James Mayes

James Mayes is a pop artist and songwriter from the United Kingdom. With this upcoming EP, he steps into a new phase of artistic clarity and intent. Rather than chasing immediacy, the project focuses on evolution — emotional, sonic, and personal — allowing each track to build on the last and form a wider narrative of reflection, growth, and resilience. The EP is designed as a journey rather than a moment, encouraging listeners to sit with the music and experience its gradual transformation.

Opening with Mistakes, James establishes the emotional foundation of the project: vulnerability, accountability, and the acceptance that growth often begins in discomfort. From there, the EP expands outward, both sonically and thematically. Tracks such as Someone to Love Me introduce a more expansive, embodied energy, while later moments explore tension, release, and renewal, reflecting the shifting contours of real-life experience.

Throughout the EP, James blends intimate songwriting with cinematic electronic production, using space, restraint, and progression to create music that feels immersive rather than performative. Each track plays a distinct role, contributing to a larger arc that moves from introspection toward connection and presence.

This EP marks James’s intention to break from convention and chart an evolving sound that inspires, connects, and resonates over time. It is not about reinvention for effect, but about alignment — bringing together years of exploration into a body of work that feels grounded, deliberate, and ready to move forward. With further releases planned across 2026, this project serves as both a statement and a starting point for what comes next.