Out now is ‘Switchblade’ the new single, out on Maroon Records, Nashville based singer-songwriter James Bruner who’s currently on tour in Europe with Those Damn Crows, and heading tothe UK in October.
Having come of age amidst skateboard culture in Springfield, Illinois, Bruner was drawn towards artists like Roxy Music, David Bowie & Iggy Pop as opposed to what his friends were listening to at the time. Watching how skaters executed their craft on videos featuring Iggy Pop’s ‘Lust For Life’, Rod Stewart’s ‘Every Picture Tells A Story’ and Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’ inspired him to get a guitar aged 15.
He was soon to join local band Unchained as lead vocalist and on rhythm guitar – but it was when he moved to Nashville that his focus on songwriting & working with topflight musicians began to bear fruit.
Full band shows as a solo artist began in 2023 and since then he has honed his craft as a live performer playing hundreds of shows across the USA, Europe and UK.
‘Switchblade’ is a first of a number of singles coming across 2025 to coincide with him playing to audiences across Europe. It is available here.
THOSE DAMN CROWS/ JAMES BRUNER UKTOUR
Fri 17th Oct 2025 O2 Academy, Leicester UK
Sat 18th Oct 2025 Stylus, Leeds UK
Mon 20th Oct 2025 Boiler Shop, Newcastle Upon Tyne UK
Tues 21st Oct 2025 SWG3, Glasgow UK
Wed 22nd Oct 2025 Albert Hall, Manchester UK
Fri 24th Oct 2025 Crane, Bristol UK
Sun 26th Oct 2025 Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth UK
Tues 28th Oct 2025 Engine Rooms, Southampton UK
Thurs 30th Oct 2025 o2 Institute, Birmingham UK
Fri 31st Oct 2025 Shepherds Bush Empire, London UK
Thurs 6th Nov 2025 Limelight, Belfast UK
Fri 7th Nov 2025 The Grand Social, Dublin EIRE
