GEORGIE JAMES IS DEAD

D.C. indie pop band announces breakup online.

By Blurt Staff

John Davis and Laura Burhenn, more popularly known as D.C. indie pop band Georgie James, have announced they’re splitting to focus on solo projects. The two issued this statement on GeorgieJames.com yesterday:

“After three years, Georgie James is calling it a day. We're proud of the album we made and everything else that we were able to do during our time together. We are both working on our respective solo projects... (John's can be found at www.myspace.com/titletracksdc and Laura's at www.myspace.com/lauraburhenn) and hope to have albums out early next year. Thanks to everyone that helped our band over these past few years. And thanks to those who've listened to the music and come out to the shows. It is greatly appreciated. See you around soon.” - John and Laura/Georgie James

The news comes just as the band’s episode of NPR’s “Project Song” was nominated for an Emmy, and catches everyone by surprise, as the band’s 2007 album Places was almost universally drooled upon. The good news is that the demos of Davis’s project, Title Tracks, appear to carry on the GJ sound—minus, of course, Burhenn’s sweet vox. He hopes to release a TT album early next year. Burhenn will ostensibly continue to perform the atmospheric pop heard on her 2004 solo album Wanderlust.