New band of the day – Murray James (No 1,187)

He might look like a less cocky Cocozza, but Murray James's soul-inflected songs elevate him beyond X Factor posingHometown: Milford-on-Sea.The lineup: Murray James (vocals, guitar).The background: Here's one for the New Band of the Day night we were harping on about on Monday in a shameless instance of self-publicity. Murray James will be performing at our gig at the Barfly on Thursday 26 January, so it's just as well we like him, although it was touch and go for a minute because we don't norma...

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