contemporary psychedelia.^[7] In early 2020, at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the band had accumulated 100 Jam sessions in 17 days; they were halfway through a planned year-long break from touring.^[8]^[9] They made demos and wrote lyrics in preparation for their next album.^[10] Before the pandemic, the members worked on demos in their own studios or met in pairs and worked together for a few days.^[11] The lockdowns resulting from the pandemic isolated members of the band in different countries.^[8] They used the video-conferencing software Zoom to discuss how to continue working towards the new album.^[11]

Production

Booth, Glennie, keyboardist Mark Hunter, and Glennie's brother Peter did pre-production.^[12] James had planned to record their next album in the UK with Charlie Andrew, who had produced their previous album. After a member suggested working with Jacknife Lee, they learnt he was living within two miles (3.2 km) of vocalist Tim Booth in Topanga Canyon, California.^[8] Booth called Lee and visited him; they talked and Booth showed him demos he liked.^[8]^[13] Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Booth was the only member of James working in Lee's home studio.^[13] During a trial session, Lee created what would become the intro to "All the Colours of You".^[7]^[13] The band members loved the intro, and Lee was engaged as the album's producer.^[13]

Lee, Matt Bishop and Hunter acted as engineers during the recording process, with editing by Bishop, and additional engineering from Beni Giles, Matthew Walsh, and Matt Glaseby.^[12] Lee is an experienced mixer who edited the band's demos, adding loops, providing electronic textures, and changing the structures.^[9] Booth served as an intermediary between Lee and the rest of the band; whenever they needed a part, such as a trumpet, he would contact trumpeter Andy Diagram, who would record it and send it to the pair.^[13] Lee mixed the recordings and John Davis mastered the album at Metropolis in London.^[12]

Composition and lyrics

The sound of All the Colours of You has been described as stadium rock and electronic.^[14]^[15] According to QRO editor Ted Chase, James has an "emotional stadium size more akin to big eighties outfits from when they got their start, than either the slamming pop or intimate indie of today".^[16] Booth, who wrote the band's lyrics, cited the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting lockdowns, and the murder of George Floyd as influences on the topics covered on the album.^[10] All of the music was written between Booth, guitarist and violinist Saul Davies, Glennie, Hunter, and Lee. Drummer David Baynton-Power does not appear on the album; Lee played his parts in the majority of the songs, and Bishop performed on "Beautiful Beaches" and "Wherever It Takes Us". Lee also played guitar and keyboards on every track, background vocals on five songs, and bass guitar on "Hush". Giles, who had worked on the previous album, played keyboards on "Zero" and "Beautiful Beaches". Peter Glennie sang background vocals on "Zero", and played EBow on "All the Colours of You", strings on "Magic Bus", and cello on "Isabella".^[12]

All the Colours of You's opening track "Zero" talks about death and warns the listener to not worry about their remaining time.^[17] Its opening lyric "We're all going to die", which Booth changed due to COVID-19, was originally "We're all going to shine"; he said in spite of the alteration, he "discovered the song was still uplifting".^[18] The slow-tempo electronic song starts with ambient sounds, and a gentle piano-and-guitar part guides the rest of its runtime.^[19]^[20]^[15] "All the Colours of You" criticises the presidency of Donald Trump, which Booth observed while living in the US; the track was partially influenced by the protests that followed the murder of George Floyd.^[8]^[21] The song's mix of guitars and dance music earned it a comparison to the work of New Order and to James' own song "Ring the Bells", which appears on their fourth studio album Seven (1992).^[19]^[22] "Recover" is a tribute Booth's father-in-law Saville Shela, who died as a result of COVID-19 in April 2020.^[8] Its minimalist instrumentations and Booth's intimate vocals were attributed to Lee's production style and earned a comparison to the work of Muse.^[23] Grace Galarraga of mxdwn said the track details the "middle part of quarantine, where people realised that 'nature needs a break' and people were all 'out of a job.'"^[15] "Beautiful Beaches" is a pop song about climate change; its outro features distorted drums similar to the ones heard in "It Might Be Time" (2019) by Tame Impala.^[23] It was inspired by a dream Booth had after meeting a Peruvian shaman in which he imagined earthquakes, fires, and "all hell breaking loose in California". The morning after the dream, a wildfire was blazing through California, which caused Booth and his family to evacuate their home.^[8]

"Beautiful Beaches" transitions into "Wherever It Takes" with the aid of a synth bass.^[23] "Whatever it takes" was inspired by Booth's nightmares about a friend who went to Portland, Oregon, to protest the murder of George Floyd.^[8] It is reminiscent of the band's Brian Eno-produced sixth album Wah Wah (1994), with ambient sounds, a pseudo-spoken vocal delivery from Booth, house piano and a choir-led chorus.^[20]^[22] It was comparison to "Once in a Lifetime" (1980) by Talking Heads with its sermon-like vocal delivery and big chorus.^[23] "Hush" is about a ghost that haunts the person responsible for his death; according to Booth; "the ghost isn’t really a malevolent ghost because he quite likes being dead, so he just keeps [the killer] awake by humming".^[8] It is techno-driven electronica track that evokes "Five O", a track from the band's fifth studio album Laid (1993).^[22]^[24]^[25] "Miss America" discusses the US from the viewpoint of a beauty pageant.^[21] Booth wanted the title to be multi-layered, referring to him leaving the country and to President Donald Trump's hosting of pageants.^[26] Its middle portion consists of gunshots, screams and speeches from demonstrations.^[23] "Getting Myself Into" channels the indie sound of James's earliest material; "Magic Bus" is a dance-pop song.^[25]^[27] "Isabella" was the first song written for the album, and was originally known as "Yorkshire Day 1, Jam 2".^[28] Davies made a 15-minute demo of the jam, which confused the other band members, who felt it was too long.^[29] The violin part was swapped for a choral section that includes Davies' children Mia and Vincent, and Bryony Ross.^[12]^[30] Booth said the track deals with a person who is involved with a "freedom-loving lass" who breaks up with them.^[31] The album's closing track "XYST" opens with guitars in the style of R.E.M., which gives way to electronic drums and Booth's slow vocal delivery. Feedback from the guitars increases, leading into a group vocal-driven chorus recalling Mylo Xyloto (2011)-era Coldplay.^[19]

Release

On 1 March 2021, All the Colours of You was announced for release in three months' time.^[32] Alongside this, "All the Colours of You" was released as its lead single.^[33] "Beautiful Beaches" was released as the album's second single on 19 April 2021.^[34] The third single "Recover" was released on 5 May 2021;^[35] and the fourth, "Isabella", was released on 19 May 2021.^[36] All the Colours of You was released on 4 June 2021 through Virgin Music Label & Artist Services; the digital deluxe edition includes demos of "Where It Takes Us", "Life", and "Isabella", and live performances of "Beautiful Beaches" and "Getting Myself Into".^[21]^[37] According to multi-instrumentalist Saul Davies, the album would likely have been released in February 2021 had it not been affected by the pandemic.^[38] On the same day, the band performed a radio session for Absolute Radio in which they played "All the Colours of You", "Beautiful Beaches" and "Getting Myself Into".^[39]

A music video for "Getting Myself Into" that Mark Oulson-Jenkins directed was released on 7 June 2021.^[40] It was filmed at Broughton Hall Estate in the Yorkshire Dales and is the first video to include the entire band since 1999. Booth and his wife were friends with the hall's owners Roger Tempest and Paris Ackrill, who Booth had told the band would rehearse in a London studio but Tempest suggested they use his house.^[41] Knox-Hewson returned to the band, expanding it to a nine-piece, leading up to the album's touring cycle.^[13] Following a one-off show in Oxford, James performed at several UK festivals in August and September 2021, including Beautiful Days, Isle of Wight and Playground.^[42] In November 2021, the band released The Campfire EP, a four-track Extended Play (EP) featuring re-recorded versions of "Recover", "Miss America" and "Magic Bus"; the EP was recorded at Broughton Hall Estate.^[43] James then embarked on an arena tour of the UK with Happy Mondays in November and December 2021.^[21] Following a tour of Portugal in April 2022, the band played festival and standalone shows in the UK in June 2022, leading to a performance at Castlefield Bowl in Castlefield. Several festival appearances across Europe followed, ending with a performance at Visor Fest in Spain in September that year.^[44]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.9/10^[45]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Arts Desk	^[46]
Clash	8/10^[17]
Gigwise	^[19]
God Is in the TV	^[47]
Mojo	^[24]
musicOMH	^[20]
PopMatters	6/10^[48]
Record Collector	^[22]
Uncut	7/10^[25]
Under the Radar	^[14]

All the Colours of You was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. AnyDecentMusic? gave it a score of 6.9, based on 10 reviews.^[45]

Several reviewers praised the album's production. Louder Than War writer Iain Key complimented Lee's "polished, but not superficial, cinematic and turned up to 11" production style.^[49] Mojo's John Aizlewood also praised Lee's ability, which he said gives "these big songs the big production they need".^[24] The Arts Desk journalist Nick Hasted said Lee's "sleek burnishing and mild deconstruction" production "help[s] James still sound big if not exactly contemporary".^[46] God Is in the TV contributor Laura Dean highlighted Hunter's "influence and talent [as] shin[ing] brightly throughout the entirety of the album". In lieu of the way it was recorded, she liked the band's ability to make "a solid album that reflects the talents of each member" while "continually experimenting with their sound and always challenging both themselves and their fans".^[47]

A few reviewers were dismissive of the album. PopMatters writer Gary Schwind called it a "complex album" that is not "easy to classify", and said while some tracks would work in a film soundtrack, there is "no song you find yourself singing after you've listened to the album a couple of times".^[48] Gigwise's Tom Dibb wrote James are "woefully out of step" with the album because its musical palette seems "muddled and confused in today’s modern musical landscape"; and that it "fails to hit the mark ... [and] already sounds dated and misguided".^[19]

