Jim James: Uniform Distortion LP

Jim's 2018 release Uniform Distortion on vinyl

Uniform Distortion was produced by Jim James and Kevin Ratterman at Louisville, KY’s La La Land, with Ratterman also serving as recording engineer. All songs were written by James, who is backed on the album by bassist Seth Kauffman (Floating Action) and longtime touring drummer Dave Givan, with backing vocals provided throughout by Dear Lemon Trees’ Leslie Stevens, Jamie Drake and Kathleen Grace. 

“My head feels like it is exploding with the amount of information we are forced to consume on a daily basis, and how that information is so DISTORTED there is almost no longer any tangible truth,” says James. “The name of my new record is Uniform Distortion because I feel like there is this blanket distortion on society/media and the way we gather our news and important information. More and more of us are feeling lost and looking for new ways out of this distortion and back to the truth… and finding hope in places like the desert where I write this now... finding hope in the land and in the water and in old books offering new ideas and most importantly in each other and love.” 

Track Listing:

1. Just A Fool 
2. You Get To Rome 
3. Out Of Time 
4. Throwback 
5. No Secrets  
6. Yes To Everything 
7. No Use Waiting 
8. All In Your Head 
9. Better Late Than Never 
10. Over And Over 
11. Too Good To Be True 

Album Artwork - Duane Michals, The Illuminated Man, 1968 © Duane Michals. Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York