James O-L and the Villains perform a unique blend of broken post-folk-rock with introspective lyrics concerning universal issues of love, death and other cliched paradoxes that we will all face in some form during our limited human existence.
Since the breakup of his former speed punk group, Lennigan, James has been quietly releasing albums in his hometown of Windsor, Ontario. Taking influences from a diverse range of genres, from folk to country to blues to punk rock, James O-L and the Villains have earned a reputation as a powerful live act and have gained a strong local following. Their style has been compared to the work of such artists as Neil Young, Elliott Smith, Pavement, Hayden and The Weakerthans.
2010 marked the release of James O-L and the Villains’ fifth album, Alive at the Coch!. This album is a collection of live performances of older and newer material and includes some sections of instrumental improvisation, which has become a staples of their live show.
James O-L and the Villains are currently working on promoting their new album as well as planning their third national tour for summer 2010. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.