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Not to be confused with Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH),  The James Clark Institute is a lyrical Toronto band compared to Bob Dylan circa 1966 meets Elvis Costello. Frontman James Clark confronts the ghosts of his past, twisting and turning his own personal demons into witty, rootsy pop tunes.

The James Clark Institute’s latest CD Sideshow Unattraction, is a theatrical, esoteric journey into a world of carnival illusion, heartbreak, melancholy wit and bitter double entendre.  Upon its release in May of '08, the CD charted on Canadian campus radio and has recently been added to Not Lame Recording’s roster of independent releases.

2004’s ‘Home is Where the Heart Attack is’ received airplay on campus radio across Canada and charted in Ontario. Tracks from the CD also received airplay and widespread recognition on several internet radio stations. ‘The Worst Photograph Ever Taken Of Me’ hit #5 on MP3unsigned.com operating out of the U.K. and the CD reached #3 on the Pop Album charts of MP3.com.au based In Australia.