Hope And A Hand Grenade will be out digitally everywhere on Friday, February 1. It comes as his seventh original release, following six EP/LPs. The first single and music video, "Mercy Down" was released earlier this month. Shayfer James will be celebrating his EP release show on Friday, March 8, at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 in NYC (9pm show, $10, 21+).

Shayfer commented saying: "I went into the production of this EP with a totally open mind. I worked with producer/musician/engineer Jeremy Gillespie who has been one of my closest friends for 10 years. I trust him with all my heart. Jeremy knows me and understands my artistic approach and arrangements in a way that I think a lot of independent artists can only hope for. He also thinks I’m out of my mind, which is a bonus.

I love the piano but it had started to bore me a bit last year so I shifted my focus toward electric guitar. I recruited lifelong musical soulmate Corby Hewson on drums and Caitlin Gray (Hooray For The Riff Raff) on bass. Jeremy and I played everything else other than the viola on "Crack A Bottle, Run A Bath", which was done by Pete Horn."

Premiere: Shayfer James - Hope And A Hand Grenade