A Grown-Ass Man

Some of us know James McNew as the guy without the purse or penchant for Arthur Lyman from the Boston band Christmas, or perhaps as the snare-drum bassist for Yo La Tengo, or if you attended the Jodeci after party with that bitch-ass mutherfucker you been sweating on of late, you are probably more familiar with him as the auteur of his one-man band Dump. McNew has released a series of records, CDs, and cassettes over the last decade for various labels, but has made Shrimper Dump's permanent home away from home, starting with the all-Prince-covers 'That Skinny Motherfucker With the High Voice' cassette (reissued on CD with bonus tracks), followed by the 'Women in Rock' CDep, through, for the first time in half a decade, a new full-length album. Take a seat please. 'A Grown-Ass Man' includes ten new cuts penned by McNew, three covers (The Isley Bros.' 'Mr. Too Damn Good,' Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song,' and a duet with Sue Garner on Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells' 'Once Upon a Time'). Bring some Kleenex, emo kingpin, cuz these songs are going to have you growing streams of tears.