After enjoying The Rosie Taylor Project at In The City, Nick and I stayed behind to see this unassuming guy take the stage with a guitar and a box of tricks.

He was billed at The Chemical Brothers meets Nick Drake

We citizens at citizensound had to see this, as no-one can deliver on this, could they?

Up came this quiet young guy called James Yuill who said hi and suggested we stick around to hear the next artist as ‘he is really good’!

Then came the aural onslaught of…well…Chemical Brothers meets Nick Drake really. If live music is about surprises, then this epitomises live music. Fabulous. When James dug into his box of 80s/90s box of digital tricks, the sounds he created were perfectly described by Nick as ‘dirty digital’. Bang on.

James absolutely had the audience with him. Huge reaction, and rightly so. He was one of the highlights for many. When he wrapped up, the cameraman came back to film the next act. If only he knew what he missed.

Take time out to go and see him. I have been listening to his CD a lot, but you must try and catch him live too. Find out more about him here