With 18 days to go until the release of my 10th Album THE SHAPE OF HISTORY here is a little infomercial I just recorded for the release and the accompanying 16 date instore record store tour.
Release date and the tour dates begin on Friday 25th October 2024!
Get your DELUXE CD AND DELUXE VINYL for THE SHAPE OF HISTORY here:
https://thewendyjames.com/product-category/the-shape-of-history-vinyl-and-cd/
Get your admission to the instore tour here: https://WendyJames.lnk.to/tickets
Get your instore tour VIP UPGRADE here: https://thewendyjames.com/product/v-i-p-the-wendy-james-gig-pass/
A 16 date in-store tour of some of the most wonderful record stores in the UK!
I’m so excited to introduce everyone to the songs on my 10th Album ‘The Shape Of History’
It’s been a helluva journey, I have consistently delivered music without compromise, music I am so proud of, and of course, it’s the fans who’ve sustained me, built me up, been loyal to me and come on the journey with me. It means so much to me!
“My 10th album! My songwriting has always been a wide mix of sounds, which naturally reflect the different music and references I have and love. My sweet spot is mid-late 70’s downtown NYC New Wave Punk: CBGB and Max’s Kansas City. It is from this sound that my taste for sequenced and dark NY and Euro electro and no-wave evolves, original punks ‘The Stooges’, glam rockers the ‘New York Dolls’, English Punk/Pop the ‘Sex Pistols’, French Yé-Yé Girls, American 1950’s Rock and Roll, Rockabilly and 60’s Motown, Girl Groups, Phil Spector, Brian Wilson. Also Hip Hop music, original B-Boys the ‘Beastie Boys’, East Coast versus West Coast, Dr. Dre! The King of New York Lou Reed and ‘The Velvet Underground’, black rhythm and blues from 1930’s depression era America, African American slave era Spirituals and therefore Country and Bluegrass music, Willie Nelson and his fellow Outlaws! Bob Dylan, Jamaican Ska, British Northern Soul and movie soundtracks! Big scores! Big opening numbers! George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein and the New York Skyline ‘Rhapsody In Blue’. London and The Kinks ‘Waterloo Sunset’ or Paris, Saint Germain and Serge Gainsbourg ‘Initials BB’. Movies, movie directors, literature, authors, artists, activists, all filtered through the prism of my adventures and experiences in life and in music.
I have spent so much time with this music, I know it note for note and I love it and I am so happy for you to now make it your own.”
THE INSTORE TOUR!
It’s going to be a brilliant evening! I’ll play some new tunes from ‘The Shape Of History’ and I’ll also play a selection from each of my albums! I’ll intersperse the music with conversation and questions from the audience, all unprompted!! So, it should be a fun and lively night, rounding up at the merch desk where I will sign and personalize for everyone who’s bought something of mine, and take photos too!
I cannot wait to see you all!!”
***** ADMITTANCE: To attend the in-store performance, including VIP, you will need to have purchased your entry with your location of choice.
Come and meet me before the show, hang out for a little while and I’ll personalize your items. (Exact logistics will differ, location to location so you’ll receive an email with instructions of where/how/when!)
Much love, as always
Wendy xoxo