Other critics viewed All the Colours of You in the context of the band's whole career and admired its anthemic sound. Emma Harrison of Clash wrote the album "might just be their strongest offering to date", saying there were glimmers of James' old sound "in parts" because it "takes the band into a new sonic adventure where you hear lo-if leanings and pumping club beats".^[17] According to Key, in spite of the band's longevity, "it's unmistakably still James ... sound[ing] bigger than anything that's come before".^[49] Under the Radar's Matt Raven wrote All the Colours of You is a "super satisfying musical experience that solidifies an illustrious 35-year career ... making a distinctive brand of creative rock music with rich textures and shrewd melodies",^[14] while Record Collector reviewer Kevin Harley noted that the band "channel their founding exploratory impetus into exultant, reflective and wide-ranging new shapes".^[22] Andrew Mueller of Uncut^[25] and musicOMH contributor John Murphy highlighted the anthemic sound, with the latter writing that it is "very much in that James vein – full of stirring anthems that you can imagine being belted out in the arenas of the country", with a "freshness" their peers lack. Aside from some of the album's weakest songs towards its end, he noted the "energy and way with a chorus that would shame bands half their age".^[20]

All the Colours of You charted at number two in the UK Albums Midweek Chart, selling 9,817 copies, eventually peaking at number three on the main UK Albums Chart.^[50]^[51] It also charted at number two in Scotland,^[52] number eight in Portugal,^[53] number 66 in Switzerland,^[54] number 83 in Ireland,^[55] and number 98 in Germany.^[56] Clash included "All the Colours of You" on their list of the top 10 best James songs.^[57]

Track listing

All lyrics by Tim Booth, all music written by Booth, Saul Davies, Jim Glennie, Mark Hunter, and Jacknife Lee. All recordings produced by Lee.^[12]

"Zero" – 5:42
"All the Colours of You" – 5:26
"Recover" – 3:44
"Beautiful Beaches" – 5:14
"Wherever It Takes Us" – 5:05
"Hush" – 4:23
"Miss America" – 4:02
"Getting Myself Into" – 3:27
"Magic Bus" – 3:01
"Isabella" – 4:23
"XYST" – 4:37

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[12]

James

Tim Booth – lead vocals, background vocals (tracks 1, 2 and 6–11)
Jim Glennie – bass guitar (tracks 1–5 and 7–10), background vocals (track 5)
Saul Davies – guitar (all except track 3), violin (tracks 3, 6, 7 and 10), background vocals (tracks 5 and 10)
Mark Hunter – keyboards, background vocals (track 5)
Andy Diagram – trumpet (tracks 1–3 and 7), background vocals (track 5), horns (track 10)
Adrian Oxaal – guitar (tracks 1, 10 and 11), background vocals (tracks 5)
Chloe Alper – background vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7 and 9–11)

Additional musicians

Jacknife Lee – guitar, keyboards, drums (tracks 1–3 and 6–11), background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11), bass guitar (track 6), programming
Beni Giles – keyboards (tracks 1 and 4)
Peter Glennie – background vocals (track 1), EBow (track 2), strings (track 9), cellos (track 10)
Collette Byrn – background vocals (track 1)
Matt Bishop – drums (tracks 4 and 5)
Kate Shela – background vocals (track 4)
Mia Davies – background vocals (tracks 9 and 10)
Vincent Davies – background vocals (track 10)
Bryony Ross – background vocals (track 10)

Production and design

Jacknife Lee – producer, mixing, engineer
Matt Bishop – engineer, editing
Mark Hunter – engineer, pre-production
Tim Booth – production overseer, pre-production
Jim Glennie – pre-production
Peter Glennie – pre-production
Beni Giles – additional engineering
Matthew Walsh – additional engineering
Matt Glaseby – additional engineering
John Davis – mastering
Matt de Jong – visual creative direction
Jamie-James Medina – visual creative direction

Charts

Chart performance for *All the Colours of You*
Chart (2021)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[56]	98
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[55]	83
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[53]	8
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[52]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[54]	66
UK Albums (OCC)^[51]	3

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External links

All the Colours of You at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
Interview with Saul Davies at UK Music Reviews
Interview with Tim Booth at The Art of Longevity (podcast) – via Buzzsprout

[1] Murray, Robin (16 May 2018). "James Announce New Album 'Living In Extraordinary Times'". Clash. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[2] Arthanayake, Nihal (6 August 2018). "James" (Interview). London, UK: BBC Radio 5 Live. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[3] Long, Janice (21 August 2018). "James" (Interview). Cardiff, Wales: BBC Radio Wales. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[4] Touring in support of Living in Extraordinary Times:
Australia, New Zealand, South America: Unsworth, Martin (5 August 2018). "Saul Davies from James talks their new album". Louder Than War. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

Europe: "Live archive: 2019". James. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

UK with the Charlatans: Heward, Emily (16 July 2018). "James and The Charlatans announce joint Manchester Arena show and UK tour". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

United States: Thiessen, Brock (1 April 2019). "The Psychedelic Furs and James Team Up for North American Tour". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[5] Australia, New Zealand, South America: Unsworth, Martin (5 August 2018). "Saul Davies from James talks their new album". Louder Than War. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

[6] Europe: "Live archive: 2019". James. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

[7] UK with the Charlatans: Heward, Emily (16 July 2018). "James and The Charlatans announce joint Manchester Arena show and UK tour". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[8] United States: Thiessen, Brock (1 April 2019). "The Psychedelic Furs and James Team Up for North American Tour". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[5] Teo-Blockey, Celine (5 August 2019). "James - Tim Booth on Not Being a Heritage Band and Why They Were Never Big in America". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

