Casey James is “Crying On a Suitcase”

Casey James just released the emotionally-charged video for "Crying on a Suitcase," which fits in perfectly with the heart-wrenching song, the follow-up to Season 9 American Idol's debut single, "Let's Don't Call It A Night" from his eponymous debut album. It's a more straightforward, mainstream country song than "Let's Don't Call It a Night," which leaned more toward soul or blues. The 30-year-old Texas native' delivery here is appropriately urgent.
Often a new artist will languish between less definite emotions, however, and the more mainstream cuts from his self-titled album are less convincing. The soul-country sub-genre is one that no artist has really claimed, but James is clearly comfortable mixing influences. This is an easy album to listen to start to finish, and the singer's beachy, gravely timber make him easy to identify. James used his time wisely, building a project that should provide the foundation for a nice career.
"Crying On A Suitcase" is a boppy melody driving and a solid piece of modern country. Chugging electric guitars, a nut-and-bolt tight rhythm section and swirling B-3 organ compliment James' bluesy voice. The song doesn't waste any time before it hits the hooks James is begging, but the story calls for begging. This guy needs to get off his duff and catch the girl before she flies away. "This song is so intense and emotional. The idea of someone right on the verge of losing their loved one, and doing everything to keep it from happening. Who hasn't been there?" shares James.
Filmed in Nashville, he takes on the dramatic role of a man desperate to save his relationship in the emotionally-charged video, which opens with a shot of James standing alone in a bathroom, staring into the mirror. Judging by his shaggy hair and tired eyes, he's contemplating a seriously sad situation. As the video cuts to a montage of the singer hiking, dancing, and taking photos with a beautiful girl, it's easy to see that James is playing the forlorn lover of a girl who has left him. Sure enough, the video shows the two once-lovebirds arguing until the beautiful brunette picks up her suitcase and walks out the door.