Clay Pigeon

Event Description

Clay Pigeon
James Clayton, known as clay pigeon, is a singer-songwriter bringing us a refreshingly
meaningful glimpse into his perspective through his first full release under the new moniker. A
life-long musician, Clayton has played in various friend’s bands, something which led his journey
along to the creation of this album as a solo artist. Throughout the course of 2020, the artist’s
relationship to music was changed through a waterfall of life events and an online song-writing
course led by an artist he admired. This is where he wrote the first track for the album, “Here &
Now,” planting the seed for what would grow to be The Aching Taste of Blue.

The album carries a blue tinged bluntness about the fact of being sad, something we all too
often skirt around. There is a sense of gentle angst woven through the lyrics and melodies,
accompanied by honesty, vulnerability and comfort. Clayton lays out the feeling of sadness on
the table through lyrics like “dive into the junction of our memories” [“The Stoned Song”], and
“I’m just tired from sleeping” [“Bright Blue”] – all backed by stable, comforting melodies. The tone
of the album ebbs and flows, with some gentle tunes, and some more ‘call it as it is’ heavy
hitters like “Feel Okay,” but they all follow a similar overarching theme. As stated by Clayton in
the album’s description, “These songs are blue and feel sad, because I’m sad, and I imagine you’re sad too, in your own way.”- CJLO [Sept 2024]