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Graydon James and the Young Novelists – Artist

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Novels and Novelists! ~~Coming April 18th~~ PAST

Graydon James & The Young Novelists w Ben Somer: How To Combine An Evening Of Original Music With A Book Launch For A Debut Novel: Thursday April 18. 8:00. $15 / $10 students/all artists. Singer andsongwriter Graydon James called his band The Young Novelists when he started it four years ago. And now he’s launching his first novel, a darkly comic satire titled‘The Mall of Small Frustrations’. The show will be a celebration of songwriting of course, but yes, I think we can expect that Graydon James will read a passage from the new book… Here’s a musical opinion from the silver (and usually accurate) tongue of Richard Flohil: “Apart from having one of the best band names at CMW (Canadian Music Week) this time around, this band has a super singer (Laura Spink, aka Mrs. Graydon James) and the band sounds like a rootsier version of Arcade Fire. They knows how to rock, they do…” http://www.theyoungnovelists.com/ Ben Somer is a gifted songwriter, who shares his tales of love and faith with soulful charm and despair. Although his songs have various angles and attitudes, storytelling is always theiressence and their aim – particularly on The Last One, Ben’s new sophomore release. His writing blends a heart-wrenching earnestness with his tongue-in-cheek wit, evoking comparisons to Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen.

Graydon James and the Young Novelists –

Merchandise

Get cool merch from Graydon James and the Young Novelists, T-shirts, a book and CD’s!

The Mall of Small Frustrations

from the back cover:

"A darkly comic novel that explores the simmering chaos deep in the heart of a suburban shopping mall.

An unlikely trio of friends navigates through their supposedly humdrum, work-a-day lives just trying to keep their sanity -- shy Jasper wants friends, laconic Kipling needs escape, and irascible Chester seeks the truth. But first they have to deal with tastelessly mustachioed managers, compulsory Christmas parties, mysterious customers, love, regret, revenge, redemption, raccoons, and the dreaded Wheel of Fun.

If they can survive, they get to do it all over again the next day, because in the Mall of Small Frustrations the only real truth is that nothing ever goes quite the way you want."

Buy Now $15 CAD or more

In the year you were born

Digital Album

Immediate download of 12-track album in your choice of high-quality MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

Plus you'll get the album booklet, replete with tabs and lyrics. Thanks for supporting independent music!

Buy Now $7 CAD or more

Compact Disc + Digital Album

A copy of "in the year you were born", printed on recycled materials and including a silvery compact disc that shines like the sun yet is safe enough to be held in your hand. The entire package will make friends, foes, lovers, and former teachers respect you at least 13% more than your peers.

Includes immediate download of 12-track album in your choice of high-quality MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

Buy Now $8 CAD or more, ships out within 5 days

Live at Dublin St. Church

Digital Album

Immediate download of 12-track album in your choice of high-quality MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

Buy now $7 CAD or more

A small town eulogy

Digital Download

Download 'a small town eulogy' in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Comes with a PDF liner note booklet (some assembly required). Thanks for supporting independent music!

Buy now $2 CAD or more

Men's Typewriter shirt

Get your very own super-soft Graydon James & the Young Novelists t-shirt, featuring a hand-drawn facsimile of the cover of 'a small town eulogy'.
(artwork by Kate Peer katepeerdesign.com)

Wearing one is the second best way to show your awesomeness.

Shirts are 'The 50/50 Shirt' by American Apparel (50% cotton/50% polyester).
See here for sizing details: store.americanapparel.ca/bb401.html?cid=198-313&c=brown

Buy Now $15 CAD or more

Women's Typewriter Shirt

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Graydon James and the Young Novelists –

Photos

Check out some photos when these guys were in the recording studio and live!

Recording Studio

Live

Graydon James and the Young Novelists - Songs

Listen to these cool songs from a great band!

in the year you were born

1. I was a young man's son
2. in your defense
3. standing still
4. small-town hymns
5. make the same mistakes
6. it takes all kinds
7. left behind
8. you're on your own
9. the way it was
10. for what it's worth
11. long, long, long
12. waste of time

Listen to all these songs on YouTube or on their site!

recorded between january 16th and february 3rd at the lincoln county social club under the guidance of chris stringer and the distant wisdom of john dinsmore. there were a few additional days in march there but those don't really count...we just wanted to hang out some more and finish reading the books we had started and left on john's shelves.

live at Dublin st. Church

1. what kind of man

2. We never get the heart we want

3. Older bros. never listen

4. Alyson. everything I know is wrong

5. Tell me what you’ve done

6. Scarecrow

7. Exception to the rule

8. Amelia, I’ve seen other girls

9. For the record

10. left behind

11. love I will find you
12. long long long

recorded at dublin street united church in guelph, ontario on april 2, 2011.

a small time eulogy

1. it takes all kinds

2. Exception for the rule

3. left behind

4. Take your time

released 27 April 2011

all songs written & arranged by graydon james & the young novelists

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Graydon James and the Young Novelists' Videos!

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Young Man's Son