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thisaintascenereviews · 20 days

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James & The Shame Is A Human Overboard With Nothing Left To Love: A Review

Country music is synonymous with few different topics of conversation, but the context of which it’s discussed depends on the style of country music. If you’re listening to mainstream country, you’ll probably hear a ton of songs about Jesus, God, and praising Christianity, which is all fine and dandy, because people have the right to practice any faith they choose (even if they don’t practice one at all). The thing is, if you dig deeper into alt-country, folk, and indie country, you’ll find a lot of artists that criticize organized religion and examine its role in society and how harmful religion can be. One artist that does this is Rhett McLaughlin, but you may know him as one half of the YouTube duo Rhett and Link, as well as Good Mythical Morning. A couple of years ago, McLaughlin announced a country project that he calls James And The Shame. James is McLaughlin’s middle name and he said that “and the shame” comes from the shame his middle name gives him when thinking about his time as a devout Christian.

So far he’s only put out a couple of projects, which include his 2022 debut Human Overboard, and the 2023 EP Nothing Left To Love. I wanted to talk about both of these together, because they’re both relatively similar, yet you can also hear some growth from the album to the EP. Regardless, both of these records are wonderful, and absolutely worth your time. If there’s one aspect about James And The Shame that I love, it’s that you can listen to this without any context at all without knowing who Rhett is. This isn’t your average “YouTuber music,” and this is music that can stand up on its own, especially if you enjoy country.

McLaughlin’s sound is also incredibly interesting, opting for an old school country sound but still mixing some modern folk-pop into the mix for good measure. Human Overboard keeps the old school country sound, whereas Nothing Left To Love has a more Americana and singer-songwriter feel to it. There’s less twang on that EP in the instrumentation, although McLaughlin’s voice still has a Southern accent to it. It seems like he’s playing with other sounds and influences on Nothing Left To Love, but Human Overboard isn’t one note, both in terms of the instrumentation and the lyricism. The latter is what James And The Shame focuses on, and that’s one of McLaughlin’s strengths of many.

Before I talk about the lyrics, I wanted to talk about the overall sound some more, especially McLaughlin’s voice. His sound is very warm, inviting, and familiar, and his voice is the same way. He has such a good voice, I was blown away the first time I listened through these albums. Everything about these records is just so good, but it’s clear the focus is on the lyrics and what he’s saying. That’s a good thing because he has a lot to say. The lyrics are where these albums truly shine, and a lot of this record is about two things — his deconstruction and his family / friends. The EP expands his lyricism a little bit more, but it stays in the same wheelhouse.

If you’re a deeply religious person, let alone somehow that doesn’t want their beliefs challenged, this isn’t for you. McLaughlin doesn’t say anything negative about Christians as people, but he does criticize certain things that Christians do, such as “In Vain,” where he poses the hypocrisy of Christians not liking when people use God’s name in vain, yet they’ll use God as an excuse for why their football team won, or how their politicians got into office. It’s a double standard, isn’t it? The album is full of songs like that, especially about him growing and realizing that Christianity is not full of love and joy that he thought it once was.

#James and the shame #rhett and link #rhett mclaughlin #human overboard #nothing left to love #country #folk #acoustic

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cottoncandyruby · 2 years

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Well, I knew I would adore "Believe Me" and I am completely enamoured. I don't think I'll ever stop being impressed by Rhett (& Link's) capacity to be so vulnerable and open and it is so beautiful to see and even more beautiful to listen to...I cannot wait for the album and whenever the music video comes out I may simply cease to function.

#james and the shame #rhett mclaughlin #believe me #human overboard #oh gosh #but the lyrics #and his voice #the harmonies on the chorus #i mean im a sucker for bluegrass anyway and i've always enjoyed rhett's voice #but i think this song is just so lush #and so real #i dunno im rambling #i'm so excited for the album #and so so proud of rhett #this song will be in my head all summer

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stuffandwonder · 2 years

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Can we please talk about the cover art for Rhett's album?!