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+{{Use British English|date=May 2023}}
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 {{Infobox album
-| name       = All the Colours of You
+| name = All the Colours of You
-| type       = studio
+| type = studio
-| artist     = [[James (band)|James]]
+| artist = [[James (band)|James]]
-| cover      = James All the Colours of You.jpg
+| cover = James All the Colours of You.jpg
-| alt        = A white outline of a head against a black background, with different coloured petals of a flower inside the head
+| alt = A white outline of a head against a black background, with different coloured petals of a flower inside the head
-| released   = 4 June 2021
+| released = 4 June 2021
-| studio     = [[Jacknife Lee]]'s home studio, [[Topanga Canyon]], California
+| studio = [[Jacknife Lee]]'s home studio, [[Topanga Canyon]], California
-| genre      = <!-- Do not change genres without adding a reliable source -->
+| genre = <!-- Do not change genres without adding a reliable source -->
 * [[Stadium rock]]
 * [[Electronic music|electronic]]<!-- sourced in prose -->
-| length     = 49:04
+| length = 49:04
-| label      = [[Virgin Music Label & Artist Services]]
+| label = [[Virgin Music Label & Artist Services]]
-| producer   = Jacknife Lee
+| producer = Jacknife Lee
 | prev_title = [[Living in Extraordinary Times]]
-| prev_year  = 2018
+| prev_year = 2018
-| next_title = [[The Campfire EP]]
+| next_title = [[Be Opened by the Wonderful]]
-| next_year  = 2021
+| next_year = 2023
-| misc           = {{Singles
+| misc = {{Singles
- | name        = All the Colours of You
+ | name = All the Colours of You
- | type        = studio
+ | type = studio
- | single1     = All the Colours of You
+ | single1 = All the Colours of You
  | single1date = 1 March 2021
- | single2     = Beautiful Beaches
+ | single2 = Beautiful Beaches
  | single2date = 19 April 2021
- | single3     = Recover
+ | single3 = Recover
  | single3date = 5 May 2021
- | single4     = Isabella
+ | single4 = Isabella
  | single4date = 19 May 2021
 }}
 }}
-'''''All the Colours of You''''' is the 16th studio album by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[James (band)|James]]. It was released on 4 June 2021, through [[Virgin Music Label & Artist Services]]. They had begun writing it prior to the release of their 15th studio album ''[[Living in Extraordinary Times]]'' (2018); they accumulated 100 [[Jam session|jams]]. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and the subsequent [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdowns]], the members were stuck in different countries. Vocalist [[Tim Booth]] began working with producer [[Jacknife Lee]] at his studio in [[Topanga Canyon]], California, where Booth acted as a liaison between the band and Lee. Described as a [[stadium rock]] and [[Electronic music|electronic]] album, its songs were influenced by the pandemic, the lockdowns, as well as the [[murder of George Floyd]].
+'''''All the Colours of You''''' is the 16th studio album of English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[James (band)|James]] that was released on 4 June 2021 through [[Virgin Music Label & Artist Services]]. James began writing the album before the release of their 15th studio album ''[[Living in Extraordinary Times]]'' (2018); they accumulated 100 [[Jam session]]s. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and the resulting [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdowns]], the band members were stuck in different countries. Vocalist [[Tim Booth]] began working with producer [[Jacknife Lee]] at his studio in [[Topanga Canyon]], California, where Booth acted as a liaison between the band and Lee. The album has been described as a [[stadium rock]] and [[Electronic music|electronic]]; its songs were influenced by the pandemic, the lockdowns, and the [[murder of George Floyd]].
-''All the Colours of You'' received generally positive reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]], some of whom complimenting Lee's production, and noted its anthemic nature. It peaked at number three in the UK, while also charting in Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, and Switzerland. "All the Colours of You" was released as the [[lead single]] from the album on 1 March 2021, followed by three more singles – "Beautiful Beaches", "Recover", "Isabella" – over the course of the next two months. James played a handful of festivals in the United Kingdom in August and September 2021, before ending the year with a UK arena tour with [[Happy Mondays]]. A Portugal tour in April 2022 served as a prelude to more UK festivals throughout June 2022.
+Music critics gave ''All the Colours of You'' generally positive reviews; some of them complimented Lee's production and noted the album's anthemic nature. It peaked at number three in the United Kingdom, and charted in Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, and Switzerland. "All the Colours of You" was released as the album's [[lead single]] on 1 March 2021, and the tracks "Beautiful Beaches", "Recover", "Isabella" were released as follow-up singles over the next two months. James played several festivals in the UK in August and September 2021, and ended the year with a UK arena tour with [[Happy Mondays]]. A tour of Portugal in April 2022 was followed by more UK festival performances throughout June 2022.
 ==Background and writing==
-James released their 15th studio album ''[[Living in Extraordinary Times]]'' in August 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clashmusic.com/news/james-announce-new-album-living-in-extraordinary-times|title=James Announce New Album 'Living In Extraordinary Times'|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|author=Murray, Robin|date=16 May 2018|access-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704095554/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/james-announce-new-album-living-in-extraordinary-times|archive-date=4 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Two weeks prior to its release, the four songwriters in the band had gotten together to start writing the follow-up at a house in the [[Yorkshire Dales]].<ref>{{cite interview|title=James|publisher=[[BBC Radio 5 Live]]|location=London, UK|host=[[Nihal Arthanayake|Arthanayake, Nihal]]|date=6 August 2018|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bd75nk|access-date=6 June 2021|archive-date=6 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606122026/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bd75nk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview|title=James|publisher=[[BBC Radio Wales]]|location=Cardiff, Wales|host=[[Janice Long|Long, Janice]]|date=21 August 2018|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bgg2pb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612013753/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bgg2pb|access-date=11 June 2021|archivedate=12 June 2019}}</ref> ''Living in Extraordinary Times'' was promoted with tours in Australia, Europe (including a co-headlining United Kingdom tour with [[The Charlatans (English band)|the Charlatans]]), New Zealand, South America, and the United States (a co-headlining tour with [[the Psychedelic Furs]]).<ref>Touring in support of ''Living in Extraordinary Times'':
+James released their 15th studio album ''[[Living in Extraordinary Times]]'' in August 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clashmusic.com/news/james-announce-new-album-living-in-extraordinary-times|title=James Announce New Album 'Living In Extraordinary Times'|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|author=Murray, Robin|date=16 May 2018|access-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704095554/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/james-announce-new-album-living-in-extraordinary-times|archive-date=4 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Two weeks prior to its release, the band's four songwriters in the band had assembled at a house in the [[Yorkshire Dales]], north-east England, to start writing the follow-up.<ref>{{cite interview|title=James|publisher=[[BBC Radio 5 Live]]|location=London, UK|host=[[Nihal Arthanayake|Arthanayake, Nihal]]|date=6 August 2018|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bd75nk|access-date=6 June 2021|archive-date=6 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606122026/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bd75nk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview|title=James|publisher=[[BBC Radio Wales]]|location=Cardiff, Wales|host=[[Janice Long|Long, Janice]]|date=21 August 2018|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bgg2pb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612013753/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bgg2pb|access-date=11 June 2021|archivedate=12 June 2019}}</ref> ''Living in Extraordinary Times'' was promoted with tours of Australia, Europe—including a co-headlining United Kingdom tour with [[The Charlatans (English band)|The Charlatans]]—New Zealand, South America, and the United States—a co-headlining tour with [[the Psychedelic Furs]]).<ref>Touring in support of ''Living in Extraordinary Times'':
 * Australia, New Zealand, South America: {{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/saul-davies-from-james-talks-their-new-album/|title=Saul Davies from James talks their new album|work=[[Louder Than War (website)|Louder Than War]]|author=Unsworth, Martin|date=5 August 2018|access-date=17 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515052116/https://louderthanwar.com/saul-davies-from-james-talks-their-new-album/|archive-date=15 May 2020|url-status=live}}
 * Europe: {{cite web|url=https://wearejames.com/live/2019/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519075411/https://wearejames.com/live/2019/|title=Live archive: 2019|publisher=James|archive-date=19 May 2020|access-date=19 May 2020}}
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 * United States: {{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/psychedelic_furs_and_james_team_up_for_north_american_summer_tour|title=The Psychedelic Furs and James Team Up for North American Tour|work=[[Exclaim!]]|author=Thiessen, Brock|date=1 April 2019|access-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424145705/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/psychedelic_furs_and_james_team_up_for_north_american_summer_tour|archive-date=24 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The cycle saw the introduction of new member Deborah Knox-Hewson, who was subsequently replaced by her friend Chloe Alper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/james_-_tim_booth_on_not_being_a_heritage_band_and_why_they_were_never_big_/|title=James - Tim Booth on Not Being a Heritage Band and Why They Were Never Big in America|work=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]|author=Teo-Blockey, Celine|date=5 August 2019|access-date=17 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003041921/http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/james_-_tim_booth_on_not_being_a_heritage_band_and_why_they_were_never_big_/|archive-date=3 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In June 2019, bassist [[Jim Glennie]] said the band had another writing session left, before they intended to do any major editing, with the aiming of release an album in the next year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/jim-glennie-james-bassist-interview/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102151647/https://louderthanwar.com/jim-glennie-james-bassist-interview/|title=Jim Glennie, James bassist – interview|work=Louder Than War|author=Cassidy, Benjamin Francis|date=18 June 2019|archivedate=2 January 2020|accessdate=17 May 2020}}</ref> Booth said the band wanted to focus on more [[Groove (music)|grooves]], and explore other sounds they hadn't previously, such as [[Neo-psychedelia|contemporary psychedelia]].<ref name=ARinterivew>{{cite interview|title=James|publisher=[[Absolute Radio]]|location=London, UK|date=3 June 2021}}</ref> By the outbreak of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the band accumulated 100 [[Jam session|jams]], done across 17 days; they were halfway through an intended year-long break from touring.<ref name=DNnew/><ref name=Telegraphcults>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/tim-booth-cults-coldplay-sit-medicine-need-right-now/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607193519/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/tim-booth-cults-coldplay-sit-medicine-need-right-now/|title=Tim Booth on cults, Coldplay and why Sit Down is 'a medicine we need right now'|work=The Telegraph|author=Hall, James|date=3 June 2021|archivedate=7 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021}}</ref> They spent sometime making demos and writing lyrics in preparation for their next album.<ref name=WGlife/> Before the pandemic, the members would work on the demos in their own studios or meet up in pairs and work together for a few days.<ref name=L4Einterview>{{cite web|url=https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2021/05/live4ever-interview-james/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123144219/https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2021/05/live4ever-interview-james/|title=Interview: 'We always look to be uplifting' – James talk us through new album All The Colours Of You|publisher=Live4ever|author=Bowes, Richard|date=26 May 2021|archivedate=23 January 2022|accessdate=5 October 2022}}</ref> Due to the subsequent [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdowns]], members of the band were separated in different countries.<ref name=DNnew/> They would be on [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] video calls, discussing how to continue working towards the new album.<ref name=L4Einterview/>
