{"id":13496,"date":"2020-07-29T18:23:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T18:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=13496"},"modified":"2020-07-29T18:23:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T18:23:09","slug":"peggy-james-latest-album-paint-still-wet-is-21st-century-pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2020\/07\/29\/peggy-james-latest-album-paint-still-wet-is-21st-century-pop\/","title":{"rendered":"Peggy James\u2019 Latest Album Paint Still Wet Is 21st Century Pop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Peggy James<\/strong> defies categories. There is a lot of country in her songwriting and her voice\u2014 but a lot of other elements as well. On her fifth album, <strong><em>Paint Still Wet<\/em><\/strong>, Peggy is a pop artist for the 21st century, eclectic in her sources and strong in her conviction in the power of a well-crafted four-minute song.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Is Peggy Americana? Only if the audible influence of <strong>The Beatles<\/strong> and <strong>Elton John<\/strong> counts as Americana. Peggy grew up with big ears and\u2014without calculation or deliberation\u2014draws widely from the sonic world around her. With a timeless simplicity, Peggy\u2019s lyrics are heartfelt in their profession of love and friendship. Heartbreak is delivered with wrenching poetry, regret in meaningful sighs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Singing in a soft, emotionally resonant voice, the Wisconsin singer-songwriter gives performances that echo with the confident humanity of the Midwest.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWhat inspires me the most in writing a song is a good story,\u201d<\/em> Peggy says. <em>\u201cTraveling, observing, listening and reflecting on my own life experiences affords a lot of material because there are so many stories to be told. Putting these stories to music is a way to connect these stories to people on deeper emotional levels.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><em>Paint Still Wet<\/em><\/strong> is produced by <strong>Jim Eannelli<\/strong>, who colors the project from the wide palette of his own background as a multi-instrumentalist rock, pop, folk, blues performer. He played on all tracks with help from some of Milwaukee\u2019s top musicians including guitarist <strong>Daryl Stuermer (Genesis\/Phil Collins Band\/Jean-Luc Ponty)<\/strong>, harmonicists <strong>Jim Liban<\/strong> and <strong>Lil\u2019 Rev<\/strong>, pianist <strong>Connie Grauer<\/strong> and drummers <strong>John Calarco<\/strong> and <strong>Victor Span<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><em>Paint Still Wet<\/em><\/strong> is an apt title for an album by an artist who\u2014although already a veteran\u2014 remains a work in progress, unfinished and reaching for new colors with each release.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The album releases September 18th in digital and physical formats on <strong>Happy Growl Records<\/strong>. For information on Peggy James please visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PeggyJamesMusician\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/PeggyJamesMusician<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PeggyJames_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PeggyJames_2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/skylight.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PeggyJames_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skylight.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PeggyJames_2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peggy James defies categories. 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