Politics Arthur & Yu’s Jacket
posted by on August 14 at 10:53 AM
I received a letter from someone who thought Grant Olsen from Arthur and Yu was Jim James from My Morning Jacket.
The song is Arthur and Yu’s, “Come to View”. A beautiful, hearkening song. Grant and Sonya Westcott’s harmonies are natural and dream like. The song glides.
I gave it a comparative listen though, and do hear the Olsen – James similarities. Olsen would not be the first person to sound like Jim James, as has been previously documented.
The person who wrote me had been listening to KEXP, heard the song, and thought that it was new My Morning Jacket. They felt a bit duped by Arthur and Yu. “The vocal tone, the inflection, and use of reverb are straight Jim James. What a rip-off.”
I replied that Arthur and Yu have a female counterpoint, and that MMJ bring a little more rock. I also asked him if he had heard any music from the 60’s.
What do you think? Is Olsen copping James too closely? Or is that a tired, pointless comparison?
It's tired and pointless as saying the Shins are ripping off the Fruit Bats or that Grand Archives stole Band of Horses sound who stole it from My Morning Jacket who borrowed heavily from Neil Young.
I must admit, the same thing happened to me. I heard the song and thought it was Jim James.
Good song though.
haha. I like your comment "I also asked him if he had heard any music from the 60’s." Touche, Trent, touche.....
I like Arthur & Yu and think he does sound a little like Jim James -- but I think it's My Morning Jacket that sounds like Arthur & Yu. So there.
The '60's were there first.
What's up with KEXP? I heard Gof4's 'Essence Rare' twice since friday the 13th. what's next? kasey kasem's time warp top 40s?
i love arthur and yu. who's jim james? phhhwiirp.
I always thought "Afterglow" was ripping off Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood pretty hard.
Imitation is the highest form of flattery...costly, often requires lawyers, but in these late days of music, what else could you exppect? Tante
there are almost 7 billion people in the world. its not a shock that two of them sound somewhat similar.
has anyone ever noticed that robert plant sounds like janis joplin?
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