With his new album 'Post Tropical' currently at number 4 in the Irish charts, James Vincent Mc Morrow is about to embark on an Irish, European and North American tour.

Before all that he joined Tom to talk about his music, giving up the drink, recording his latest record in El Paso and the struggles of the music industry. 

You can listen to the interview here and check out James' track choices below.

For his first 'Back to Mine' track, James picked The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades from Sufjan Steven's 2005 album Illinois.

His second pick was Hope There's Someone by Anthony and the Johnsons.  This is the 2005 Jools Holland performance that James talked about.

For his final track James played One Armed Scissor by El Paso band At the Drive In.