After coming to prominence as the frontman of the Mercury Prize-winning Klaxons, recording with Arctic Monkeys, and crafting his Shock Machine project, James Righton, released his debut solo album ‘The Performer’ on March 20th, 2020 via DEEWEE.

‘The Performer’ stands in stark contrast to the electro-hedonism of Righton’s work with Klaxons. Instead, it spins through various points from 1970 onwards. It touches on the suave art-lounge of Roxy Music, the jangly grooves of R.E.M., the sumptuous psychedelia of latter day Beach Boys, and the songwriting gift of Nick Lowe. In short, it uses classic elements as the groundwork for something which feels a natural fit for 2019.

It was recorded at a handful of locations, notably Righton’s home studio, Bryan Ferry’s Studio One. It was subsequently mixed by David and Stephen Dewaele at DEEWEE in Ghent, Belgium.

Mixed at DEEWEE
Art direction by Ill-Studio
Photography by Raffaele Cariou

Track list: 

A1 The Performer
A2 Edie
A3 See The Monster
A4 Devil Is Loose

B1 Lessons In Dreamland Pt1
B2 Start
B3 Are You With Me?
B4 Heavy Heart
B5 Lessons In Dreamland Pt2