# James Yuill

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James Yuill James Yuill performing in 2009 Background information Born James Yuill (1981-07-20) 20 July 1981 (age 44) Origin London, UK Genres Acoustic, Electronica Instruments Vocals, guitar, electronics Labels The Happy Biscuit Club Moshi Moshi Nettwerk Music Group Cooperative Music Member of Hunger/Thirst Website http://www.jamesyuill.com/

Musical artist

**James Yuill** (born 1981) is an [English](/source/England) [folktronica](/source/Folktronica) musician from [London](/source/London), signed to the [Moshi Moshi](/source/Moshi_Moshi_Records) record label.[1]

## Education

Yuill was privately educated at [Eastbourne College](/source/Eastbourne_College).

## Career

Yuill released his first album, *The Vanilla Disc*, on his own Happy Biscuit Club label in 2005.[2] 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](/source/Clash_(magazine))* as "a startling piece of work".[3] He has been described as "a one-man band armed with a laptop, mixing decks and an acoustic guitar".[4] His popularity grew internationally and he was signed by the [Nettwerk Music Group](/source/Nettwerk_Music_Group) in the United States in 2008.[2]

Yuill also works as a remixer and has provided remixes for [Tilly & the Wall](/source/Tilly_%26_the_Wall), [The Answering Machine](/source/The_Answering_Machine), [Au Revoir Simone](/source/Au_Revoir_Simone), and [David Holmes](/source/David_Holmes_(musician)).[2][5][6][7] He has also collaborated with Charlie Westropp under the pseudonym Hunger/Thirst.

In 2010, he produced a version of "[Jingle Bells](/source/Jingle_Bells)" for a [Guinness](/source/Guinness) commercial, using pint glasses containing varying levels of Guinness to create the tune.[8]

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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Single Reviews, James Yuill 'No Surprise'"](http://www.channel4.com/music/singles/reviews-adele-one-night-only-bullet-for-my-valentine-wu-tang-clan-jay-sean-001.html). *Channel4.com*. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Nastos_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Nastos_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Nastos_2-2) Nastos, Michael G. "[James Yuill Biography](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/james-yuill-p936291/biography)", [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic), retrieved 2010-12-12

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Clash_3-0)** Murray, Robin (2009) "[Track of the Day 10/12 - James Yuill](http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/track-of-the-day-1012-james-yuill)", *[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))*, 10 December 2009, retrieved 1 January 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Wither_4-0)** Wither, Emily (2009) "[James Yuill - The MacBeth, London (24/01/2009)](http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/james-yuill-the-macbeth-london-live-review-28012009-0311.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120327021002/http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/james-yuill-the-macbeth-london-live-review-28012009-0311.aspx) 2012-03-27 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)", dailymusicguide, 28 January 2009, retrieved 1 January 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Lester_5-0)** Lester, Paul (2008) "[New band of the day No 380: James Yuill](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/sep/01/james.yuill)", *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*, 1 September 2008, retrieved 1 January 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-RFB_6-0)** "[Artist of the Week! James Yuill](http://www.rockfeedback.com/artist/424/james-yuill/)", rockfeedback.com, 26 January 2009, retrieved 2010-12-12

1. **[^](#cite_ref-imu_7-0)** "[James Yuill](http://www.imu-hq.com/artists/James%20Yuill) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110713022223/http://www.imu-hq.com/artists/James%20Yuill) 2011-07-13 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)", IMU, retrieved 2010-12-12

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MN_8-0)** "[James Yuill remixes Jingle Bells using pints of Guinness](http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=James-Yuill-remixes-Jingle-Bells-using-pints-of-Guinness&nItemID=38076)", music-news.com, 10 December 2010, retrieved 2010-12-12

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Yuill, James](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Yuill,_James).

- [Official website](http://www.jamesyuill.com/)

- [James Yuill](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1174855) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

- [Lazylistening review of James Yuill](http://lazylistening.com/2009/06/21/james-yuill-meilleure-nouvelle-recrue-2008/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090919132945/http://lazylistening.com/2009/06/21/james-yuill-meilleure-nouvelle-recrue-2008/) 19 September 2009 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [LAist interview](https://web.archive.org/web/20090416125109/http://laist.com/2009/04/11/meet_james_yuill_-_folktronicas_nex.php)

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