James The Fifth is the solo project and band of James Thomer, an LA-based musician and producer. In James The Fifth, he infuses his off kilter psych-pop sensibilities with self-directed music videos that fall somewhere in between Weird Al and David Lynch - described by Merry-Go-Round Magazine as "toeing the line between surrealism and playfulness".

His music often notes late 70s/early 80s art rock with frenetic, inventive guitar-work and analog synthesizers, recalling Roxy Music, Talking Heads, or Robert Fripp. His funky full-length art-psych-rock debut Days Of Wine is out now on Tearjerk Records (Aus) and Mutation Records (US).

In 2023 James completed his MFA at the California Institute of the Arts, where he focused on composition, production, installation, jazz performance and film. Visit jamesthomer.com for more of these works.

Please stay tuned for releases (and shows) in 2024 :-).