Following his recent UK tour as special guest for Orianthi, the Nashville rocker is back with a stompin’ new single
Photo Credit: Elijah Settles
– Single Release Date: 10th April –
FFO: YUNGBLUD, Lenny Kravitz, Palaye Royale
Label / Imprint: Maroon Records
Format: Digital Single
“Audibly inspired by rock n’ roll’s classics, but making them his own…he’s one to watch” – Classic Rock
“Blues-rock prodigy… A 21st century rock star in the making…” – Kerrang!
“Whiff of future rockstar in the air” – Rock Fiend
Illinois born, Nashville based, flamboyant singer-songwriter James Bruner follows the release of I Get Everything from his debut EP The Otherside earlier this year, with the electrifying new single Can’t Keep Wanting You – a track about how desire can mess with our heads and the first taster from an album due for release later this year.
Can’t Keep Wanting You is produced by Nashville’s Shane Weisman and initially inspired by the raw edge and swagger of Lenny Kravitz. The track (and the album as a whole) is the result of James and Shane passing a Fender Stratocaster back and forth between them in the studio.
As an artist, James feels a real sense of growth with this latest record saying “this feels like I’m stepping into a new era, or a clean slate of fresh rock and roll. I’ve spent years writing and recording songs because that’s who I am. I can’t turn that part of myself off. I think all the experimenting, trial and error and fine tuning of what I love about rock music has led me to this upcoming collection of songs and I’m very excited to show them to the world”.
Having enjoyed playlisting on Planet Rock Radio for his singles Switchblade and Big Shot, plus Hot List and The Dirt / High Hopes features in Classic Rock, 2026 looks set to be a breakthrough year for this stylistic and commanding artist with further UK and US tours plus a debut album release on the horizon.
About James Bruner:
Having come of age amidst skateboard culture in Springfield, Illinois, James was drawn towards artists like Roxy Music, David Bowie & Iggy Pop as opposed to what his friends were listening to at the time. Watching how skaters executed their craft on videos featuring Iggy Pop’s Lust For Life, Rod Stewart’s Every Picture Tells A Story & Black Sabbath’s Paranoid, inspired him to get a guitar at the age of 15. He was soon to join local band Unchained as lead vocalist & rhythm guitar – but it was when he moved to Nashville that his focus on songwriting & working with top-flight musicians began to bear fruit.
Full band shows as a solo artist began in 2023 & since then James has honed his craft as a live performer playing hundreds of shows across the USA, Europe & the UK with the likes of Those Damn Crows, Orianthi, Barns Courtney, The Romana Flowers & Yonaka as well as full European tours with Nashville singer-songwriter William Fitzsimmons & The Struts. James has graced the stages of legendary venues such as The Bataclan (Paris), Barrowlands (Glasgow), The Roundhouse (London), Irving Plaza (New York) & Fabrique (Milan).
Highlights:
- PLANET ROCK RADIO: 8 weeks on B-List & Evening List for singles SwitchBlade & Big Shot
- CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE: ‘Hot List‘ & ‘The Dirt / High Hopes‘ features in Jan & Feb 2026 issues
- 200k+ MONTHLY LISTENERS during The Otherside EP campaign
- 500k+ STREAMS on single Big Shot
- GLOBAL TOURS WITH: The Struts, Barns Courtney, Yonaka, Those Damn Crows, Orianthi
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Photo Credit: Elijah Settles
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