+In June 2019, bassist [[Jim Glennie]] said the band had a remaining writing session before they intended to do any major editing with the aim of release an album the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/jim-glennie-james-bassist-interview/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102151647/https://louderthanwar.com/jim-glennie-james-bassist-interview/|title=Jim Glennie, James bassist – interview|work=Louder Than War|author=Cassidy, Benjamin Francis|date=18 June 2019|archivedate=2 January 2020|accessdate=17 May 2020}}</ref> Booth said the band wanted to focus on [[Groove (music)|grooves]] and explore sounds they had not previously explored, such as [[Neo-psychedelia|contemporary psychedelia]].<ref name=ARinterivew>{{cite interview|title=James|publisher=[[Absolute Radio]]|location=London, UK|date=3 June 2021}}</ref> In early 2020, at the outbreak of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the band had accumulated 100 [[Jam session]]s in 17 days; they were halfway through a planned year-long break from touring.<ref name=DNnew/><ref name=Telegraphcults>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/tim-booth-cults-coldplay-sit-medicine-need-right-now/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607193519/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/tim-booth-cults-coldplay-sit-medicine-need-right-now/|title=Tim Booth on cults, Coldplay and why Sit Down is 'a medicine we need right now'|work=The Telegraph|author=Hall, James|date=3 June 2021|archivedate=7 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021}}</ref> They made demos and wrote lyrics in preparation for their next album.<ref name=WGlife/> Before the pandemic, the members worked on demos in their own studios or met in pairs and worked together for a few days.<ref name=L4Einterview>{{cite web|url=https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2021/05/live4ever-interview-james/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123144219/https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2021/05/live4ever-interview-james/|title=Interview: 'We always look to be uplifting' – James talk us through new album All The Colours Of You|publisher=Live4ever|author=Bowes, Richard|date=26 May 2021|archivedate=23 January 2022|accessdate=5 October 2022}}</ref> The [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdowns resulting from the pandemic]] isolated members of the band in different countries.<ref name=DNnew/> They used the video-conferencing software [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] to discuss how to continue working towards the new album.<ref name=L4Einterview/>
 ==Production==
-Booth, Glennie, keyboardist Mark Hunter, and Glennie's brother Peter did pre-production.<ref name=ATCOYbooklet/> James had planned to record their next album in the UK with [[Charlie Andrew]], who had produced their previous album. After a member suggested working with [[Jacknife Lee]], they learned he was living within two miles of vocalist [[Tim Booth]] in [[Topanga Canyon]], California.<ref name=DNnew/> Booth called Lee, before going to visit him where they talked and Booth showed him demos that he liked.<ref name=DNnew/><ref name=INnew/> Due to [[Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 travel restrictions]], Booth was the only member of James working in Lee's home studio.<ref name=INnew/> They did a trial session, where Lee made what would become the intro to "All the Colours of You".<ref name=ARinterivew/><ref name=INnew/> As the band loved it, Lee was enlisted as the producer for the rest of the album.<ref name=INnew/>
+Booth, Glennie, keyboardist Mark Hunter, and Glennie's brother Peter did pre-production.<ref name=ATCOYbooklet/> James had planned to record their next album in the UK with [[Charlie Andrew]], who had produced their previous album. After a member suggested working with [[Jacknife Lee]], they learnt he was living within {{Convert|2|miles|km|abbr=out|spell=in}} of vocalist [[Tim Booth]] in [[Topanga Canyon]], California.<ref name=DNnew/> Booth called Lee and visited him; they talked and Booth showed him demos he liked.<ref name=DNnew/><ref name=INnew/> Due to [[Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 travel restrictions]], Booth was the only member of James working in Lee's home studio.<ref name=INnew/> During a trial session, Lee created what would become the intro to "All the Colours of You".<ref name=ARinterivew/><ref name=INnew/> The band members loved the intro, and Lee was engaged as the album's producer.<ref name=INnew/>
-Lee, Matt Bishop and Hunter acted as engineers throughout the process, with editing by Bishop, and additional engineering from [[Beni Giles]], Matthew Walsh, and Matt Glaseby.<ref name=ATCOYbooklet/> Lee was an experienced remixer that edited the band's demos, adding [[Loop (music)|loop]]s, providing [[Electronic music|electronic]] textures, and changing the structures.<ref name=Telegraphcults/> Booth served as an intermediary between the rest of the band and Lee; whenever they needed a part, such as a trumpet, he would contact trumpeter [[Andy Diagram]], who would record it and send it to the pair.<ref name=INnew>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/music/2021/05/28/news/james-man-tim-booth-on-pandemic-informed-new-album-all-the-colours-of-you-dublin-date-with-happy-mondays-and-touring-irelan-2337031/|title=James man Tim Booth on pandemic-centric new album All The Colours of You, Dublin date at 3Arena and touring Ireland with The Smiths|work=[[The Irish News]]|author=Roy, David|date=28 May 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=28 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528155630/https://www.irishnews.com/arts/music/2021/05/28/news/james-man-tim-booth-on-pandemic-informed-new-album-all-the-colours-of-you-dublin-date-with-happy-mondays-and-touring-irelan-2337031/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee mixed the recordings, before the album was mastered by John Davis at Metropolis in London.<ref name=ATCOYbooklet/>
+Lee, Matt Bishop and Hunter acted as engineers during the recording process, with editing by Bishop, and additional engineering from [[Beni Giles]], Matthew Walsh, and Matt Glaseby.<ref name=ATCOYbooklet/> Lee is an experienced mixer who edited the band's demos, adding [[Loop (music)|loop]]s, providing electronic textures, and changing the structures.<ref name=Telegraphcults/> Booth served as an intermediary between Lee and the rest of the band; whenever they needed a part, such as a trumpet, he would contact trumpeter [[Andy Diagram]], who would record it and send it to the pair.<ref name=INnew>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/music/2021/05/28/news/james-man-tim-booth-on-pandemic-informed-new-album-all-the-colours-of-you-dublin-date-with-happy-mondays-and-touring-irelan-2337031/|title=James man Tim Booth on pandemic-centric new album All The Colours of You, Dublin date at 3Arena and touring Ireland with The Smiths|work=[[The Irish News]]|author=Roy, David|date=28 May 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=28 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528155630/https://www.irishnews.com/arts/music/2021/05/28/news/james-man-tim-booth-on-pandemic-informed-new-album-all-the-colours-of-you-dublin-date-with-happy-mondays-and-touring-irelan-2337031/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee mixed the recordings and John Davis mastered the album at Metropolis in London.<ref name=ATCOYbooklet/>
 ==Composition and lyrics==
-Musically, the sound of ''All the Colours of You'' has been described as [[stadium rock]] and electronic.<ref name=UTRreview/><ref name=mxdwnreview/> QRO editor Ted Chase said James has the "emotional stadium size more akin to big eighties outfits from when they got their start, than either the slamming pop or intimate indie of today".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qromag.com/james-all-the-colours-of-you/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728073508/https://www.qromag.com/james-all-the-colours-of-you/|title=James – All the Colours of You|publisher=QRO|author=Chase, Ted|date=9 June 2021|archivedate=28 July 2021|accessdate=3 August 2022}}</ref> Booth, who wrote the band's lyrics, cited the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting lockdowns, as well as the [[murder of George Floyd]], as influences on the topics covered on the album.<ref name=WGlife>{{cite web|url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19157299.james-headlining-neighbourhood-weekender-pandemic-life/|title=James on headlining Neighbourhood Weekender and pandemic life|work=[[Warrington Guardian]]|author=Morgan, David|date=13 March 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604090633/https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19157299.james-headlining-neighbourhood-weekender-pandemic-life/|url-status=live}}</ref> All of the music was written between Booth, guitarist and violinist [[Saul Davies]], Glennie, Hunter, and Lee. Drummer [[David Baynton-Power]] does not appear on the album, as his parts were played by Lee (the majority of the songs) or Bishop ("Beautiful Beaches" and "Wherever It Takes Us"). In addition to this, Lee contributed guitar and keyboards on every track, background vocals on five songs, and bass guitar on "Hush". Giles, who had worked on the previous album, did keyboards on "Zero" and "Beautiful Beaches". Peter Glennie sung background vocals on "Zero", played the [[EBow]] on "All the Colours of You", strings on "Magic Bus", and ello on "Isabella".<ref name=ATCOYbooklet/>
+The sound of ''All the Colours of You'' has been described as [[stadium rock]] and electronic.<ref name=UTRreview/><ref name=mxdwnreview/> According to QRO editor Ted Chase, James has an "emotional stadium size more akin to big eighties outfits from when they got their start, than either the slamming pop or intimate indie of today".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qromag.com/james-all-the-colours-of-you/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728073508/https://www.qromag.com/james-all-the-colours-of-you/|title=James – All the Colours of You|publisher=QRO|author=Chase, Ted|date=9 June 2021|archivedate=28 July 2021|accessdate=3 August 2022}}</ref> Booth, who wrote the band's lyrics, cited the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting lockdowns, and the [[murder of George Floyd]] as influences on the topics covered on the album.<ref name=WGlife>{{cite web|url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19157299.james-headlining-neighbourhood-weekender-pandemic-life/|title=James on headlining Neighbourhood Weekender and pandemic life|work=[[Warrington Guardian]]|author=Morgan, David|date=13 March 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604090633/https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19157299.james-headlining-neighbourhood-weekender-pandemic-life/|url-status=live}}</ref> All of the music was written between Booth, guitarist and violinist [[Saul Davies]], Glennie, Hunter, and Lee. Drummer [[David Baynton-Power]] does not appear on the album; Lee played his parts in the majority of the songs, and Bishop performed on "Beautiful Beaches" and "Wherever It Takes Us". Lee also played guitar and keyboards on every track, background vocals on five songs, and bass guitar on "Hush". Giles, who had worked on the previous album, played keyboards on "Zero" and "Beautiful Beaches". Peter Glennie sang background vocals on "Zero", and played  [[EBow]] on "All the Colours of You", strings on "Magic Bus", and cello on "Isabella".<ref name=ATCOYbooklet/>
