James William Roy
from Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Street Cred: 831
- RECs Made: 71
I'm a musician living in Brooklyn. I've released a few singles, an EP and an album up here (Paper Valentines and Birthday Girl) and there's a sight more where that came from.
Favorite Genres
Favorite Artists
fIREHOSE, Minutemen, Sonic Youth, Mission of Burma, Replacements; Wire; lots of the SST eighties catalog; Buzzcocks; Richard Hell & The Voidoids; Gang of Four; The Fall; My Bloody Valentine; New Radiant Storm King; Hot Snakes; Thee Michelle Gun Elephant; Robert Pollard; Mekons; Yo La Tengo; Nation of Ulysses; Shellac; Elvis Perkins...
Favorite Albums
Pink Flag; Double Nickles; Zen Arcade; Blank Generation; Spiral Scratch; Signals, Calls & Marches; Isn't Anything; Machine Gun Etiquette; Bee Thousand; Plays Pretty for Baby...
Favorite Songs
Too many. Echos Myron's pretty perfect. New Radiant Storm King's "Subway Token" is a contender.
Favorite Venues
I loved the McCarren Park pool while it was open for shows. Current favorite is Church, in Boston, as well as the Middle East. Great places to play. Boston loves its rock.
My Sites
My Homepage: http://www.thejamesrocket.com
My Band's Site: http://www.abunchofgirls.com
Myspace: http://myspace.com/jameswilliamroy
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James William Roy's RECs (71)
James William Roy Rec'd this on Nov 17, 2009:
Street Cred: 831
Rec's: 71
“Yay! More from my favorite vikings. They tear mercilessly into your ears, and leave behind a surprisingly melodic hook for you to remember as the dust settles. "Rewards Repeated Listens," which is okay because you can listen to this song three times in the time it would take to listen to some other more boring song.”
James William Roy Rec'd this on Nov 12, 2009:
Street Cred: 831
Rec's: 71
“So, you probably figured out that this song's free forever here, right? So you know that I'm not REC'cing this for the money. (It's for the fame, actually.) But how can you not love The Hold Steady? They hit hard and swing heavy, the guitar hooks stick like glue and Finn's lyrics cut to the bone, the bone, and it all goes to show that anyone younger than thirty should stick to playing covers: there's no way that you can write lyrics this good without some years under your belt.”
James William Roy Rec'd this on Oct 24, 2009:
Street Cred: 831
Rec's: 71
“Sweet and catchy, and full of charm - lots of neat instrumental texture throughout without becoming cluttered and obscuring the song. ”
James William Roy Rec'd this on Oct 17, 2009:
Street Cred: 831
Rec's: 71
“They could be singing about fluffy little kittens for all I know. But I don't think so. OH MY EFFING... The backup vocals just kicked in. I love these guys. They're wacky.”
RECs in James William Roy's network
simplyx95 Rec'd this on Nov 21, 2009:
Street Cred: 289
Rec's: 22
“such fun! you should check this song out for sure!”
simplyx95 Rec'd this on Nov 21, 2009:
Street Cred: 289
Rec's: 22
“This band is AMAZING! Definitely one of the best out there working their way up the ranks! Check this album out!”
jauresian Rec'd this on Nov 21, 2009:
Street Cred: 8120
Rec's: 368
“Extraordinarily catchy power-pop - for fans of the Orange Peels, Sloan, etc.”
BobBlue Rec'd this on Nov 21, 2009:
Street Cred: 412
Rec's: 49
“Great song! Like the way it was put
togather really Cool!”
