British artist James Blunt is back with a new video for his latest single "I'll Be Your Man" and it's all you'd expect from the Blunt-ster, his seemingly infallible brand of infectious love-pop knowing no bounds. The catchy song, "I'll Be Your Man" is to be released on June 27th, and is the fourth single taken from James's third studio album "Some Kind of Trouble," was released last November. Blunt co-wrote "I'll Be Your Man" with Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin in LA, while mixing "Some Kind of Trouble" last year, with Blunt having to fly back to the UK to record it whilst mixing continued in LA.Dispensing with the brooding insularity of his sophomore affair "All the Lost Souls," Blunt opts for optimism on his third album, "Some Kind of Trouble." Anyone hoping that Blunt has moved beyond the mawk and sap of his mega-successful debut and its inescapable mewls "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover" is bound to feel his or her heart drop within the first seconds of third album "Some Kind of Trouble." Blunt's happy on those Train tracks: He pulls the same trick nine songs later (minus the whoas) on "I'll Be Your Man." ("So baby come over from the end of the sofa," the romantic sings on that one, too lazy to move five feet on his own.)
Blunt's vocals perfectly suited the song. His strength is his embrace of soft rock cliché, whether he's cheerfully bouncing along on "I'll Be Your Man." Occasionally, he is hamstrung by the incessant, inherent whine in his voice, which always benefits from the dressing of production. "Some Kind of Trouble" is a step in the right direction for Blunt, a move toward love songs free of pretension. "I'll Be Your Man" was released in the US, where Blunt performed it on the Conan O'Brian show and on the Dancing with the Stars.
The video was shot in Paris and featuring footage from Blunt and his band's recent tour of the USA and Canada. The camera crew filmed us in San Francisco, Reno and Seattle. As some of you will have seen from a Tweet from Blunt: "the San Fran footage was stolen. This included naked shots of my keyboard player, Beardy, so the final video only contains footage of him fully clothed - sorry...!" The "You're Beautiful" hitman is a thoughtful performer with a knack for crafting melodic contemporary soft rock tunes. His style is a mix of pop, rock and folk. Along with vocals, Blunt plays a wide variety of instruments including the piano, guitar, organ, marimba, and mellotron.
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