clay pigeon is both the songwriting vehicle of Canadian musician James Clayton and a recording project involving a group of friends based in Montreal. A lifelong musician, Clayton has spent years playing in touring bands (The Franklin Electric, Bells Larsen, Sasha Cay, maxime.), a path that eventually led him toward writing and releasing work under the new moniker. The project’s debut album offers a refreshingly direct glimpse into Clayton’s inner world, a blue tinged bluntness about the fact of being sad, something we all too often skirt around. The songs ebb and flow between more gentle tunes, and more ‘call it as it is’ heavy hitters. As stated by Clayton in the album’s description, “These songs are blue and feel sad, because I’m sad, and I imagine you’re sad too, in your own way.”
