James O'Brien
@jamesobriennyc.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Musician. Filmmaker. Cook.
Feeling grateful today. It’s been a year of big growth.
If you’ve been following along, you’re absolutely the reason for nice things like the snapshots below. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. New stuff comin' at ya in 2026.
Listen to the new album ‘America’:
open.spotify.com/artist/3LN4q...
If you’ve been following along, you’re absolutely the reason for nice things like the snapshots below. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. New stuff comin' at ya in 2026.
Listen to the new album ‘America’:
open.spotify.com/artist/3LN4q...
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Feeling grateful today. It’s been a year of big growth.
If you’ve been following along, you’re absolutely the reason for nice things like the snapshots below. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. New stuff comin' at ya in 2026.
Listen to the new album ‘America’:
open.spotify.com/artist/3LN4q...
If you’ve been following along, you’re absolutely the reason for nice things like the snapshots below. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. New stuff comin' at ya in 2026.
Listen to the new album ‘America’:
open.spotify.com/artist/3LN4q...
Nobody’s packing a vinyl copy of ‘America’ with greater love and care than the faithful team (ahem) at Life Underwater Music. Wash ‘em, sign ‘em, number ‘em, dress ‘em up a little. That’s the way.
Get a copy of ‘America’ on vinyl at jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
Get a copy of ‘America’ on vinyl at jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Nobody’s packing a vinyl copy of ‘America’ with greater love and care than the faithful team (ahem) at Life Underwater Music. Wash ‘em, sign ‘em, number ‘em, dress ‘em up a little. That’s the way.
Get a copy of ‘America’ on vinyl at jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
Get a copy of ‘America’ on vinyl at jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
A new single every eight weeks. Access to the subscriber-only back catalog. First listens to all the new music, general and exclusive subscriber-only.
Wavelengths is the new single series subscription at Bandcamp. Here’s a bit of the November single. Next new track in January. Link in comments.
Wavelengths is the new single series subscription at Bandcamp. Here’s a bit of the November single. Next new track in January. Link in comments.
December 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A new single every eight weeks. Access to the subscriber-only back catalog. First listens to all the new music, general and exclusive subscriber-only.
Wavelengths is the new single series subscription at Bandcamp. Here’s a bit of the November single. Next new track in January. Link in comments.
Wavelengths is the new single series subscription at Bandcamp. Here’s a bit of the November single. Next new track in January. Link in comments.
The quiet menace of an unfamiliar caperberry. We all know the feeling. Read and subscribe to Everything Is Useless And Nothing Is Solved. Clicky the link and all will be in motion.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The quiet menace of an unfamiliar caperberry. We all know the feeling. Read and subscribe to Everything Is Useless And Nothing Is Solved. Clicky the link and all will be in motion.
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What’s yer plan for the vinyl collectors on your list?
The gift idea I’m laying down here is ‘America’ — a signed, numbered platter full of songs for our times. Holiday orders of ‘America’ on vinyl ship until December 1. Buy ‘America’ on vinyl at Bandcamp: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
The gift idea I’m laying down here is ‘America’ — a signed, numbered platter full of songs for our times. Holiday orders of ‘America’ on vinyl ship until December 1. Buy ‘America’ on vinyl at Bandcamp: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
What’s yer plan for the vinyl collectors on your list?
The gift idea I’m laying down here is ‘America’ — a signed, numbered platter full of songs for our times. Holiday orders of ‘America’ on vinyl ship until December 1. Buy ‘America’ on vinyl at Bandcamp: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
The gift idea I’m laying down here is ‘America’ — a signed, numbered platter full of songs for our times. Holiday orders of ‘America’ on vinyl ship until December 1. Buy ‘America’ on vinyl at Bandcamp: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
Six more days! Get ‘America’ on vinyl plus a year’s subscription to the brand new Wavelengths single series for a cool $35 until November 30 (or until the last coupla’ copies of ‘America’ are gone). Link in comments.
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Six more days! Get ‘America’ on vinyl plus a year’s subscription to the brand new Wavelengths single series for a cool $35 until November 30 (or until the last coupla’ copies of ‘America’ are gone). Link in comments.