-The album's opening track, "Zero", talks about death, and warns the listener to not fret about the time they have left.<ref name=Clashreview/> Its opening lyric "We're all going to die" was originally "We're all going to shine", which Booth changed due to COVID; he said in spite of the alteration, he "discovered the song was still uplifting".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/family-and-parenting/tim-booth-on-turning-trauma-into-joy-seeing-death-differently-and-how-james-ended-up-rehearsing-in-grand-yorkshire-dales-country-home-3253274|title=Tim Booth on turning trauma into joy, seeing death differently and how James ended up rehearsing in grand Yorkshire Dales country home|work=[[The Yorkshire Post]]|author=Burn, Chris|date=28 May 2021|access-date=9 June 2021|archive-date=28 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528105137/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/family-and-parenting/tim-booth-on-turning-trauma-into-joy-seeing-death-differently-and-how-james-ended-up-rehearsing-in-grand-yorkshire-dales-country-home-3253274|url-status=live}}</ref> The slow-tempo electronic song starts with [[Ambient music|ambient]] sounds, prior to a gentle piano and guitar part guiding the rest of its runtime.<ref name=GWreview/><ref name=OMHreview/><ref name=mxdwnreview>{{cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2021/06/18/reviews/album-review-james-all-the-colours-of-you/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731165330/https://music.mxdwn.com/2021/06/18/reviews/album-review-james-all-the-colours-of-you/|title=Album Review: James – All The Colours of You|publisher=mxdwn|author=Galarraga, Grace|date=18 June 2022|archivedate=31 July 2022|accessdate=31 July 2022}}</ref> "All the Colours of You" criticizes the [[presidency of Donald Trump]], which Booth oversaw while living in the US; it was partially influenced by [[George Floyd protests]].<ref name=DNnew/><ref name=LTWannounce/> The song's mix of guitars and [[dance music]] earned it a comparison to the work of [[New Order (band)|New Order]], and to James' own "Ring the Bells" from their fourth studio album ''[[Seven (James album)|Seven]]'' (1992).<ref name=GWreview/><ref name=RCreview/> "Recover" is a tribute Booth's father-in-law Saville Shela, who died as a result of COVID-19 in April 2020.<ref name=DNnew/> Its [[Minimal music|minimalist]] instrumentations, as well as Booth's intimate vocals, were attributed to Lee's production style and earned a comparison to the work of [[Muse (band)|Muse]].<ref name=Lautreview/> Grace Galarraga of mxdwn felt that the track detailed the "middle part of quarantine, where people realized that 'nature needs a break' and people were all 'out of a job.{{single double}}<ref name=mxdwnreview/> "Beautiful Beaches" is a [[Pop music|pop]] song about [[climate change]]; its outro features [[Distortion (music)|distorted]] drums similar to the ones heard in "[[It Might Be Time]]" (2019) by [[Tame Impala]].<ref name=Lautreview/> It is inspired by a dream Booth had after meeting a Peruvian [[Shamanism|shaman]], where he imagined earthquakes, fires, and "all hell breaking loose in California". The morning after the dream, a [[List of California wildfires|wildfire was blazing through California]], which saw Booth and his family leave their home.<ref name=DNnew>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/05/25/wildfires-pandemic-and-protests-inspired-james-new-album-says-singer-tim-booth/|title=Wildfires, pandemic and protests inspired James' new album, says singer Tim Booth|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|author=Larsen, Peter|date=25 May 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=31 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531020217/https://www.dailynews.com/2021/05/25/wildfires-pandemic-and-protests-inspired-james-new-album-says-singer-tim-booth/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+''All the Colours of You''{{'s}} opening track "Zero" talks about death and warns the listener to not worry about their remaining  time.<ref name=Clashreview/> Its opening lyric "We're all going to die", which Booth changed due to COVID-19, was originally "We're all going to shine"; he said in spite of the alteration, he "discovered the song was still uplifting".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/family-and-parenting/tim-booth-on-turning-trauma-into-joy-seeing-death-differently-and-how-james-ended-up-rehearsing-in-grand-yorkshire-dales-country-home-3253274|title=Tim Booth on turning trauma into joy, seeing death differently and how James ended up rehearsing in grand Yorkshire Dales country home|work=[[The Yorkshire Post]]|author=Burn, Chris|date=28 May 2021|access-date=9 June 2021|archive-date=28 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528105137/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/family-and-parenting/tim-booth-on-turning-trauma-into-joy-seeing-death-differently-and-how-james-ended-up-rehearsing-in-grand-yorkshire-dales-country-home-3253274|url-status=live}}</ref> The slow-tempo electronic song starts with [[Ambient music|ambient]] sounds, and a gentle piano-and-guitar part guides the rest of its runtime.<ref name=GWreview/><ref name=OMHreview/><ref name=mxdwnreview>{{cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2021/06/18/reviews/album-review-james-all-the-colours-of-you/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731165330/https://music.mxdwn.com/2021/06/18/reviews/album-review-james-all-the-colours-of-you/|title=Album Review: James – All The Colours of You|publisher=mxdwn|author=Galarraga, Grace|date=18 June 2022|archivedate=31 July 2022|accessdate=31 July 2022}}</ref> "All the Colours of You" criticises the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|presidency of Donald Trump]], which Booth observed while living in the US; the track was partially influenced by the [[George Floyd protests|protests that followed the murder of George Floyd]].<ref name=DNnew/><ref name=LTWannounce/> The song's mix of guitars and [[dance music]] earned it a comparison to the work of [[New Order (band)|New Order]] and to James' own song "Ring the Bells", which appears on their fourth studio album ''[[Seven (James album)|Seven]]'' (1992).<ref name=GWreview/><ref name=RCreview/> "Recover" is a tribute Booth's father-in-law Saville Shela, who died as a result of COVID-19 in April 2020.<ref name=DNnew/> Its [[Minimal music|minimalist]] instrumentations and Booth's intimate vocals were attributed to Lee's production style and earned a comparison to the work of [[Muse (band)|Muse]].<ref name=Lautreview/> Grace Galarraga of mxdwn said the track details the "middle part of quarantine, where people realised that 'nature needs a break' and people were all 'out of a job.{{single double}}<ref name=mxdwnreview/> "Beautiful Beaches" is a [[Pop music|pop]] song about [[climate change]]; its outro features [[Distortion (music)|distorted]] drums similar to the ones heard in "[[It Might Be Time]]" (2019) by [[Tame Impala]].<ref name=Lautreview/> It was inspired by a dream Booth had after meeting a Peruvian [[Shamanism|shaman]] in which he imagined earthquakes, fires, and "all hell breaking loose in California". The morning after the dream, a [[List of California wildfires|wildfire was blazing through California]], which caused Booth and his family to evacuate their home.<ref name=DNnew>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/05/25/wildfires-pandemic-and-protests-inspired-james-new-album-says-singer-tim-booth/|title=Wildfires, pandemic and protests inspired James' new album, says singer Tim Booth|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|author=Larsen, Peter|date=25 May 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=31 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531020217/https://www.dailynews.com/2021/05/25/wildfires-pandemic-and-protests-inspired-james-new-album-says-singer-tim-booth/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-"Beautiful Beaches" transitions into "Wherever It Takes" with the aid of a [[Keyboard bass|synth bass]].<ref name=Lautreview/> The latter track was born out of nightmares Booth was having about a friend of his that had gone to the [[George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon]].<ref name=DNnew/> It is reminiscent of the band's [[Brian Eno]]-produced sixth album ''[[Wah Wah (album)|Wah Wah]]'' (1994), with ambient sounds, a pseudo-spoken word delivery from Booth, [[House music|house piano]], and a choir-led chorus.<ref name=OMHreview/><ref name=RCreview/> It saw comparison to "[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime]]" (1980) by [[Talking Heads]] with its [[sermon]]-esque vocal delivery and big chorus.<ref name=Lautreview/> "Hush" is about a ghost that haunts the person responsible for his death, though Booth said "the ghost isn’t really a malevolent ghost because he quite likes being dead, so he just keeps (the killer) awake by humming".<ref name=DNnew/> It is [[techno]]-driven [[electronica]] track that evokes "Five O", a track from the band's fifth studio album ''[[Laid (album)|Laid]]'' (1993).<ref name=RCreview/><ref name=Mojoreview/><ref name=Uncutreview/> "Miss America" discusses the US, told from the viewpoint of a [[beauty pageant]].<ref name=LTWannounce/> Booth wanted the title to be multi-layered, referring to him leaving the country and to [[Miss USA|Trump hosting hosting pageants]].<ref>Lamoreaux 2021, event occurs at 27:28–54</ref> Its middle portion consists of gunshots, screams and speeches from demonstrations.<ref name=Lautreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.laut.de/James/Alben/All-The-Colours-Of-You-116416|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104190728/https://www.laut.de/James/Alben/All-The-Colours-Of-You-116416|title=All The Colours Of You|publisher=laut.de|author=Franz, Magnus|archivedate=4 November 2021|accessdate=4 November 2021|language=de}}</ref> "Getting Myself Into" channelled the [[Indie music|indie]] sound of the band's earliest material; "Magic Bus" is a [[dance-pop]] song.<ref name=Uncutreview/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1445557/james-all-the-colours-of-you-new-album|title=James All The Colours Of You: New album breaks emotional boundaries|work=Daily Express|author=Bushell, Garry|date=4 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021|archive-date=7 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607114146/https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1445557/james-all-the-colours-of-you-new-album|url-status=live}}</ref> "Isabella" was the first song written for the album, and was originally known as "Yorkshire Day 1, Jam 2".<ref name=HMVtalks>{{cite web|url=https://www.hmv.com/music/james-interview-2021-all-the-colours-of-you|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614015851/https://www.hmv.com/music/james-interview-2021-all-the-colours-of-you|title='It's groovy and uplifting. Sometimes the lyrics are dark but there is always hope and positivity...' - hmv.com talks to James|publisher=[[HMV]]|author=Forryan, James|date=3 June 2021|archivedate=14 June 2021|access-date=12 June 2022}}</ref> Davies made a 15-minute demo of the jam, which confused the rest of the band members who felt it went on too long.<ref>Millar 2021, event occurs at 21:10–9</ref> The violin part in it was swapped for a choir section that featured Davies' children Mia and Vincent, as well as Bryony Ross.<ref name=ATCOYbooklet/><ref>Millar 2021, event occurs at 21:21–59</ref> Booth said the track dealt with a person that is involved with a "freedom-loving lass" who ends up breaking up with them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://riffmagazine.com/features/tim-booth-james-all-the-colours-of-you/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917194436/https://riffmagazine.com/features/tim-booth-james-all-the-colours-of-you/|title=Tim Booth of James searches for a safe haven on 'All The Colours Of You'|publisher=Riff Magazine|author=Gokhman, Roman|date=24 May 2021|archivedate=17 September 2021|accessdate=5 October 2022}}</ref> The album's closing track, "XYST", opens with guitars in the vein of [[R.E.M.]], before giving way to [[electronic drum]]s and Booth's slow vocal delivery. [[Audio feedback|Feedback]] from the guitars increase leading into a group vocal-driven chorus, recalling ''[[Mylo Xyloto]]'' (2011)-era [[Coldplay]].<ref name=GWreview/>
