His name is Jamey Huggins, he records under the name James Husband, and he’s releasing his first album A Parralax I on the Polyvinyl label this month. But this is really the first time Huggins has pulled his personality to the forefront. For years, he’s been better known as a multi-instrumentalist and part of the noise/pop confederacy of the Elephant Six Collective (or, to his disdain, simply as “the drummer” for of Montreal). Huggins’ past relationship with classical form and experimentation come to a head on his new record, as well as on an accompanying EP of cover songs. He was in the middle of his first rehearsal with his touring band when I gave him a call. more ›