We here at Backseat Mafia have been massive fans of the pop punk sounds of Hartlepool’s James Leonard Hewitson for a number of years now, and it is great to see him back in the saddle and better than ever.
His new single ‘Fill My Head With Sugar’ drifts ethereally into a more restrained dream pop fugue, filled with jangling guitars and anthemic choruses and burnished with a tremolo blush. Hewitson’s capacity for self-deprecatory humour remains intact as Hewitson sings of his addiction to Friends and other TV shows creating a sugar rush that puts him in a ‘TV coma’ and provides an excuse for comatose indolence:
It’s the aroma
Of my recluse
Said to everyone around me
I got an excuse
Fill my head with sugar
Fill my head with sugar
While the attitude is still flavoured with a punk sensibility, Hewitson veers towards a more dreamy pop vibe in his new single:
‘Fill My Head With Sugar’ is out now and available through the above link and through all the usual download and streaming sites.
Hewitson has some live dates coming up – go and check him out – details and tickets below:
- May 05 The Owl Hartlepool, UK
- May 09 The Cluny 2 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
- Jul 06 The Engine Room North Shields, UK