It's so cool! And very clearly references (as does the title) the metaphor he used in ear biscuits about throwing himself off a safe ship into a stormy ocean. Also a Mythical Beast grabbing him...?

#james and the shame #rhett mclaughlin #human overboard #did he say who did the artwork? didnt he say he did some himself?! im sure that was just the fonts and layout tho #i hope we get at least another brief discussion about the album as a whole on eb at some point #theres some alt country album that this cover stylistically reminds me of and i cant fucking think what it is

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yourbelgianthings · 2 years

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finally listened to james and the shame's album "human overboard" and wow it's so good, rhett used to be protestant evangelical and used to be catholic but there was still so much that he expressed i really related to, 10/10 would recommend! some of my favorite lyrics are under the cut

I just found some things I could not brush aside / Now if you'll oblige

I'm trying to learn to say I don't know

I can't help but give a damn / But damn, sometime I wish I didn't

But then the integrity / You'd poured deep inside of me / Started to burn a hole in my heart / I grabbed on that scarlet thread / And pulled 'til there was nothing left / And then my whole world fell apart

Now the only thing I'm certain of is that I ain't certain about much / It's easy to be right it's not so easy to choose love / Sometimes I miss that feeling of having it figured out / Have to fight that temptation to know what life's all about

Are you sure the savior came / To help your team win a football game / Tell me who's the one using his name in vain

I don't feel the love I don't see the joy / But I'm not sure I've got the patience to argue anymore

There's not just one thing I could point to / That began to push me away from you / All I can say is that I changed / It was just like you to stay the same

#message from mirph #james and the shame #human overboard #music #rhett mclaughlin #rhett and link #ex christian #ex catholic #religious trauma #country music

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ghostconch · 4 months

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The talking took a different tone and started to make you cry. What if there's no way for us to know what happens when we die?

#James and the Shame #Where We're Going #Human Overboard #country #??#music #2023 #rhett mclaughlin #damn #SoundCloud

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butjustwhatif · 5 months

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Just now getting around to listening to Rhett of Rhett and Link's 2022 album, really not what I was expecting and I'm going to need Mr YouTube funny man to stop making me cry.

#james and the shame #human overboard #exjw

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randlrecs · 2 years

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The rec in eb 351 was obviously, it being the album listening party, Rhetts debut album as James and the Shame - Human Overboard

Available everywhere you get your music, including YouTube with 3 music videos for the released singles.

A little ask from Rhett to also add this to playlists so that the algorithm figures out his genre more and recommend to those who you think might enjoy or resonate with it.

No one asked for a review but I will say if you haven't given this a listen yet, please give it a chance, even if you don't think it'll be your thing, you might be pleasantly surprised! I've ended up listening to this so so much more than I thought I would!

#eb 351 #ear biscuits #recs in effect #music #james and the shame #human overboard #annoyed i didn't post this when it came out but ive been away and super busy #i probably will link the influences playlist and the three singles seperately as well tho. its deserved #Spotify

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screechingcatstudentthings · 2 years

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Human Overboard: My Thoughts

James and the Shame (Rhett McLaughlin) recently released a country music album titled “Human Overboard”, with 11 songs that share different aspects of his personal deconstruction story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVkdI7gZ0gU This is a link to an episode of their (Rhett and Link’s) podcast, Ear Biscuits, in which Rhett and Link discuss the album. I’ve written a previous article* about the…

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drawnfamiliarfaces · 1 month

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hot man hot birdman im so sorry hot fire bird man?!?!

aka glorious gijinka!Tengu Jin design by @hirumi25 has made me 👀💦?!?! because wowie thats some hecking fire design!

