From infectious warped pop genius, led by the singles ‘Cupboards Bare’ and ‘My New Flumes’, to spacebound shoeglaze on the hypnotic ‘…Of Everyone Around You’ and the Radioscope Alt Chart #1 ‘Don’t Close Your Eyes’, Hello-Fi heralds the arrival of a major songwriting talent.

Fans of James’s earlier work will undoubtedly find rich rewards in the five exclusive tracks only available on the CD, anyone with an ear for a good tune and the slightest smidgeon of taste will almost certainly instantly fall in love with the whole fandangle.

 
Rhythmically and melodically fascinating ‘Hello-Fi’ veers through musical territories yet always works as a record.
Dan Trevarthen, Real Groove