Somewhere between Indie/folk and 90s grunge would be where you’d find Charlotte singer-songwriter Mark A. James. Gentle acoustic rhythms and emotional melodies saturated with honest, and sincere lyrics define the young artist. “I think that honesty is the most important part of music, or my music at least. Otherwise its just some formulaic business and theres no real art to the craft.” James, a 21-year-old and veteran to the music industry has toured extensively over the last five years as well as written with many artists in large markets including Nashville, Atlanta and New York. Despite this he has yet to release solo music, until this summer, that is. “The EP comes from a year of desire, depression and divorces. But there is some positivity there too, like the hard times make you a better person, i think at least.” Drawing inspiration from Dylan as well as the likes of Ryan Adams, Vance Joy, and Rob Thomas amongst others, James puts on a moving performance and plans to tour the southeast extensively to promote the new release.