and of course i couldnt just not draw Hirumi's Nomi-kun with him too

#rc9gn #rc9gn tengu #ninjanomicon #human!ninjanomicon #human!tengu #randy cunningham #howard weinerman #hirumi-san i feel like i should apologize because i got overboard a little (maybe???) but i really do love your art so much i often #scroll through your blog to look at it. alsofor calling you Hirumi-san in my head xD it just kinda happened and your name just sounds nice #saying it like that haha. hope you enjoy the sillies art tho it was fun todraw! sometimes one just wants to draw some cool designs ;)#listen i adored hirumi-san's art for YEARS because their First content is some fine food but this humanized tengu was the last straW #i spent days after seeing that art going WOAaaah because literally he looks so cool???? all joking about me simping aside its very silly #but i absolutely adore that you gave him little wrinkles under his eyes it makes him look so dignified and your outfit for him us just *MUA #i wish i could character design like that *sigh*

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alpacacare-archive · 7 months

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its DESTINY

#repostober #day 18 actually on time! wow #undertale #papyrus #danganronpa #dr1 #kiyotaka ishimaru #yes. mashing favorite things together again #but it was meant to be #so many similarities between these two goofs #loud eccentric passionate autistic supportive of their friends always wearing the same outfit EASILY the best character in their franchise #HARDWORKING TO THE POINT OF WORKAHOLISM!!!!!!! UPLIFTING OTHERS WITHOUT ERASING OR DIMINISHING THEIR OWN GREATNESS!!!!!!#always eats the same thing (taka - rice balls toast and a banana- papyrus - DINOSAUR EGG OATMEAL NOT SPAGHETTI sorry its a pet peeve)#kindhearted and so aggressive about it genuinely believe that anyone can improve themselves and theyre both so silly and quirky all the tim #literally the only differences that i can think of are that taka would throw himself overboard if someone authoritative told him to #before they could even finish their sentence while papyrus is an anarchist arsonist who cusses and his intended jokes are actually funny #' * SIGH * ... WHAT A TROUBLED YOUNG HUMAN ... 'FUCK' ISN'T EVEN IN HIS RARE VOCABULARY ! HOW DOES HE FUNCTION UNDER THESE CONDITIONS ??#he would take taka under his wing and get him back on the straight and narrow (give him weed)#and i feel like after the three day long yell over how a skeleton is walking and talking as if that were normal he'd really look up to him #fav things about this are the way takas shirt hangs off of papyrus' rib cage cus theres nothing there but a spine #that was so fun to draw sdfhg #taka cosplaying papyrus is my gift to humanity today

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clopinasworld · 7 months

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Day 6 - Golden

#inktober #detroit become human #markus rk200 #dbh markus #dbh #dbh art #dbh fanart #dbh artwork #i went so overboard with this pic it's not even funny #i dont think i will spend this much time on an inktober pic again #... yeah watch me doing just that again #artwork #my art

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cottoncandyruby · 2 years

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"Believe Me"

here be song ^ 💙 feat. pretty gifs of Rhett's lovely face

#believe me #james and the shame #human overboard #rhett mclaughlin #i shall listen to it on repeat to up that stream count for him on spotify #i am so curious bout the music video #the light on him looks like water reflections #hmmm

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shoccolat · 5 days

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my half of an art trade with someone on tiktok❤️

#i went a bit overboard but it was fun and their oc's backstory was super interesting 😇#alastor #hazbin oc #alastor x oc #hazbin hotel #hazbin art #human alastor #scribbles #posting art that i've been neglecting to post hhhhhh 🙏💀

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mooncupcake83 · 2 months

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ahhh i love your half human designs, they're so cute!! i love how terry's incorporates his canon human design while also putting your own spin on it, and it's really clever how jesse's hair looks like her head shape! quick question, would you ever consider drawing half human tervo with your design? i think it'd be super cute :')

Thank you! I wanted to try and incorporate parts of their canon human designs whilst being inspired by other people’s - there are so many good ones!

And of course hehe 😏 here’s some s4 redraws