Butler's favourite James is a singer-songwriter and deft and nimble guitarist who brings a quixotic brew that combines the sophistication of jazz, the immediacy of blues, the imagery of film and a sense of dry, literate wit about 47 miles east of normal...

...sorta like Al Stewart if he traded in his history books for a sense of humour and a one-way ticket to Wonderland.

You'll laugh, you'll clap... and wonder if the man's quite right.

Website: www.myspace.com/jameshurley
Albums: Tempest in a Teacup (2009)
Kevin's Picks to Click: "Tempest in a Teacup," "London Bridge"