{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use British English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = James Yuill | image = JamesYuill.jpg | caption = James Yuill performing in 2009 | image_size = | landscape = yes | birth_name = James Yuill | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|07|20}} | origin = [[London]], UK | instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[guitar]], electronics | genre = [[Acoustic music|Acoustic]], [[Electronica]] | years_active = | label = The Happy Biscuit Club<br/>[[Moshi Moshi Records|Moshi Moshi]]<br />[[Nettwerk Music Group]]<br/>[[Cooperative Music]] | current_member_of = Hunger/Thirst | website = http://www.jamesyuill.com/ }}
'''James Yuill''' (born 1981) is an [[England|English]] [[folktronica]] musician from [[London]], signed to the [[Moshi Moshi Records|Moshi Moshi]] record label.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channel4.com/music/singles/reviews-adele-one-night-only-bullet-for-my-valentine-wu-tang-clan-jay-sean-001.html|title=Single Reviews, James Yuill 'No Surprise'|date=2008-01-21|work=Channel4.com|accessdate=2008-11-26}}</ref>
==Education==
Yuill was privately educated at [[Eastbourne College]].
==Career== Yuill released his first album, ''The Vanilla Disc'', on his own Happy Biscuit Club label in 2005.<ref name="Nastos" /> After releasing his second album, entitled ''Turning Down Water for Air'', in February 2007, he was later signed by Moshi Moshi. Moshi Moshi re-issued the album in January 2009. ''Turning Down Water for Air'' was described by ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' as "a startling piece of work".<ref name="Clash">Murray, Robin (2009) "[http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/track-of-the-day-1012-james-yuill Track of the Day 10/12 - James Yuill]", ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'', 10 December 2009, retrieved 1 January 2010</ref> He has been described as "a one-man band armed with a laptop, mixing decks and an acoustic guitar".<ref name="Wither">Wither, Emily (2009) "[http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/james-yuill-the-macbeth-london-live-review-28012009-0311.aspx James Yuill - The MacBeth, London (24/01/2009)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327021002/http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/james-yuill-the-macbeth-london-live-review-28012009-0311.aspx |date=2012-03-27 }}", dailymusicguide, 28 January 2009, retrieved 1 January 2010</ref> His popularity grew internationally and he was signed by the [[Nettwerk Music Group]] in the United States in 2008.<ref name="Nastos" />
Yuill also works as a remixer and has provided remixes for [[Tilly & the Wall]], [[The Answering Machine]], [[Au Revoir Simone]], and [[David Holmes (musician)|David Holmes]].<ref name="Nastos">Nastos, Michael G. "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/james-yuill-p936291/biography James Yuill Biography]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 2010-12-12</ref><ref name="Lester">Lester, Paul (2008) "[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/01/james.yuill New band of the day No 380: James Yuill]", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 1 September 2008, retrieved 1 January 2010</ref><ref name="RFB">"[http://www.rockfeedback.com/artist/424/james-yuill/ Artist of the Week! James Yuill]", rockfeedback.com, 26 January 2009, retrieved 2010-12-12</ref><ref name="imu">"[http://www.imu-hq.com/artists/James%20Yuill James Yuill] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713022223/http://www.imu-hq.com/artists/James%20Yuill |date=2011-07-13 }}", IMU, retrieved 2010-12-12</ref> He has also collaborated with Charlie Westropp under the pseudonym Hunger/Thirst.
In 2010, he produced a version of "[[Jingle Bells]]" for a [[Guinness]] commercial, using pint glasses containing varying levels of Guinness to create the tune.<ref name="MN">"[http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=James-Yuill-remixes-Jingle-Bells-using-pints-of-Guinness&nItemID=38076 James Yuill remixes Jingle Bells using pints of Guinness]", music-news.com, 10 December 2010, retrieved 2010-12-12</ref>
In 2013, after a successful campaign on PledgeMusic, he released his fourth studio album called "These Spirits" on his Happy Biscuit Club label. Yuill's fifth album A Change In State was released in July 2017.
==Discography== ===Albums=== *''The Vanilla Disc'' (2005), Happy Biscuit Club *''Turning Down Water for Air'' (February 2007), Happy Biscuit Club *''Turning Down Water for Air'' (January 2009), Moshi Moshi *''Earth EP/Fire EP'' (2009), Moshi Moshi *''Movement In A Storm'' (2010), Moshi Moshi *''These Spirits'' (2013), Happy Biscuit Club *''A Change In State'' (2017), Happy Biscuit Club
===Singles=== *"This Sweet Love" (2008), Moshi Moshi *"No Pins Allowed" (2008), Moshi Moshi *"No Surprise" (2009), Moshi Moshi *"Over The Hills" (2009), Moshi Moshi *"On Your Own" (2010), Moshi Moshi *"First In Line" (2010), Moshi Moshi *"Crying For Hollywood" (2011), Moshi Moshi *"Turn Yourself Around" (2013), The Happy Biscuit Club
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons|Yuill, James}} * {{Official website|http://www.jamesyuill.com/}} * {{Discogs artist}} * [http://lazylistening.com/2009/06/21/james-yuill-meilleure-nouvelle-recrue-2008/ Lazylistening review of James Yuill] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919132945/http://lazylistening.com/2009/06/21/james-yuill-meilleure-nouvelle-recrue-2008/ |date=19 September 2009 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090416125109/http://laist.com/2009/04/11/meet_james_yuill_-_folktronicas_nex.php LAist interview]
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