Through this eight track project (Rise and Shine), Clayton James writes about what he knows. He braids together narratives of his own mental health struggles, his family history and dynamic, and life in Charleston to create a very personal account of his transition out of adolescence and into a more defined self that we hear today. “Never Knew,” the sixth track on the album, does just that. It stands out from the rest, and serves as the microcosm of the themes expressed throughout the album. The song begins with an acoustic guitar sample and features James' singing a nice melody in the chorus, something we don't get in the rest of the album. The song tackles loss and change and defines this mature transition that the entire album alludes to. -Eliana Katz, Charleston City Paper