Until 12/1, every ‘America’ copy on vinyl comes with a complementary 1-year subscription to the Wavelengths single series on Bandcamp. First single, remixing an 'America' track, playing below. Big songs for troubled times. Vinyl orders by 12/1 will ship in time for the holidays.
Link in comments.
Link in comments.
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Until 12/1, every ‘America’ copy on vinyl comes with a complementary 1-year subscription to the Wavelengths single series on Bandcamp. First single, remixing an 'America' track, playing below. Big songs for troubled times. Vinyl orders by 12/1 will ship in time for the holidays.
Link in comments.
Link in comments.
The new single — Monument (Wavelengths Version)” — is streaming, friends. Subscribers to the new single series at Bandcamp get an exclusive new cut every eight weeks. The pre-amp tubes are hummin’. Subscribe to the Wavelengths single series at Bandcamp today. Link’s in the comments.
November 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The new single — Monument (Wavelengths Version)” — is streaming, friends. Subscribers to the new single series at Bandcamp get an exclusive new cut every eight weeks. The pre-amp tubes are hummin’. Subscribe to the Wavelengths single series at Bandcamp today. Link’s in the comments.
The real dream that created this song, which sits at the end of the album ‘America,’ arrived wholly formed.
Here’s the “Dream” video. Available now on the limited, signed, numbered, 140g vinyl album ‘America’ — only at Bandcamp: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
Here’s the “Dream” video. Available now on the limited, signed, numbered, 140g vinyl album ‘America’ — only at Bandcamp: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The real dream that created this song, which sits at the end of the album ‘America,’ arrived wholly formed.
Here’s the “Dream” video. Available now on the limited, signed, numbered, 140g vinyl album ‘America’ — only at Bandcamp: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
Here’s the “Dream” video. Available now on the limited, signed, numbered, 140g vinyl album ‘America’ — only at Bandcamp: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
It’s my pleasure to introduce the new video for “The Ballad of Tiny Hands & The Bigly No Kings Rallies.” Watch a clip here (below). Get the new single and the full-length video at Bandcamp (before it heads off to its forever home in the Wavelengths subscription side): Link in comments.
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It’s my pleasure to introduce the new video for “The Ballad of Tiny Hands & The Bigly No Kings Rallies.” Watch a clip here (below). Get the new single and the full-length video at Bandcamp (before it heads off to its forever home in the Wavelengths subscription side): Link in comments.
The people ask, "Will you ship that urgent and timely LP 'America' on vinyl internationally?"
You bet. 'America' is off to the Netherlands today. Thank you, people. You ask all the right questions.
'America' on vinyl, limited, signed, numbered. Only at Bandcamp. Link in comments.
You bet. 'America' is off to the Netherlands today. Thank you, people. You ask all the right questions.
'America' on vinyl, limited, signed, numbered. Only at Bandcamp. Link in comments.
October 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The people ask, "Will you ship that urgent and timely LP 'America' on vinyl internationally?"
You bet. 'America' is off to the Netherlands today. Thank you, people. You ask all the right questions.
'America' on vinyl, limited, signed, numbered. Only at Bandcamp. Link in comments.
You bet. 'America' is off to the Netherlands today. Thank you, people. You ask all the right questions.
'America' on vinyl, limited, signed, numbered. Only at Bandcamp. Link in comments.
OCTOBER 28 - LET'S GET BIGLY
October 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
OCTOBER 28 - LET'S GET BIGLY
Everything about my mindset is in this one still. Bill Bixby. Fred Rogers. Mr. McFeely (kinda weird name, dude). Lou Ferrigno in the green paint. Going straight to the source of what terrifies you. The rational helper and the irrational brute. The gentle mediation. The weird guy. It's all there.
October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Everything about my mindset is in this one still. Bill Bixby. Fred Rogers. Mr. McFeely (kinda weird name, dude). Lou Ferrigno in the green paint. Going straight to the source of what terrifies you. The rational helper and the irrational brute. The gentle mediation. The weird guy. It's all there.
There’s only one place to hear the new single, “The Ballad of Tiny Hands and the Bigly No Kings Rally” — and that’s at All Your Days. Link in comments.
October 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There’s only one place to hear the new single, “The Ballad of Tiny Hands and the Bigly No Kings Rally” — and that’s at All Your Days. Link in comments.