+"Beautiful Beaches" transitions into "Wherever It Takes" with the aid of a [[Keyboard bass|synth bass]].<ref name=Lautreview/> "Whatever it takes" was inspired by Booth's nightmares about a friend who went to [[Portland, Oregon]], to [[George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon|protest the murder of George Floyd]].<ref name=DNnew/> It is reminiscent of the band's [[Brian Eno]]-produced sixth album ''[[Wah Wah (album)|Wah Wah]]'' (1994), with ambient sounds, a pseudo-spoken vocal delivery from Booth, [[House music|house piano]] and a choir-led chorus.<ref name=OMHreview/><ref name=RCreview/> It was comparison to "[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime]]" (1980) by [[Talking Heads]] with its sermon-like vocal delivery and big chorus.<ref name=Lautreview/> "Hush" is about a ghost that haunts the person responsible for his death; according to Booth; "the ghost isn’t really a malevolent ghost because he quite likes being dead, so he just keeps [the killer] awake by humming".<ref name=DNnew/> It is [[techno]]-driven [[electronica]] track that evokes "Five O", a track from the band's fifth studio album ''[[Laid (album)|Laid]]'' (1993).<ref name=RCreview/><ref name=Mojoreview/><ref name=Uncutreview/> "Miss America" discusses the US from the viewpoint of a [[beauty pageant]].<ref name=LTWannounce/> Booth wanted the title to be multi-layered, referring to him leaving the country and to President Donald Trump's [[Miss USA|hosting of pageants]].<ref>Lamoreaux 2021, event occurs at 27:28–54</ref> Its middle portion consists of gunshots, screams and speeches from demonstrations.<ref name=Lautreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.laut.de/James/Alben/All-The-Colours-Of-You-116416|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104190728/https://www.laut.de/James/Alben/All-The-Colours-Of-You-116416|title=All The Colours Of You|publisher=[[laut.de]]|author=Franz, Magnus|archivedate=4 November 2021|accessdate=4 November 2021|language=de}}</ref> "Getting Myself Into" channels the [[Indie music|indie]] sound of James's earliest material; "Magic Bus" is a [[dance-pop]] song.<ref name=Uncutreview/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1445557/james-all-the-colours-of-you-new-album|title=James All The Colours Of You: New album breaks emotional boundaries|work=Daily Express|author=Bushell, Garry|date=4 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021|archive-date=7 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607114146/https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1445557/james-all-the-colours-of-you-new-album|url-status=live}}</ref> "Isabella" was the first song written for the album, and was originally known as "Yorkshire Day 1, Jam 2".<ref name=HMVtalks>{{cite web|url=https://www.hmv.com/music/james-interview-2021-all-the-colours-of-you|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614015851/https://www.hmv.com/music/james-interview-2021-all-the-colours-of-you|title='It's groovy and uplifting. Sometimes the lyrics are dark but there is always hope and positivity...' - hmv.com talks to James|publisher=[[HMV]]|author=Forryan, James|date=3 June 2021|archivedate=14 June 2021|access-date=12 June 2022}}</ref> Davies made a 15-minute demo of the jam, which confused the other band members, who felt it was too long.<ref>Millar 2021, event occurs at 21:10–9</ref> The violin part was swapped for a choral section that includes Davies' children Mia and Vincent, and Bryony Ross.<ref name=ATCOYbooklet/><ref>Millar 2021, event occurs at 21:21–59</ref> Booth said the track deals with a person who is involved with a "freedom-loving lass" who breaks up with them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://riffmagazine.com/features/tim-booth-james-all-the-colours-of-you/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917194436/https://riffmagazine.com/features/tim-booth-james-all-the-colours-of-you/|title=Tim Booth of James searches for a safe haven on 'All The Colours Of You'|publisher=Riff Magazine|author=Gokhman, Roman|date=24 May 2021|archivedate=17 September 2021|accessdate=5 October 2022}}</ref> The album's closing track "XYST" opens with guitars in the style of [[R.E.M.]], which gives way to [[electronic drum]]s and Booth's slow vocal delivery. [[Audio feedback|Feedback]] from the guitars increases, leading into a group vocal-driven chorus recalling ''[[Mylo Xyloto]]'' (2011)-era [[Coldplay]].<ref name=GWreview/>
 ==Release==
-On 1 March 2021, ''All the Colours of You'' was announced for release in three months' time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/03/james-share-title-track-from-upcoming-lp-all-the-colours-of-you|title=James Share Title Track from Upcoming LP, All the Colours of You|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|author=Turman, Katherine|date=1 March 2021|accessdate=1 March 2021|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301183031/https://www.spin.com/2021/03/james-share-title-track-from-upcoming-lp-all-the-colours-of-you/|url-status=live}}</ref> Alongside this, "All the Colours of You" was released as its [[lead single]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/all-the-colours-of-you-mr0005363166|title=All the Colours of You - James {{!}} Release Info|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604090634/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/all-the-colours-of-you-mr0005363166|url-status=live}}</ref> "Beautiful Beaches" was released as the album's second single on 19 April 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/beautiful-beaches-mr00053936336|title=Beautiful Beaches - James {{!}} Release Info|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref> "Recover" was released as the album's third single on 5 May 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deezer.com/en/album/226217142|title=Recover - James|date=5 May 2021|publisher=[[Deezer]]|access-date=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604090633/https://www.deezer.com/en/album/226217142|url-status=live}}</ref> "Isabella" was released as the album's fourth single on 19 May 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/isabella-mr0005418416|title=Isabella - James {{!}} Release Info|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604090632/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/isabella-mr0005418416|url-status=live}}</ref> ''All the Colours of You'' was released on 4 June 2021, through [[Virgin Music Label & Artist Services]]; the digital deluxe edition included demos of "Where It Takes Us", "Life", and "Isabella", as well as live renditions of "Beautiful Beachers" and "Getting Myself Into".<ref name=LTWannounce/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://james.tmstor.es/product/81155|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604091056/https://james.tmstor.es/product/81155|title=All The Colours Of You Deluxe Digital Album|publisher=James Official Online Store|archivedate=8 June 2021|accessdate=8 June 2021}}</ref> Multi-instrumentalist [[Saul Davies]] theorised that the album would've likely been released several months earlier, back in February, had it not been affected by the pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Interview-With-Saul-Davies-Guitarist-With-James|title=Interview With Saul Davies, Guitarist With James|work=[[The Yorkshire Times]]|author=Clark, Graham|date=2 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602175046/https://www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Interview-With-Saul-Davies-Guitarist-With-James|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, the band did a radio session for [[Absolute Radio]], where they played "All the Colours of You", "Beautiful Beaches", and "Getting Myself Into".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/absolute-radio/music/news/james-tim-booth-rattlesnake/|title=James' Tim Booth recalls rescuing producer Jacknife Lee's family from a rattlesnake|publisher=Absolute Radio|author=Colothan, Scott|date=4 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604130125/https://planetradio.co.uk/absolute-radio/music/news/james-tim-booth-rattlesnake/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-A music video was released for "Getting Myself Into" on 7 June 2021, directed by Mark Oulson-Jenkins.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIKVHAImB44|title=James - Getting Myself Into (Official Music Video)|via=YouTube|author=James|date=7 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021|archive-date=7 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607181233/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIKVHAImB44|url-status=live}}</ref>  It was filmed at the [[Broughton, Craven|Broughton Hall Estate]], and was the first video to feature the entire band since 1999. Booth and his wife were friends with the owners of the Hall, Roger Tempest and Paris Ackrill. Booth had told them the band were going to rehearse in a studio in London, until Tempest suggested his house.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/staycation/james-release-new-music-video-filmed-in-grand-surroundings-of-broughton-hall-in-the-yorkshire-dales-3265331|title=James release new music video filmed in grand surroundings of Broughton Hall in the Yorkshire Dales|work=[[The Yorkshire Post]]|author=Burn, Chris|date=9 June 2021|access-date=9 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610080232/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/james-release-new-music-video-filmed-in-grand-surroundings-of-broughton-hall-in-the-yorkshire-dales-3265331|url-status=live}}</ref> Knox-Hewson returned to the band, expanding them to a nine-piece, leading up to the album's touring cycle.<ref name=INnew/> Following a one-off show in [[Oxford]], James performed at a variety of UK festivals in August and September 2021, including Beautiful Days, [[Isle of Wight Festival|Isle of Wight]] and Playground.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wearejames.com/live/2021/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206205238/https://wearejames.com/live/2021/|title=Live archive: 2021|publisher=James|archive-date=6 December 2021|access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref> In November 2021, the band released ''The Campfire EP'', a four-track release featuring reimagined versions of "Recover", "Miss America" and "Magic Bus", recorded at the Stately Home, located in the Yorkshire Dales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/listen-to-this-indie-legends-james-are-back-with-a-new-single-and-their-16th-album/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119181744/https://louderthanwar.com/james-the-campfire-ep-single-review/|title=Listen to this : Indie legends James are back with a new single and their 16th album|work=Louder Than War|author=Key, Iain|date=19 November 2021|archivedate=19 November 2021|accessdate=5 July 2022}}</ref> James then embarked on an arena tour of the UK with [[Happy Mondays]] in November and December 2021.<ref name=LTWannounce>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/listen-to-this-indie-legends-james-are-back-with-a-new-single-and-their-16th-album/|title=Listen to this : Indie legends James are back with a new single and their 16th album|work=Louder Than War|author=Clarke, Paul|date=2 March 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604090642/https://louderthanwar.com/listen-to-this-indie-legends-james-are-back-with-a-new-single-and-their-16th-album/|url-status=live}}</ref> Preceded by a tour of Portugal in April 2022, the band played various festival and standalone shows in the UK in June 2022, leading up to a performance at the [[Castlefield Bowl]] in [[Castlefield]]. Several festivals across Europe followed, ending with an appearance at the Visor Fest in Spain in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wearejames.com/live/2022/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925142332/https://wearejames.com/live/2022/|title=Live archive: 2022|publisher=James|archive-date=25 September 2022|access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref>
+On 1 March 2021, ''All the Colours of You'' was announced for release in three months' time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/03/james-share-title-track-from-upcoming-lp-all-the-colours-of-you|title=James Share Title Track from Upcoming LP, All the Colours of You|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|author=Turman, Katherine|date=1 March 2021|accessdate=1 March 2021|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301183031/https://www.spin.com/2021/03/james-share-title-track-from-upcoming-lp-all-the-colours-of-you/|url-status=live}}</ref> Alongside this, "All the Colours of You" was released as its [[lead single]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/all-the-colours-of-you-mr0005363166|title=All the Colours of You - James {{!}} Release Info|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604090634/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/all-the-colours-of-you-mr0005363166|url-status=live}}</ref> "Beautiful Beaches" was released as the album's second single on 19 April 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wearejames.com/news/page/8/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423154140/https://wearejames.com/news/page/8/|title=News > James|publisher=James|archivedate=23 April 2024|access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref> The third single  "Recover" was released on 5 May 2021;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deezer.com/en/album/226217142|title=Recover - James|date=5 May 2021|publisher=[[Deezer]]|access-date=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604090633/https://www.deezer.com/en/album/226217142|url-status=live}}</ref> and the fourth, "Isabella", was released on 19 May 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/isabella-mr0005418416|title=Isabella - James {{!}} Release Info|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604090632/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/isabella-mr0005418416|url-status=live}}</ref> ''All the Colours of You'' was released on 4 June 2021 through [[Virgin Music Label & Artist Services]]; the digital deluxe edition includes demos of "Where It Takes Us", "Life", and "Isabella", and live performances of "Beautiful Beaches" and "Getting Myself Into".