Post Tropical

Post Tropical
Studio album by
James Vincent McMorrow
Released10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)
RecordedSonic Ranch; Tornillo, Texas. 2013
Length40:51
LabelBelieve Recordings, EMI (Europe), Vagrant Records (US),[1]
James Vincent McMorrow chronology
Early in the Morning
(2010) 		Post Tropical
(2014) 		We Move
(2016)
Singles from Post Tropical
  1. "Cavalier"
    Released: 2014

Post Tropical is the second full-length album by the Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow. It marks a move away from the largely acoustic indie folk of his 2010 debut Early in the Morning, towards a more soulful direction, and the inclusion of electronic instruments such as a Roland TR-808,[2] brass[3] and strings, combined with hip-hop beats[4] and 1960s soul influences.[5] The album was preceded in October 2013 by the single and album opening track "Cavalier". The single's video was directed by Irish director Aoife McArdle,[6] one of three short films she made for the album.[7][8]

Asked about the dramatic change in direction, McMorrow admitted that he consciously sought to move away from the sound of his debut, and had no interest in repeating himself. He believes that musicians have a responsibility "to make new and interesting things. And not just go, 'Well that works, so I'm just gonna...'"[3]

The song "Glacier" was included in a Spanish Christmas Lottery ('El Gordo') advert, aired in November 2014, in which someone who hadn't bought a lottery ticket from the bar he always went to, tears up when the barman charges him with 21 euros; "1 for the coffee and 20 for this lottery ticket".[9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference labels was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Copsey, Robert. "A bold new soundscape". Hearst Magazines, January 07, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Ward, James. "Likely forecast looks as if Post Tropical will go down a storm". Irish Daily Mirror, January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  4. ^ Roche, Mark. "Post Tropical". state.ie, January 9th, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  5. ^ Tony Clayton-Lea. "James Vincent McMorrow: Post Tropical". The Irish Times, January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Cavalier official video Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine". jamesvmcmorrow.com, October 31, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  7. ^ The second will accompany the single "Red Dust".
  8. ^ "Aoife McArdle". Slate.ie. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  9. ^ "Irish singer James Vincent McMorrow chosen for tear-jerking Christmas ad". Newstalk.ie.