James have released 10 studio albums, sold more than 12 million albums worldwide, and have had twenty U.K. Top 40 singles. Now, James are set to release a two-CD set, The Morning After The Night Before, via UMe and embark on an 18-date U.S. tour - their first since the release of 2008's Hey Ma. The tour is set to kick off on September 20 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and wraps in Los Angeles, CA, on October 13 at the Music Box Theater.
The two-disc set started as separate mini albums: The Night Before was released in the U.K. in April and The Morning After is set for release there this September. The Night Before takes James' knack for uplifting songs about insecurity, disaffection and mental illness to a new level, and The Morning After has an intuitive, low-key 'campfire' feel featuring some of the saddest, darkest lyrics Tim Booth has ever come up with.