Already known for his 2007 debut The Sun Is Always Brighter and 2009's follow-up Build Me This, James returns on From The Top Of Willamette Mountain with 11 songs that hone his own singular voice and further establish him as a formidable artist. The album was produced by Richard Swift (Damien Jurado, Gardens and Villa,The Mynabirds) at his National Freedom studio in, coincidentally, Oregon's own Willamette Valley.

His previous albums The Sun Is Always Brighter and Build Me This both reached #1 on the iTunes Folk Album Chart, as well as earning 'Best of iTunes' honors in the singer/songwriter category.