James Marriott lays himself bare on new track ‘It’s Only Love’
The Brighton musician gets real on the latest track from his 2nd album.
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When you’re a YouTuber who has just founded the cold coffee brand Rodds (you won’t find it on shelves right now, as it’s sold out) with fellow YouTuber WillNE, you might not be shy to receive scrutiny over your music career.
It’s not unheard of for YouTubers to dip their toes into the music industry; the likes of KSI and Joji (aka Filthy Frank) have both walked that path. Comparatively, one of those two (hint: the latter) has had his music taken a lot more seriously, akin to that of James. If you kickstart your music career with a song like Lamborghini, then you can’t exactly be surprised when music critics don’t welcome you with open arms.
If 2023’s debut album, Are We There Yet?, didn’t do it, then new track It’s Only Love is guaranteed to get the attention of many as James Marriott cements himself as a musician to watch this year. The Brighton musician steps away from the upbeat indie-pop sound we’re familiar with and moves onto a mature, heart-on-sleeve track that will have all of the lonely hearts feeling a little bit at peace, tinged with introspective lyrics and a country touch. We’ve all been there; lost someone we loved, and had to deal with the aftermath of it falling apart. Maybe we’ve even been there a few times, and every time we thought it was something special.
Nailing the post-heartbreak blues perfectly and bottling up all those feelings in under four minutes with simplistic guitar that lets lyrics like “You say something, when you say nothing” take centre-stage.
In the nicest possible way: somebody break his heart again, please. Let’s hope there’s more of this on the album.
Don’t Tell The Dog is out June 13th via AWAL. Pre-order from James Marriott’s official store here.
