LONDON— Astonishingly, it’s four years since the award-winning, young Welshman James Oliver released his first album (“Twang”), but it is no surprise that since then, he has averaged over 300 gigs every year with his band, because he is undoubtedly flash!

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Producer John Leckie heard about James and went to see him when the band played at The 100 Club in London.  He offered to produce and mix James’ next recordings.  When the time came to get into Berry Hill studios, James had the bones of ten original new songs which recording engineer John David helped him complete.  John also played bass and contributed backing vocals on most of the recordings.  The eleven tracks they cut are being released worldwide as an album named FRANTIC on 18th October 2024, in all formats.

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A digital single of Rocking Your Life Away (think Dave Edmunds/Chuck Berry/ZZ Top) is scheduled for release on Friday 13th September 2024.

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James’ blistering guitar playing is in full evidence on this new collection with the great Mark Kemlo on drums and John David and Patrick Farrell on bass plus Richard Dunn on organ on some tracks.  

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Micky Gee, another Welsh guitar master joins them on Chuck Berry's “No Particular Place To Go”, but otherwise, all the songs are written by James and John David.  

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“Frantic” is yet another giant step forward for James Oliver, who is emerging as one of the most exciting players of new guitarists in the world.

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Tracklisting:

1:      Rocking Your Life Away

2:      Do You Really Do        

3:      Me – A Criminal

4:      J.O.B. Done  

5:      Only Way I Know

6:      Blackwood Bop

7:      Stuff

8:      Sweet Sod All

9:      Voodoo Mumbo Jumbo

10:    Pappa Mike Tango

11:     No Particular Place To Go

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