Mitch James' story reads like a Hollywood movie. The New Zealander washed cars tofund a one-way ticket to London to pursue music, and ended up busking and playingmore than 200 shows around the UK and Europe. He was also left homeless for a fewmonths, robbed and beaten up before his music was eventually discovered onlineultimately leading to his debut LP. His tender voice and guitar-based melodies call tomind the heartfelt acoustic pop of Ed Sheeran, with the singer drawing on heartache("Apologise") and real-life events ("21" a nostalgic look back at his life in New Zealand)for lyrical inspiration.