<ref name=LTWannounce/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://james.tmstor.es/product/81155|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604091056/https://james.tmstor.es/product/81155|title=All The Colours Of You Deluxe Digital Album|publisher=James Official Online Store|archivedate=4 June 2021|accessdate=8 June 2021}}</ref> According to multi-instrumentalist [[Saul Davies]], the album would likely have been released in February 2021 had it not been affected by the pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Interview-With-Saul-Davies-Guitarist-With-James|title=Interview With Saul Davies, Guitarist With James|work=[[The Yorkshire Times]]|author=Clark, Graham|date=2 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602175046/https://www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Interview-With-Saul-Davies-Guitarist-With-James|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, the band performed a radio session for [[Absolute Radio]] in which they played "All the Colours of You", "Beautiful Beaches" and "Getting Myself Into".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/absolute-radio/music/news/james-tim-booth-rattlesnake/|title=James' Tim Booth recalls rescuing producer Jacknife Lee's family from a rattlesnake|publisher=Absolute Radio|author=Colothan, Scott|date=4 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604130125/https://planetradio.co.uk/absolute-radio/music/news/james-tim-booth-rattlesnake/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+A music video for "Getting Myself Into" that Mark Oulson-Jenkins directed was released on 7 June 2021.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIKVHAImB44|title=James - Getting Myself Into (Official Music Video)|via=YouTube|author=James|date=7 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021|archive-date=7 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607181233/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIKVHAImB44|url-status=live}}</ref> It was filmed at [[Broughton, Craven|Broughton Hall Estate]]  in the [[Yorkshire Dales]] and is the first video to include the entire band since 1999. Booth and his wife were friends with the hall's owners Roger Tempest and Paris Ackrill, who Booth had told the band would rehearse in a London studio but Tempest suggested they use his house.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/staycation/james-release-new-music-video-filmed-in-grand-surroundings-of-broughton-hall-in-the-yorkshire-dales-3265331|title=James release new music video filmed in grand surroundings of Broughton Hall in the Yorkshire Dales|work=[[The Yorkshire Post]]|author=Burn, Chris|date=9 June 2021|access-date=9 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610080232/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/james-release-new-music-video-filmed-in-grand-surroundings-of-broughton-hall-in-the-yorkshire-dales-3265331|url-status=live}}</ref> Knox-Hewson returned to the band, expanding it to a nine-piece, leading up to the album's touring cycle.<ref name=INnew/> Following a one-off show in [[Oxford]], James performed at several UK festivals in August and September 2021, including Beautiful Days, [[Isle of Wight Festival|Isle of Wight]] and Playground.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wearejames.com/live/2021/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206205238/https://wearejames.com/live/2021/|title=Live archive: 2021|publisher=James|archive-date=6 December 2021|access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref> In November 2021, the band released ''The Campfire EP'', a four-track [[Extended Play]] (EP) featuring re-recorded versions of "Recover", "Miss America" and "Magic Bus"; the EP was recorded at Broughton Hall Estate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/listen-to-this-indie-legends-james-are-back-with-a-new-single-and-their-16th-album/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119181744/https://louderthanwar.com/james-the-campfire-ep-single-review/|title=Listen to this : Indie legends James are back with a new single and their 16th album|work=Louder Than War|author=Key, Iain|date=19 November 2021|archivedate=19 November 2021|accessdate=5 July 2022}}</ref> James then embarked on an arena tour of the UK with [[Happy Mondays]] in November and December 2021.<ref name=LTWannounce>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/listen-to-this-indie-legends-james-are-back-with-a-new-single-and-their-16th-album/|title=Listen to this : Indie legends James are back with a new single and their 16th album|work=Louder Than War|author=Clarke, Paul|date=2 March 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604090642/https://louderthanwar.com/listen-to-this-indie-legends-james-are-back-with-a-new-single-and-their-16th-album/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following a tour of Portugal in April 2022, the band played festival and standalone shows in the UK in June 2022, leading to a performance at [[Castlefield Bowl]] in [[Castlefield]]. Several festival appearances across Europe followed, ending with a performance at Visor Fest in Spain in September that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wearejames.com/live/2022/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925142332/https://wearejames.com/live/2022/|title=Live archive: 2022|publisher=James|archive-date=25 September 2022|access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref>
 ==Reception==
 {{Music ratings
-| ADM       = 6.9/10<ref name=ADM>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12885/James-All-The-Colours-Of-You.aspx|title=All the Colours of Yous by James reviews|publisher=[[AnyDecentMusic?]]|access-date=11 June 2021|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611183751/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12885/James-All-The-Colours-Of-You.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| ADM = 6.9/10<ref name=ADM>{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12885/James-All-The-Colours-Of-You.aspx|title=All the Colours of Yous by James reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=11 June 2021|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611183751/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12885/James-All-The-Colours-Of-You.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
-<!-- | MC         = /100<ref name=Metacritic>{{cite web|url=|title=Critic Reviews for All the Colours of You|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=3 June 2021}}</ref> -->
+<!-- | MC = /100<ref name=Metacritic>{{cite web|url=|title=Critic Reviews for All the Colours of You|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=3 June 2021}}</ref> -->
-| rev1       = ''[[The Arts Desk]]''
+| rev1 = ''[[The Arts Desk]]''
-| rev1score  = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=TADreview>{{cite web|url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-james-all-colours-you|title=Album: James - All the Colours of You|work=[[The Arts Desk]]|author=Hasted, Nick|date=7 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610080232/https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-james-all-colours-you|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=TADreview>{{cite web|url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-james-all-colours-you|title=Album: James - All the Colours of You|work=[[The Arts Desk]]|author=Hasted, Nick|date=7 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610080232/https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-james-all-colours-you|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| rev2       = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''
+| rev2 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''
-| rev2score  = 8/10<ref name=Clashreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/james-all-the-colours-of-you|title=James - All The Colours Of You|work=Clash|author=Harrison, Emma|date=3 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604073153/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/james-all-the-colours-of-you|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev2score = 8/10<ref name=Clashreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/james-all-the-colours-of-you|title=James - All The Colours Of You|work=Clash|author=Harrison, Emma|date=3 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604073153/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/james-all-the-colours-of-you|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| rev3       = ''[[Gigwise]]''
+| rev3 = ''[[Gigwise]]''
-| rev3score  = {{rating|4|10}}<ref name=GWreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3399524/album-review-james-all-the-colours-of-you|title=Album Review: James - All The Colours of You|work=[[Gigwise]]|author=Dibb, Tom|date=2 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602223037/https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3399524/album-review-james-all-the-colours-of-you|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev3score = {{rating|4|10}}<ref name=GWreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3399524/album-review-james-all-the-colours-of-you|title=Album Review: James - All The Colours of You|work=[[Gigwise]]|author=Dibb, Tom|date=2 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602223037/https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3399524/album-review-james-all-the-colours-of-you|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| rev4      = ''[[God Is in the TV]]''
+| rev4 = ''[[God Is in the TV]]''
 | rev4score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name=GIITTVreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2021/06/04/james-all-the-colours-of-you-virgin-music/|title=James - All The Colours Of You (Virgin Music)|work=[[God Is in the TV]]|author=Dean, Laura|date=4 June 2021|access-date=4 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604151736/https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2021/06/04/james-all-the-colours-of-you-virgin-music/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| rev5       = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
+| rev5 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
-| rev5score  = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=Mojoreview>Aizlewood 2021, p. 83</ref>
+| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=Mojoreview>Aizlewood 2021, p. 83</ref>
-| rev6       = ''[[musicOMH]]''
+| rev6 = ''[[musicOMH]]''
-| rev6score  = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=OMHreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/james-all-the-colours-of-you|title=James – All The Colours Of You {{!}} Album Reviews|work=[[musicOMH]]|author=Murphy, John|date=3 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603073333/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/james-all-the-colours-of-you|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev6score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=OMHreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/james-all-the-colours-of-you|title=James – All The Colours Of You {{!}} Album Reviews|work=[[musicOMH]]|author=Murphy, John|date=3 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603073333/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/james-all-the-colours-of-you|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| rev7      = ''[[PopMatters]]''
+| rev7 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
 | rev7Score = 6/10<ref name=PMreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/james-all-colours-of-you|title=James: All the Colours of You {{!}} Album Review|work=[[PopMatters]]|author=Schwind, Gary|date=8 June 2021|access-date=8 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610080205/https://www.popmatters.com/james-all-colours-of-you|url-status=live}}</ref>
-| rev8       = ''[[Record Collector]]''
+| rev8 = ''[[Record Collector]]''
-| rev8score  = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=RCreview>Harley 2021, p. 116</ref>
+| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=RCreview>Harley 2021, p. 116</ref>
-| rev9      = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
+| rev9 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
-| rev9score  = 7/10<ref name=Uncutreview>Mueller 2021, p. 27</ref>
+| rev9score = 7/10<ref name=Uncutreview>Mueller 2021, p. 27</ref>
-| rev10       = ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]''
+| rev10 = ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]''