The new album ‘America’ is now available as a limited-edition vinyl LP. Ten songs. Including “Five Seasons,” and “Algorithm” (with the titanic words and voice of Dan Bern).
All the lyrics in the liner notes. Signed and numbered. For sale only at Bandcamp.
jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
All the lyrics in the liner notes. Signed and numbered. For sale only at Bandcamp.
jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
October 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The new album ‘America’ is now available as a limited-edition vinyl LP. Ten songs. Including “Five Seasons,” and “Algorithm” (with the titanic words and voice of Dan Bern).
All the lyrics in the liner notes. Signed and numbered. For sale only at Bandcamp.
jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
All the lyrics in the liner notes. Signed and numbered. For sale only at Bandcamp.
jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
Beyond not putting the No Kings march on the front page, @nytimes published mental gymnastics Saturday about the “content” of a march rather than the “numbers”. Someone ought to explain to the NYT editorial team that numbers *are* the content of a political march. I
October 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Beyond not putting the No Kings march on the front page, @nytimes published mental gymnastics Saturday about the “content” of a march rather than the “numbers”. Someone ought to explain to the NYT editorial team that numbers *are* the content of a political march. I
Sending these out into the world. It's a total vibe. Pro-tip: Order from this super-limited signed and numbered edition today if you want one of these copies of 'America' on vinyl. Fewer than 20 left in the pile. Link in comments.
October 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sending these out into the world. It's a total vibe. Pro-tip: Order from this super-limited signed and numbered edition today if you want one of these copies of 'America' on vinyl. Fewer than 20 left in the pile. Link in comments.
The new album ‘America’ returns tomorrow, October 14, in a very special 140-gram vinyl limited edition. Signed and numbered. Full-color inner sleeves featuring lyrics and notes.
Check the reel below and order tomorrow — exclusively at jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
Check the reel below and order tomorrow — exclusively at jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
October 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The new album ‘America’ returns tomorrow, October 14, in a very special 140-gram vinyl limited edition. Signed and numbered. Full-color inner sleeves featuring lyrics and notes.
Check the reel below and order tomorrow — exclusively at jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
Check the reel below and order tomorrow — exclusively at jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/album/america
And here’s the new video, friends. This is “Reliable Sources” from the album ‘America’. The word is love. It ain’t over yet.
‘America’ lands on vinyl—October 14. Watch the whole video here: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/track/reliab...
‘America’ lands on vinyl—October 14. Watch the whole video here: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/track/reliab...
October 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
And here’s the new video, friends. This is “Reliable Sources” from the album ‘America’. The word is love. It ain’t over yet.
‘America’ lands on vinyl—October 14. Watch the whole video here: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/track/reliab...
‘America’ lands on vinyl—October 14. Watch the whole video here: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/track/reliab...
Here it comes, my vinyl-loving friends. And here's a little video of the object and its undeniable effect. Limited to a first edition of 25, subscribe to the James O’Brien Bandcamp page to order the limited-edition vinyl ‘America’ today: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/subscribe
October 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Here it comes, my vinyl-loving friends. And here's a little video of the object and its undeniable effect. Limited to a first edition of 25, subscribe to the James O’Brien Bandcamp page to order the limited-edition vinyl ‘America’ today: jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/subscribe
The newest studio record — ‘America’ — is now available on vinyl as a special early release for all subscribers to James O’Brien’s (that's me!) Bandcamp page (jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/subscribe)
Limited to a first edition of 25 with full-color heavyweight sleeves, every copy is signed and numbered.
Limited to a first edition of 25 with full-color heavyweight sleeves, every copy is signed and numbered.
October 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The newest studio record — ‘America’ — is now available on vinyl as a special early release for all subscribers to James O’Brien’s (that's me!) Bandcamp page (jamesobrien.bandcamp.com/subscribe)
Limited to a first edition of 25 with full-color heavyweight sleeves, every copy is signed and numbered.
Limited to a first edition of 25 with full-color heavyweight sleeves, every copy is signed and numbered.
Manifestation.
September 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Manifestation.
Last night’s kitchen: seared tuna over Parmesan-roasted veg. #homecooking #NYC
September 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Last night’s kitchen: seared tuna over Parmesan-roasted veg. #homecooking #NYC
