A special edition of Catching Tales, Jamie Cullum's second album, has been released. The CD comes with a DVD containing three music videos by the dynamic British singer.
His successful debut, Twentysomething, sold more than two million copies worldwide last year, including nearly 400,000 in the United States. It earned several Brit Award nominations, as well as a Grammy nod.
Born in Essex, England, Cullum has been obsessed with music since childhood. He's been labelled as a jazz singer, but the 26-year-old's music combines different genres, including dance, pop, hip-hop, acid jazz, R&B groove and rock.
He has said that jazz is the greatest platform to express yourself, as 'you can take [jazz] to so many different places. You can embrace dance music, rock, pop music, classical, funk, everything'.
Cullum proves his point in Catching Tales. The 14-track album is notable for having more original songs than Twentysomething.
It kicks off with the funky Get Your Way, featuring hop-hip DJ and producer Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, Handsome Boy Modelling School).