James Hersey

Born in Vienna, Austria, James Hersey introduced himself to the world last year with his originally penned song ‘Coming Over’. Initially remixed by Filous (receiving 24 million streams), it’s since been subtly reworked by Kygo & Dillon Francis (58m streams) who gave the original track’s spacious production a delicate electronic revamp.

Now, the time has come for James Hersey to release his debut EP, Pages. The EP is led by ‘Miss You’, a spacious and captivating song with nods to the dance world which has shown Hersey so much love. As with all the songs on Pages, ‘Miss You’ is deeply personal and deals with this idea of connections between people. “’Miss You’s’ particularly relevant to me because I’m on the road a lot,” Hersey explains. “I have a lot of people in my life, especially female characters, who I just don’t get to see as often as I’d like to. There’s a ping pong between them singing to me and I’m going to miss them when they’re gone.”

James Hersey’s music is “collections of experiences over time”, a typically poetic description for songs that will strike a chord with anyone who’s ever experienced heightened emotions, i.e. everyone. Happy to explore musical genres, utilising his grounding in folk, pop and rock from a young age, Hersey’s songs work in different musical contexts because at the core of them is classic songwriting. Crucially, the thread throughout is always Hersey himself.