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Everything We Used to Be is an album deeply rooted in the soul and emotion of Michael James. The follow-up to his outstanding solo debut EP, Loft Sessions, is a more fully produced collection of songs, and as James professes, ?(it) represents a more complete vision of what I intended the songs to be.? The album is about relationships and it does a superb job of enveloping the listener in the feelings and stories found in each track. James? vocal style is passionate and convincing because every word he sings he actually feels. As a result the listener can?t help but feel it too. While the words, punctuated quite well by James? compelling vocal style make it all happen, the instrumentation ends up being the perfect bedfellow for his lyrics and tasteful nuances. The music creates atmospheres that fit the words like a glove, from brooding and sad to melancholy and ecstatic, the entire range of emotions gets equal time on all eight tracks. The first single, ?Room to ! Breathe,? is heart wrenching and hopeful at once, and offers an unflinching honesty that can?t be ignored. As James says, his music ?is built around a passion for life and it is the most honest representation of my heart and emotions I can give.? That gift is exciting and enlightening and shouldn?t be missed.