MAKING A SCENE PRESENTS AN INTERVIEW WITH SETH JAMESAT FIRST, SETH JAMES’ STORY READS LIKE PLOT LINES HAVE GOTTEN THEIR WIRES CROSSED OR TRANSLATIONS MUDDLED: COULD A WORKING COWBOY FROM DEEP WEST TEXAS REALLY BE A ROCK-AND-SOUL ROOTS FUNK MASTER, EDUCATED BY THE BLUES?

One listen to James’ new album Different Hat proves the answer is implicitly––resoundingly––yes.