Press
January 13, 2023PAPER Mag [“Under Tongues”]
"A crunchy breakbeat powers James Ivy's emotive new single, which is indie-R&B coated with layers of debris and distortion. It nods to the recent pop-emo revival without ever feeling derivative."
September 17, 2021FLOOD Magazine [“Headset Go”]
“Headset Go” is a shining fusion of elements that recall icons like Joni Mitchell, with it’s tinny guitars, and The Cure, with blood-pumping drums.
August 6, 2021Purple Sneakers [“Last Star”]
James Ivy kicks off a new era with the release of ‘Last Star.’ The track highlights his ear for production, creating a track that is his most joyful and euphoric yet.
August 6, 2021Purple Sneakers [“Last Star”]
James Ivy kicks off a new era with the release of ‘Last Star.’ The track highlights his ear for production, creating a track that is his most joyful and euphoric yet.
October 23, 2020MTV News - Bop Shop [“Sick”]
A particular cross section of snot-nosed rock — in this case, Good Charlotte by way of Wavves — and sounds completely at home in the passive fury.
January 13, 2023Underground Zine [“Under Tongues”]
“‘Under Tongues’ is proof that there's so much more under Ivy's belt, that we just haven't seen yet."
September 20, 2021Sniffers [“Headset Go”]
The single arrives with a grainy music video to match the song's vintage atmosphere, following the artist lost inside the escapism of his headphones.
August 9, 2021NYLON
NYC musician James Ivy has been on a winning streak, releasing nostalgic pop-rcok banger after banger. His newest “Last Star” is no exception.
August 13, 2020Coup De Main
“I want somebody to see this and think: I can that too,” says James Ivy about the significance of defying racial stereotypes as motivational encouragement…
October 19, 2020NYLON - Soundcheck [“Sick”]
NYC’s James Ivy strings together a flow-of-consciousness rock banger with a shout-along-chorus hits all the nostalgia buttons.
October 21, 2021Lyrical Lemonade [“Sick”]
Nothing has quite stood out in this exact manner as prominently as his newest offering “Sick” — a single that is nothing short of tried and true garage rock.