-| rev10score  = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name=UTRreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/all_the_colours_of_you|title=James All the Colours of You|work=Under the Radar|author=Raven, Matt|date=4 June 2021|access-date=4 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604120910/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/all_the_colours_of_you|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rev10score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name=UTRreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/all_the_colours_of_you|title=James All the Colours of You|work=Under the Radar|author=Raven, Matt|date=4 June 2021|access-date=4 June 2021|archive-date=4 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604120910/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/all_the_colours_of_you|url-status=live}}</ref>
 }}
-<!-- At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of , based on reviews.<ref name=Metacritic/> -->
+<!-- At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalised]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of , based on reviews.<ref name=Metacritic/> -->
-''All the Colours of You'' was met with generally favourable reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. [[AnyDecentMusic?]] gave it a score of 6.9, based on 10 reviews.<ref name=ADM/>
+''All the Colours of You'' was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. AnyDecentMusic? gave it a score of 6.9, based on 10 reviews.<ref name=ADM/>
-''[[Louder Than War (website)|Louder Than War]]'' writer Iain Key complimented Lee's "polished, but not superficial, cinematic and turned up to 11" production style.<ref name=LWreview>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/james-all-the-colours-of-you-album-review/|title=James: All The Colours Of You – album review|work=Louder Than War|author=Key, Iain|date=2 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215604/https://louderthanwar.com/james-all-the-colours-of-you-album-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''{{'s}} John Aizlewood also praised Lee's ability, giving "these big songs the big production they need."<ref name=Mojoreview/> ''[[The Arts Desk]]'' journalist Nick Hasted saw Lee's "sleek burnishing and mild deconstruction" production as "help[ing] James still sound big if not exactly contemporary."<ref name=TADreview/> ''[[God Is in the TV]]'' contributor Laura Dean highlighted Hunter's "influence and talent [as] shin[ing] brightly throughout the entirety of the album." In lieu of the way it was recorded, she liked that the band managed to make "a solid album that reflects the talents of each member" while "continually experimenting with their sound and always challenging both themselves and their fans."<ref name=GIITTVreview/>
+Several reviewers praised the album's production. ''[[Louder Than War (website)|Louder Than War]]'' writer Iain Key complimented Lee's "polished, but not superficial, cinematic and turned up to 11" production style.<ref name=LWreview>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/james-all-the-colours-of-you-album-review/|title=James: All The Colours Of You – album review|work=Louder Than War|author=Key, Iain|date=2 June 2021|accessdate=3 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215604/https://louderthanwar.com/james-all-the-colours-of-you-album-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''{{'s}} John Aizlewood also praised Lee's ability, which he said gives "these big songs the big production they need".<ref name=Mojoreview/> ''[[The Arts Desk]]'' journalist Nick Hasted said Lee's "sleek burnishing and mild deconstruction" production "help[s] James still sound big if not exactly contemporary".<ref name=TADreview/> ''[[God Is in the TV]]'' contributor Laura Dean highlighted Hunter's "influence and talent [as] shin[ing] brightly throughout the entirety of the album". In lieu of the way it was recorded, she liked the band's ability to make "a solid album that reflects the talents of each member" while "continually experimenting with their sound and always challenging both themselves and their fans".<ref name=GIITTVreview/>
+A few reviewers were dismissive of the album. ''[[PopMatters]]'' writer Gary Schwind called it a "complex album" that is not "easy to classify", and said while some tracks would work in a film soundtrack, there is "no song you find yourself singing after you've listened to the album a couple of times".<ref name=PMreview/> ''[[Gigwise]]''{{'s}} Tom Dibb wrote James are "woefully out of step" with the album because its musical palette seems "muddled and confused in today’s modern musical landscape"; and that it "fails to hit the mark&nbsp;... [and] already sounds dated and misguided".<ref name=GWreview/>
-Emma Harrison of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' wrote that the album "might just be their strongest offering to date", explaining that there were glimmers of James' old sound "in parts" as it "takes the band into a new sonic adventure where you hear lo-if leanings and pumping club beats."<ref name=Clashreview/> Key noted that the in spite of the band's longevity, "it's unmistakably still James [...] sound[ing] bigger than anything that's come before."<ref name=LWreview/> ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]''{{'s}} Matt Raven wrote that the album was a "super satisfying musical experience that solidifies an illustrious 35-year career [...] making a distinctive brand of creative rock music with rich textures and shrewd melodies."<ref name=UTRreview/> Andrew Mueller of ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' saw the album as a "winning synthesis of James' anthemic tendencies and their instinctive weirdness", acting as "mostly another step in the group's restless quest for joy and solidarity."<ref name=Uncutreview/> ''[[musicOMH]]'' contributor John Murphy said the album was "very much in that James vein – full of stirring anthems that you can imagine being belted out in the arenas of the country", with a "freshness" about it that their peers lack. Aside from song of the album's weaker songs towards its end, he noted the "energy and way with a chorus that would shame bands half their age."<ref name=OMHreview/>
+Other critics viewed ''All the Colours of You'' in the context of the band's whole career and admired its anthemic sound. Emma Harrison of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' wrote the album "might just be their strongest offering to date", saying there were glimmers of James' old sound "in parts" because it "takes the band into a new sonic adventure where you hear lo-if leanings and pumping club beats".<ref name=Clashreview/> According to Key, in spite of the band's longevity, "it's unmistakably still James&nbsp;... sound[ing] bigger than anything that's come before".<ref name=LWreview/> ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]''{{'s}} Matt Raven wrote ''All the Colours of You'' is a "super satisfying musical experience that solidifies an illustrious 35-year career&nbsp;... making a distinctive brand of creative rock music with rich textures and shrewd melodies",<ref name=UTRreview/> while ''[[Record Collector]]'' reviewer Kevin Harley noted that the band "channel their founding exploratory impetus into exultant, reflective and wide-ranging new shapes".<ref name=RCreview/> Andrew Mueller of ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''<ref name=Uncutreview/> and ''[[musicOMH]]'' contributor John Murphy highlighted the anthemic sound, with the latter writing that it is "very much in that James vein&nbsp;– full of stirring anthems that you can imagine being belted out in the arenas of the country", with a "freshness" their peers lack. Aside from some of the album's weakest songs towards its end, he noted the "energy and way with a chorus that would shame bands half their age".<ref name=OMHreview/>
-''[[Record Collector]]'' reviewer Kevin Harley noted that the album harkened to the band's past "only to channel their founding exploratory impetus into exultant, reflective and wide-ranging new shapes." He added that it was "[b]oth an album for today and a testimony to their formative drive, [as] it silences any fear that James might be losing altitude."<ref name=RCreview/> ''[[PopMatters]]'' writer Gary Schwind saw it as a "complex album" that wasn't "easy to classify." He explained that while some tracks would work in the film soundtrack, there was "no song you find yourself singing after you've listened to the album a couple of times."<ref name=PMreview/> ''[[Gigwise]]''{{'s}} Tom Dibb wrote that the band were "woefully out of step" with the album, as its musical palette comes across as "seeming[ly] muddled and confused in today’s modern musical landscape." He added that it "fails to hit the mark [...] already sound[ing] dated and misguided."<ref name=GWreview/>
-''All the Colours of You'' appeared at number two in the [[UK Albums Chart|UK Albums Midweek Chart]], selling 9,817 copies, eventually landing at number three on the main UK Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/virgin-s-jim-chancellor-on-james-we-ve-been-reaching-for-the-stars/083430|title=Virgin's Jim Chancellor on James: 'We've been reaching for the stars!' {{!}} Labels|work=[[Music Week]]|date=9 June 2021|access-date=9 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610080207/https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/virgin-s-jim-chancellor-on-james-we-ve-been-reaching-for-the-stars/083430|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=UKchart/> It also charted at number two in Scotland,<ref name=Scochart/> number eight in Portugal,<ref name=Porchart/> number 66 in Switzerland,<ref name=Swichart/> number 83 in Ireland,<ref name=Irechart/> and number 98 in Germany.<ref name=Gerchart/>
+''All the Colours of You'' charted at number two in the [[UK Albums Chart|UK Albums Midweek Chart]], selling 9,817 copies, eventually peaking at number three on the main UK Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/virgin-s-jim-chancellor-on-james-we-ve-been-reaching-for-the-stars/083430|title=Virgin's Jim Chancellor on James: 'We've been reaching for the stars!' {{!}} Labels|work=[[Music Week]]|date=9 June 2021|access-date=9 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610080207/https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/virgin-s-jim-chancellor-on-james-we-ve-been-reaching-for-the-stars/083430|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=UKchart/> It also charted at number two in Scotland,<ref name=Scochart/> number eight in Portugal,<ref name=Porchart/> number 66 in Switzerland,<ref name=Swichart/> number 83 in Ireland,<ref name=Irechart/> and number 98 in Germany.<ref name=Gerchart/> ''Clash'' included "All the Colours of You" on their list of the top 10 best James songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/secrets-i-cant-keep-james-their-10-best-songs/|title=Secrets I Can’t Keep: James – Their 10 Best Songs|work=Clash|author=Bowes, Richard|date=18 January 2024|access-date=29 January 2024|archive-date=18 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118230821/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/secrets-i-cant-keep-james-their-10-best-songs/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
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 ==Personnel==
-Personnel per booklet.<ref name=ATCOYbooklet>{{cite AV media notes|title=All the Colours of You|others=James|year=2021|type=booklet|publisher=[[Virgin Music Label & Artist Services]]|id=NBLM001CDX}}</ref>
+Personnel per booklet.<ref name=ATCOYbooklet>{{cite AV media notes|title=All the Colours of You|author=James|year=2021|type=booklet|publisher=[[Virgin Music Label & Artist Services]]|id=NBLM001CDX}}</ref>
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 '''Additional musicians'''
 * [[Jacknife Lee]] – guitar, keyboards, drums <small>(tracks 1–3 and 6–11)</small>, background vocals <small>(tracks 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11)</small>, bass guitar <small>(track 6)</small>, programming
-* Beni Giles – keyboards <small>(tracks 1 and 4)</small>
+* [[Beni Giles]] – keyboards <small>(tracks 1 and 4)</small>
 * Peter Glennie – background vocals <small>(track 1)</small>, [[EBow]] <small>(track 2)</small>, strings <small>(track 9)</small>, cellos <small>(track 10)</small>
 * Collette Byrn – background vocals <small>(track 1)</small>
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 [[Category:James (band) albums]]
 [[Category:Albums produced by Jacknife Lee]]
+[[Category:Virgin Music Label & Artist Services albums]]
+[[Category:Electronic albums by English artists]]

v t e James
Jim Glennie Tim Booth David Baynton-Power Saul Davies Mark Hunter Andy Diagram Adrian Oxaal Paul Gilbertson Gavan Whelan Larry Gott Michael Kulas
Studio albums	Stutter Strip-mine Gold Mother Seven Laid Wah Wah Whiplash Millionaires Pleased to Meet You Hey Ma The Night Before The Morning After La Petite Mort Girl at the End of the World Living in Extraordinary Times All the Colours of You Be Opened by the Wonderful Yummy
Live albums	One Man Clapping
Compilations	The Best Of
Extended plays	Jimone James II Village Fire Better Than That The Campfire EP
Singles	"Chain Mail" "Sit Down" "Come Home" "Sound" "Born of Frustration" "Laid" "She's a Star" "I Know What I'm Here For"
Related articles	Discography Booth and the Bad Angel