José James has announced a June 10th release date for the forthcoming While You Were Sleeping LP - his fifth studio album and the second to arrive on Blue Note Records. The album follows his critically-acclaimed No Beginning No End LP, which hit shelves at the top of 2013. The project recorded in Brooklyn marks the start of a new chapter for James, who continues to push past the confines of genre in order to deliver an edgier product that compliments an already well-seasoned catalog with the exploration and reinterpretation of rock. James has adjusted the roster of his band in order to accommodate the evolving aesthetic, with guitarist Brad Allen Williams rounding out an already airtight brotherhood of musicians.
Williams, Kris Bowers, Solomon Dorsey and Richard Spaven lay the foundation for James' journey through the innovative and often immediately recognizable sounds established by some of the biggest icons in rock and r&b, including Jimi Hendrix and Al Green. Venturing into new territory with the same cool he applies to the jazz standard, José James breathes new life into all of the material he touches. He keeps the good news coming with a handful of spring tour dates that will take him to a few major cities ahead of the project's upcoming release. Kicking things off in Philadelphia on April 15th, José James will hit stages in Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco. Get tour dates, venues and other details via Revive. Check out the While You Were Sleeping track list below. Stay tuned for more ahead of the While You Were Sleeping LP.
'While You Were Sleeping' Tracklist:
1. Angel (José James)
2. U r the 1 (J. James/T. Billig/K. Bowers/B. Williams)
3. While You Were Sleeping (J. James)
4. Anywhere U Go (J. James/S. Dorsey)
5. Bodhisattva (J. James/S. Dorsey)
6. 4 Noble Truths (J. James)
7. Dragon feat. Becca Stevens (Becca Stevens)
8. Salaam (K. Bowers/B. Williams/S. Dorsey/R. Spaven)
9. Without U (J. James/T. Billig/B. Williams)
10. EveryLittleThing (J. James/K. Bowers)
11. xx (J. James)
12. Simply Beautiful feat. Takuya Kuroda (Al Green)
