{"id":72898,"date":"2021-12-28T09:10:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T09:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=72898"},"modified":"2021-12-28T09:11:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T09:11:35","slug":"patience-pays-off-this-christmas-for-kris-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/12\/patience-pays-off-this-christmas-for-kris-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Patience Pays Off This Christmas For Kris James"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-align-justify wp-block-heading\">The key to success in the music industry is perseverance and patience. This one mainly applies to Liverpool singer\/songwriter Kris James that&#8217;s been through hell and back to get to this point in his career. After a band break-up, the singer presents his debut self-titled album as a solo artist.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Feeling better than ever, Kris James waited long to have his debut project out for everyone to hear. After the endless hours spent in the studio, James releases ten songs covering every corner of his love life, including first love, lust, longing, disappointment, knowing your worth, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Eyes Open&#8217; as a breakout single teased what&#8217;s to come, and let me tell you; it did not disappoint. Kris James really took his time to make sure there was something for everyone; the party animals, people getting over someone, people needing a pick-me-up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">If you feel like dancing it out, play &#8216;Naive&#8217;, &#8216;Get Back To You&#8217;, and &#8216;Eyes Open&#8217;. If you&#8217;re looking for someone to tell you it is going to be okay, listen to &#8216;I&#8217;ll Be There&#8217;. For those struggling with closure, &#8216;One Last Picture&#8217; is definitely for you. And for the frisky folks, give &#8216;Addicted To You&#8217; a play; it will get you in the mood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Now, let&#8217;s see what the next chapter will look like for Kris James.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kris James\u2019 debut self-titled album is out now<\/strong> <strong>and is available <a href=\"https:\/\/found.ee\/KrisJames\">here<\/a>.<\/strong> <strong>You can find him on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/mrkrisjames\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"instagram.com\/mrkrisjames\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Kris James\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4kSYwT6XJPQHMKmey578XS?si=jV3kmn1IQMOF3txTK3ZGoQ&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The key to success in the music industry is perseverance and patience. 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