James Morrison - You Give Me Something

There's something special about James Morrison…He looks like a youthful Joe Cocker, and has a voice that starts arguments over whether he sounds more like Al Green or Otis Redding. Whatever, his voice is incredible, soulful and soothing.

In fact, at I Like Music we think James Morrison is the absolute best new male solo artist in the UK this year - a sheer delight to listen to, exquisite! And OMG what a voice! WATCH THE VIDEO

The young fella from Rugbys been alive for just 21 years but his voice sounds like its been around for generations. His first single You Give Me Something will be released on July 17th followed by his debut album Undiscovered two weeks later on July 31st.

You Give Me Something is a spellbinding, bittersweet, bluesy-soul song about concealing true emotions in the early stages of a relationship, played mellowingly through an acoustic guitar and sung with a power and character of someone twice his age.

James was invited onto Later with Jools to perform his single almost two months upfront of release. You give me something is now #1 in the TV airplay chart, #11 in the radio airplay chart and the album is sitting comfortably at #5 in the Amazon pre-release chart 5 weeks in advance.

Those who saw him at the sold out Luminaire show on June 19th will have an idea about why people come away from his live shows in awe. He cut his teeth the old fashioned way, playing inner city dives and working mens clubs, and now takes a step up on the venue front with the following UK dates confirmed with more to follow:

July 12th Somerset House supporting Corinne Bailey-Rae London
July 19th Luminaire Kilburn
July 24th Louisiana Bristol
July 26th Bush Hall Shep Bush
July 28th Leadmill Sheffield
July 31st Late Room Manchester
August 1st King Tuts Glasgow
August 2nd Academy Bar Birmingham
Aug 11th Summer Sundae Festival Leicester
Aug 19th V festival Stafford
Aug 20th V festival Chelmsford