# James Vincent McMorrow

James Vincent McMorrow (born 14 February 1983) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. As of 2025, he has released seven studio albums, three EPs, and numerous singles.

## Career

McMorrow's debut album, Early in the Morning, was released in Ireland in February 2010, and in the United States and the rest of Europe in 2011, to widespread acclaim. He made his UK television debut on BBC Two's Later... with Jools Holland on 27 May 2011.
In 2014, he released his second album, Post Tropical. It was recorded in 2013 in the small desert town of Tornillo, 89 kilometres (55 mi) south of El Paso, Texas. The studio is located on a pecan farm, and McMorrow found the location "the most surreal place to work" and one that helped add to the tone of the album and inspire his creativity. He said "I think it's kind of engrained in the record, more than any pinpointed thing. I can hear the hot bedded air in this part. You can hear the birds in the pianos."
In 2016, McMorrow announced his third studio album and released "Rising Water", its lead single. We Move was produced by McMorrow, Nineteen85, Frank Dukes, and Two Inch Punch. Released on 2 September 2016, it marks a shift in McMorrow's style towards more R&B-tinged sounds. His cover of the Chris Isaak song "Wicked Game" was used in the first official full-length trailer for the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones. In April 2016, he was featured on the promotional single "I'm in Love" from Kygo's debut album, Cloud Nine.
In May 2017, McMorrow released his fourth album, True Care, which peaked at number 22 on the Irish Albums Chart. Tony Clayton-Lea from The Irish Times said, "An artist such as James Vincent McMorrow is commercially successful only on a certain level, so announcing a new album – arriving less than 10 months after his third, the tactically planned We Move – isn't the most financially astute of decisions. There is, however, method in his unorthodox approach. The songs here, on the other hand, are sometimes flawed, occasionally faltering, but always within the grasp of the listener. By being "reactive to the world" he lives in, McMorrow has learned a crucial tortoise/hare lesson: instinct beats intellect every time."
McMorrow's 2021 album, titled Grapefruit Season, was produced alongside Paul Epworth, Kenny Beats, Lil Silva, and Patrick Wimberly. He followed it a year later with his sixth record,The Less I Knew.
In 2024, McMorrow issued Wide Open, Horses.

## Awards and nominations

In January 2012, McMorrow received a European Border Breakers Award in recognition of Early In The Morning's success beyond Ireland.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Details | IRE | AUS | BEL (Fl) | CAN | FRA | NL | SCO | SWI | UK | US | Sales | Certifications |
| Early in the Morning | Released: 26 February 2010 Label: Believe Digital, Vagrant, Dew Process, Dine Alone Formats: Digital download, CD | 22 | — | 143 | — | 87 | 68 | 72 | — | 68 | — | | BPI: Silver |
| Post Tropical | Released: 10 January 2014 Label: Believe Formats: Digital download, CD | 2 | 25 | 77 | — | 122 | 21 | 43 | 78 | 28 | 76 | US: 18,000 | |
| We Move | Released: 2 September 2016 Label: Faction Formats: Digital download, CD | 1 | 28 | 52 | 77 | 134 | 39 | 46 | 63 | 47 | — | | |
| True Care | Released: 26 May 2017 Label: Faction Formats: Digital download, CD | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Grapefruit Season | Released: 17 September 2021 Label: Sony Music Formats: Digital download, CD, LP | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | 84 | — | | |
| The Less I Knew | Released: 24 June 2022 Label: Faction Formats: Digital download | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Wide Open, Horses | Released: 4 June 2024 Label: Nettwerk Formats: Digital download | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. ||||||||||||||

### EPs

| Title | Details |
| The Sparrow and the Wolf | Released: 2008 Label: Faction Records Formats: Digital download |
| James Vincent McMorrow | Released: 2010 (United States) Label: Faction Records Formats: Digital download |
| We Don't Eat | Released: 2011 Label: Faction Records Formats: Digital download |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | IRE | AUS | BEL (Fl) | BEL (Wa) | FRA | NZ Hot | SCO | UK | UK Indie | US Rock Digital | Certifications | Album |
| "This Old Dark Machine" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Early in the Morning |
| "Sparrow and the Wolf" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Early in the Morning |
| "We Don't Eat" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Early in the Morning |
| "Higher Love" | 2011 | 4 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 1 | — | ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold | We Don't Eat |
| "Wicked Game" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | 44 | 39 | | We Don't Eat |
| "Cavalier" | 2014 | 66 | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | 44 | — | | Post Tropical |
| "Red Dust" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Post Tropical |
| "How to Waste a Moment" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Rising Water" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | We Move |
| "Evil" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | We Move |
| "Get Low" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | | We Move |
| "One Thousand Times" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | We Move |
| "Me and My Friends" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Headlights" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Grapefruit Season |
| "I Should Go" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Grapefruit Season |
| "Gone" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Grapefruit Season |
| "Be Somebody" (with Rudimental) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | | Ground Control |
| "Waiting" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Grapefruit Season |
| "Paradise" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | | Grapefruit Season |
| "Tru Love" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Grapefruit Season |
| "Planes in the Sky" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Grapefruit Season |
| "The Less I Knew" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Less I Knew |
| "Hurricane" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Less I Knew |
| "At Christmas" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "What are the Chances" (with Man Alive) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Stay Cool" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Never Gone" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Wide Open, Horses |
| "Rent California" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. ||||||||||||||

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | AUT | NL Tip | NOR | SCO | SWE | SWI | UK | UK Dance | US Dance | Album |
| "I'm in Love" (Kygo featuring James Vincent McMorrow) | 2016 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 38 | 65 | 39 | 99 | 22 | — | Cloud Nine |
| "The Future" (San Holo featuring James Vincent McMorrow) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. ||||||||||||

### Songwriting and production credits

| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Songwriter | Feature / Vocals | Producer | Producer | Producer |
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Songwriter | Feature / Vocals | Primary | Secondary | Additional |
| "See Yourself" | 2019 | Moreton | Non-album single | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| "Just to Exist" | 2018 | All Tvvins | Just to Exist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| "always on my mind" | 2018 | San Holo | album1 | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| "Run Away" | 2017 | dvsn | Morning After | ✓ | | | | |
| "The Future" | 2017 | San Holo | Non-album single | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| "I'm in Love" | 2016 | Kygo | Cloud Nine | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| "Hype" | 2016 | Drake | Views | | ✓ | | | |
| "Angela" | 2016 | dvsn | 5 Sept. | ✓ | ✓ | | | |