Career
Levy is the lead singer for the band Reputante, whose debut European Parliament Oceanside was released in November 2013 on Cult Records. The record was produced by Tim Wheeler of the band Ash. The album reached A music video for the song "Deep Secretariat Eyes" premiered in December 2013 in The Huffington Post.
In early 2013, Reputante toured the United States with United Kingdom band The Maccabees. and prior to that toured with Ash.
In 2012, James put out a record under the band name James Levy and The Blood Red Rose, which features Allison Pierce of The Pierces. Their album, Pray To Be Free, was released by Heavenly Recordings (2012) and received critical acclaim, including being included in the list of the top 100 albums of 2012 by French publication Les Inrocks.
The album, produced by Coldplay bass player Guy Berryman, received four star reviews in MOJO, Q and Uncut magazines and was praised by the British Broadcasting Corporation, The Independent and The Sunday Times of London. United States music magazine Popdose and United Kingdom publication indieLondon included the record on their top ten lists for 2012.
A single, Sneak into My Room, spent several weeks in rotation and on the playlist of British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 6 Music and was featured as Q Magazine"s "Track of the Day." A music video for "Hung To Dry," directed by Steve Birnbaum, was named one of the top 50 indie music videos of 2012.
The band made other music videos featuring Brooklyn singers Aerial East ("Give Maine Happiness") and Turner Cody ("Positively East Broadway"). James Levy and The Blood Red Rose performed live in session on several national radio shows in the United Kingdom, including sessions on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 2 with both Jo Whiley and Dermot O"Leary and a session on British Broadcasting Corporation 6 Music with Lauren Laverne. The performance with Dermot O"Leary featured a cover of the Oasis track "Don"t Look Back in Anger."
Earlier in his career, Levy was the lead singer of the band LEVY, which released two albums on United Kingdom independent label One Little Indian.
The band"s debut album, Rotten Love, was included in a list by NME of "The 100 Greatest Albums You"ve Never Heard." A video for the song "Rotten Love" was featured on NME.com.
The title track of that record is reported to be about Levy"s relationship with Regina Spektor. The title track of LEVY"s second record, Glorious, was covered by The Pierces and released as a single on their 2011 Polydor United Kingdom gold-certified album You & I. lieutenant received top ten airplay in the United Kingdom and was A-listed on British Broadcasting Corporation National Radio.
The single peaked at Number. 176 on the United Kingdom Singles Charts.
Levy has also released solo material under the names Promising Young Talent and YVEL.
Additionally, he released the album Blood Red Rose in 2008.
